GIA

Former president of the GIA Glenn Nord dies

Glenn Nord, member of the GIA Board of Governors and past president of the Institute, died on Sunday, 9 June.…

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GIA adds country of origin reports for coloured diamonds

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has added natural coloured diamonds to its GIA Diamond Origin Report Service. The group…

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Graff unveils ‘world’s largest’ square emerald cut diamond

Multinational jeweller Graff has unveiled the world’s largest square emerald cut diamond, named the Graff Lesedi La Rona. The 302.37…

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WFDB welcomes GIA’s changes to reports for lab-grown diamonds

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has “welcomed” the changes by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) to its…

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The gems of the jewellery auction

Between $30-50m (£23.1m-£38.5m) is the expected price the Pink Legacy diamond is expected to fetch at the Magnificent Jewels auction…

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Company Q&A: International Gemmological Laboratory

What is the back history of the IGL? We opened the office in Jan 2014, but the company actually started…

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Alrosa pilots GIA’s M2M programme

GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has announced that Alrosa, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds, is piloting the Institute’s…

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Christie’s Geneva auction to feature largest fancy vivid pink diamond worth $50m

Christie’s Geneva auction will present the largest and finest fancy vivid pink diamond ever offered at auction by the company…

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Whose fault was it anyway?

A young couple come into your shop looking for an engagement ring and after about 20 minutes the young man…

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Gaining your customers trust

If you have been to seminars about how to gain your customer’s trust this is what you may have heard:…

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