Buyers can also experience live demonstrations of the GIA iD100TM gem-testing device, the GIA UV Lamp and Viewing Cabinet, and the new GIA Polariscope.

GIA iD100 uses advanced spectroscopic technology to separate lab-grown diamonds and diamond simulants from natural diamonds. The easy-to-operate desktop instrument can screen loose and mounted diamonds as small as .005 carat, with clear audio and visual results.

The GIA UV Lamp and Viewing Cabinet meanwhile provides the same narrow band UV illumination used by GIA laboratories to evaluate fluorescence. The compact viewing enclosure includes a calibrated reference for the intensity of blue fluorescence in diamond, ranging from “none/very faint” to “strong.”

The GIA Polariscope for its part tests the optical properties of gems to determine whether a stone is singly refractive, doubly refractive or is an aggregate. The device includes an optic figure sphere, removable 4x magnifier, removable sample plate, universal plug adaptor, LED light source and power supply for international use.