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With modern consumers’ incessant call for transparency, traceability and responsible sourcing, gemmological laboratories are revolutionising testing methods and upgrading facilities to meet the demands of discerning consumers. This special report highlights gem labs’ increasingly critical position in fostering consumer confidence in the gemstone trade.
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Amid a tougher business environment, gemmological laboratories remain a galvanising factor in safeguarding integrity in the gemstone and jewellery trade. With technology as their ally, gem labs rely heavily on research and innovation to identify ever more sophisticated gemstone treatments and new types of synthetics or simulants.
Jonathan Kendall, president of the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) of the De Beers Group, highlighted the indispensable part that technology plays in the diamond sector.
“We are in a constant battle to keep steps ahead,” noted Kendall. “As the technology to create laboratory-grown diamonds improves, so must we to offer the...
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