Grading
Grading is a critical process in the jewellery trade, determining the quality and value of diamonds and gemstones through assessments of cut, colour, clarity, and carat weight. For UK jewellers, designers, and wholesalers, understanding grading standards and staying informed on updates from leading laboratories is essential to maintain trust, pricing accuracy, and compliance in the market. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on grading developments, including innovations, certification practices, and insights that help trade professionals navigate this vital aspect of their operations.
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Aug- 2021 -27 AugustInternational
De Beers develops Code of Origin programme
De Beers Group has announced the development of its ‘Code of Origin’ programme to provide assurance of natural and conflict free diamonds. The code will ensure that the diamonds have been discovered in Botswana, Canada, Namibia, or South Africa, and has played a “direct role” in the group’s “building forever”…
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May- 2021 -17 MayManufacturers
HB Antwerp partners with Sarine
HB Antwerp has announced a new partnership with Sarine technologies that will see it become a technology partner in the group’s proprietary ecosystem. Under this new partnership, the group will utilise Sarine’s Galaxy scanning, planning and AI-grading technologies, which will be fully integrated with HB’s proprietary technologies throughout the process,…
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Feb- 2021 -15 FebruaryManufacturers
Opsydia launches customisable ID features for diamond trade
Opsydia, a diamond security specialist, has unveiled new classifications for its sub-surface identifiers, allowing diamond manufacturers, brands and grading houses to choose from a range of visibilities to suit their specific requirements. Using the laser technology within the Opsydia System, users can choose from Nano ID features or Loupe ID…
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Jan- 2021 -13 JanuaryManufacturers
Green Rocks Created Diamonds becomes first lab grown grower
Green Rocks Created Diamonds has announced it is the first laboratory grown grower in the world, according to the Gemmological Institute of America’s (GIA) new laboratory grown diamond report. GIA’s report reveals whether the diamond was created by HPHT or CVD, and is the first report which notes whether the…
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Nov- 2020 -13 NovemberNews
Jonathan Kendall to step down from De Beers role
De Beers Group has announced that after 20 years with the business, Jonathan Kendall the head of industry services and its Forevermark operations, will be retiring at the end of the year. The diamond company said Kendall has played an “integral role” in leading the evolution of many of De…
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Aug- 2020 -25 AugustAppointments
Gemological Science International appoints chief learning officer
The Gemological Science International (GSI) has appointed Alethea Inns as its new chief learning officer. The new role is part of the institute’s commitment to ongoing education programmes, courses and tools for the jewellery trade and consumers. GMI refers to Inns as a “seasoned professional”, who brings with her an…
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10 AugustFeatures
In the spotlight with Veronica Favoroso, CEO of GemCloud
More businesses rely on the internet to go to market, generate sales and provide customer service. This means professional inventory management is increasingly being considered as a necessity and GemCloud, as the sector leader, has taken tremendous steps to bring the coloured gemstone industry online. The tech company has recently…
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May- 2020 -7 MayCoronavirus
Birmingham Assay Office reopens gem lab amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Birmingham Assay Office has re-opened its gem lab and is now fully operational three days a week amid the Covid-19 crisis. Like many other businesses, the Birmingham Assay Office temporarily closed its doors on Tuesday 24 March for three weeks as stipulated by the government, but last month hallmarking…
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Jan- 2020 -27 JanuaryAppointments
Fuli Gemstones appoints new CMO
Fuli Gemstones announced it has appointed Pia Tonna as its new CMO. She will oversee the launch of Fuli Gemstones’ new peridot mine located in the Changbai Mountains in China. The mine is the world’s largest known, natural deposit of peridot. Tonna brings with her a “wealth of knowledge” from…
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Sep- 2019 -6 SeptemberTrade Organisations
GIA senior vice president Kathryn Kimmel retires
Kathryn Kimmel, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, has retired from the Gemological Institute of America GIA. According to the group, during her 29 years of service to the Institute and its mission to protect consumers, she built a “remarkable and enduring” legacy. It added that Kimmel played a…
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