Grading

Read the latest issue of Jewellery Focus

The latest issue of Jewellery Focus is now available to view online. Have a peruse of the contents below, and…

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Without tough penalties, this diamond grading issue will become a crisis

Put yourself in the shoes of one of your customers, for just a moment. You’ve saved for several weeks or…

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WFDB calls for further debate on issue of over-grading

The president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), Ernie Blom has expressed his support for the industry-wide debate…

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WFDB express concern over undisclosed diamond treatment

The president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), Ernie Blom, today expressed his concerns over the discovery by…

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GIA notifies trade of potential undisclosed diamond treatment

Approximately 500 colourless to near-colorless diamonds submitted primarily to GIA’s grading laboratory in Ramat Gan, Israel, were potentially subjected to…

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Weston Beamor designer wins ‘Gem-A Award’ for second year running

Joanna Fronczak-Jabbal, a CAD (computer-aided design) designer at Birmingham casting house and 3D printing company, Weston Beamor, has won the…

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WFDB highlights falling profits at executive meeting

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has highlighted the falling profits of polished diamonds at an executive meeting in…

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BJA and NAG draft questionnaire for diamond graders

Members of the British Jewellers Association (BJA) and National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) met last week to discuss the apparent…

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COMMENT: You cannot overstate the importance of confidence in diamonds

This week the great and good of the jewellery industry descended on Antwerp for the annual Diamond Trade Fair. This event…

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Two important hopes for a jewellery industry boom 2015

Two stories broke this week that give plenty of reason to believe that the UK jewellery industry can enjoy an…

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