GIA Debuts Jewelry Report Service
Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America has launched a pilot program for its new Jewelry Report service. The report will give particulars regarding the piece’s components, along with the metal,…
January 2024
Gübelin Launches Lower-Worth, AI-Powered Gem Report
Lucerne, Switzerland—Gübelin Gem Lab has launched a model new, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled gemological doc for smaller colored gemstone stones. The Gem Passport is on the market for unmounted emeralds, rubies,…
IGI Names Tiffany Stevens to Lead North American Enterprise
New York—The Worldwide Gemological Institute (IGI) has appointed Tiffany Stevens to information its North American enterprise. Stevens, the earlier CEO of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee, will deal with the perform…
Gübelin Academy Bringing Colored Gemstone Course to NYC
New York—The Gübelin Academy will present a course on colored gem stones in New York this fall. The Stage 1 course of the academy’s three-level Coloured Gem Expert diploma program…
Star-Shaped Inclusions Seen in Diamonds
Carlsbad, Calif.—Two pure diamonds with star-shaped inclusions have been recently submitted to the Gemological Institute of America’s Carlsbad laboratory for examination. The asteriated or “star” diamonds, weighing 8.14 carats and…
IGI Data for IPO in India
New York—The Worldwide Gemological Institute is in search of to go public a little bit of over a yr after it was acquired by a personal equity company. The company…
Gübelin Opens Lab in Bangkok
Bangkok—Gübelin Gem Lab has opened a model new laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand. The lab offers a full differ of gemological suppliers and can provide consideration to its new AI-powered gem…
GIA To Embody Traceability Data on Some Cultured Pearl Experiences
Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America has launched it ought to embody traceability data on research for aesthetic pearls that embrace a radio frequency identification (RFID) digital tag. Fukui Shell…
Renowned Gemologist and Author Alan Hodgkinson Dies at 87
Strathcarron, Scotland— John Alan William Hodgkinson, a renowned gemologist who devoted his life to the profession, died Oct. 7 in Scotland following a fast illness. He was 87. Born in…
GIA to Shut Lab in Ramat Gan, Israel
Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America will shut its lab in Ramat Gan, Israel, by the tip of the 12 months, the company launched Monday. GIA cited “changes throughout the…