New York-based Gem Certification and Assurance Lab (GCAL) has become the first diamond and gemstone laboratory to join the International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA).
The Canadian Gemmological Association (CGA) Conference comes to Toronto from October 20 to 22, bringing with it a plethora of opportunities to mingle and learn.
This year marked a great deal of change and challenges for the global diamond industry as it made a stand against the influx of synthetics entering the market.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has uncovered a large number of undisclosed diamonds in a parcel recently submitted for analysis at the GIA’s melee analysis centre in Mumbai.
Spence Diamonds is heading south. The Canadian diamond company will open two stores in the United States this fall. The first locations will open in early November in Austin, TX and San Jose, CA. A third location will open in early 2017, in Scottsdale, AZ. Additional planned locations in other U.S. markets will likely be announced.
The first time Jason Quick laid eyes on the Esperanza diamond, he was awestruck by the way light moved through the rough crystal. It was love at first sight, as he puts it, a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with the 8.52-carat diamond unearthed at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park.
At the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair (which ran September 14 to 18) De Beer’s IIDGR unveiled its newest addition to their suite of synthetic detection technology. This newest addition is a compact, self-contained screening device called PhosView™.
“With rising concerns in the diamond industry around undisclosed HPHT synthetics, protecting trade confidence is critical,” said IIDGR President, Jonathan Kendall.
Three words grace the glass wall of Martin Bunting’s office: truth, transparency, and teamwork. As the recently appointed CEO of Calgary-based ammolite jewellery company, Korite, he is tasked with growing the brand in North America, Europe, and Asia. And he’s relying on truth, transparency, and teamwork to help him do that—or “move Korite to 2.0 from the 1.0 stage it was at,” as he puts it.
The 4 Cs are usually part of the selling process when it comes to diamonds, but at Toronto’s Fair Trade Jewellery Co., you can add ‘3P’ to the conversation. As a triple bottom line company, the atelier operates on the ‘people, planet, profit’ business model, which encourages social responsibility and sustainability.
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