Iamond Grading Certification News Today

The Gemological Institute of America has introduced a new pricing structure for its quality assurance service, which helps jewellers detect treated and synthetic diamonds.

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced it will soon issue digital grading reports instead of paper certification and launch an AI-based diamond inscription matching service.

Six months after De Beer’s surprised the international jewellery industry by entering the synthetic diamond market, we explore whether the decision was a strategic move to ensure competitor innovation did not become blanket disruption or whether De Beers finally saw the light and realised lab-grown diamonds are not a menace after all?Perhaps it’s even a little bit of both, or perhaps it doesn’t really matter anyway!Our Great Diamond Debate might help you decide.

A lot has happened since our last Great Diamond Debate. In the last 12-months, the continuing brouhaha concerning natural versus lab-grown diamonds has become complex, turning into a latter-day ‘land grab’ for the hearts and minds of consumers. Read updates from industry leaders around the world weigh in on the debate.