GradingHRD Antwerp intros new certs, expands to New YorkAntwerp, Belgium--The HRD Antwerp-Diamond Lab has a new diamond certificate that features enhanced security measures, a refined cut grade and is able to be retrieved and downloaded online. Read More 
GIA reduces dossier feesCarlsbad, Calif.--The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is reducing the cost of the GIA Diamond Dossier service by up to 12 percent for diamonds weighing up to 1.49 carats. Read More GIA cuts staff by 11 percentCarlsbad, Calif.--In yet another sign of how the recession is impacting the jewelry industry, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that it is cutting 11 percent of its U.S. staff and trimming executive salaries by 10 percent. Read More 
GIA's Four C's brochure now in 10 languagesCarlsbad, Calif.--The Gemological Institute of America's (GIA) "The 4Cs of Diamond Quality" brochure is now available in 10 different languages. Read More GIA Lab offers Holiday Express ServiceCarlsbad, Calif.--The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that the GIA Laboratory will again offer its Holiday Express Service during the holiday season, from Dec. 1-19. Read More GIA confirms two fake diamond-grading reportsCarlsbad, Calif.--Following an alert from a European lab about a counterfeit GIA report, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) confirmed to National Jeweler that they are currently investigating two cases involving fake diamond-grading reports. Read More 
In diamond grading, 'It's subjective' only goes so farNew York--A series of consumer complaints alerted the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) to a jeweler who sold customers diamonds with grading reports that were brought into question by subsequent appraisals. Read More 
De Beers' Forevermark opens grading labsLondon--Forevermark, a separately managed division of the De Beers Group formerly known as De Beers Group Marketing, announced the opening of the first Forevermark diamond-grading laboratories this week. Read More IDC releases new rules on diamond gradingAntwerp, Belgium--The International Diamond Council (IDC) has released a new version of its diamond-grading rules and plans to make those rules available on the Internet within two weeks. Read More |
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