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Why You Need A Jewelry Appraisal

by Diamond News Agency

Buying a diamond is no tiny purchase – even if the stone sometimes is. Unfortunately, an often overlooked aspect of purchasing a diamond is making certain you get the jewel appraised. A jewelry appraisal will provide two key features: a detailed description of the jewel and an estimate of its replacement cost. A thorough appraisal will properly describe the diamond by providing the following information:

Diamond Certification

keywords: Diamond Certification, Diamond Grading, Diamond Report, GIA

RE: GIA Certified

Wednesday, Feb 1 2012 7:55PM Diamondchatforum : Diamonds For Occasions - Diamond Engagement Rings,

RE GIA Certified GIA has the largest global reputation for consistent high quality reports and is known for their strictness in color clarity and finish grading (while allowing more freedom in their cut grades)

AGS on the other hand provides a service to consumers that is more boutique with a more narrow margin in cut grade parameters More than 97% of all diamonds fail to meet AGS 0 “Ideal” cut requirements and that is perhaps why many commercial dimaonds are sent to other labs with more lenient cut grading or perhaps no cut grade at all

RE: is this diamond a good deal??

Tuesday, Jan 31 2012 7:44PM Diamondchatforum : Diamonds - Diamond Cuts & Shapes,

RE is this diamond a good deal Yeah the diamond cut clarity and polish are just perfect and seems like it will be a bit costlier
Go with it if its GIA approved

GIA Museum Spotlights Rare Book Collection

Friday, Jan 27 2012 8:23AM The Daily Jewel,

GIA Museum Spotlights Rare Book Collection GIA Museum Shines Spotlight on Rare Book CollectionOriginal and one-of-a-kind archives on displayGIA’s (Gemological Institute of America) latest museum exhibit Tablet to Tablet Treasured Pages from Past to Present showcases more than 26000 pages

No Standardization Yet

Thursday, Jan 26 2012 2:27PM Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Jewelry-Diamonds Articles from EzineArticles.com,

No Standardization Yet As long as the technique is subjective and not objective we cannot use the word "standard" in reference to diamond grading because the term is misleading To date the beauty in our industry is the variance in grading which keeps the trade within the realm of illusion rather than commodities I advocate a true standard but its use must be genuine and well founded It will be a welcome day when we start trading diamonds as a commodity because it will take the diamond trade to new heights We aren't there yet

Global Witness Withdrawal May Be Good News For Diamond Industry Reform

Friday, Jan 20 2012 4:11PM Brilliant Earth Blog,

Global Witness Withdrawal May Be Good News For Diamond Industry Reform Looking back at 2011 we’d say that the biggest news story at least insofar as efforts to reform the diamond industry was the Kimberley Process’s wrongheaded decision on Zimbabwe In November the international diamond certification scheme decided to lift a ban on diamond exports from Zimbabwe’s blood-stained Marange diamond fields But there is another news []

Diamond Education – Polished Diamonds

Tuesday, Jan 17 2012 10:27PM Diamonds- Talking about Diamonds and Diamond Rings,

Diamond Education – Polished Diamonds Buying diamonds or diamond jewellery is an important emotional and serious event but should also remain enjoyable and memorable Polished Diamonds™ have certified Diamond Grading Technicians that will happily discuss technical aspects so for a personal friendly approach contact us directly We created this 'educational' so clients can make an informed

Diamond Stolen in Graff Robbery Held by HK Pawnshop

Saturday, Jan 14 2012 10:42PM IDEX Online - Legal,

Diamond Stolen in Graff Robbery Held by HK Pawnshop A diamond stolen from Graff in London four and a half years ago was submitted to GIA for grading by a Hong Kong pawnshop the British jeweler alleges in a recent lawsuit

Getting Your Diamond Certified Guarantees Its Authenticity

Friday, Dec 16 2011 2:36PM Abazias - Diamond Industry News,

Getting Your Diamond Certified Guarantees Its Authenticity Getting a diamond certified by the GIA HRD or some other institute can provide proof of the authenticity of the diamond The trained individuals found at certification laboratories can analyze all the important components of a diamonds including (but no limited to) cut color clarity and carat

GIA Expanding Into Japan

Thursday, Dec 15 2011 12:29PM IDEX Online - Technology,

GIA Expanding Into Japan GIA has announced plans to establish a laboratory in Japan in 2012 The decision comes as GIA as experiencing a surge in the lab's services creating a backlog of a number of weeks

Presentation by Vincent Pardieu, Supervisor, Field Gemology at the GIA Laboratory, Bangkok, Thailand, on April 7, 2011 at the NGJA headquarters, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Wednesday, Aug 10 2011 1:11PM Internet Stones.COM Feeds,

Presentation by Vincent Pardieu Supervisor Field Gemology at the GIA Laboratory Bangkok Thailand on April 7 2011 at the NGJA headquarters Colombo Sri Lanka The National Gem & Jewelry Authority (NGJA) of Sri Lanka in keeping with its policy of organizing informative and educative presentations by renowned specialists on various fields of the gem and jewelry industry and trade recently invited a world renowned authority on Field Gemology Mr Vincent Pardieu of the GIA Laboratory Bangkok Thailand to deliver []