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Diamond Adventures in India
Mumbai We arrived in Mumbai (Bombay) on the 12th of Feb. after our train journey on the Palace on Wheels in North India, 3 kilo's heavier and ready to buy diamonds. I have tried to capture a f...
Upper Halves – Counter Point
This response is written to address the article The Effect of Indexed Upper Half Facets written by Mr. Peter Yanzer. The opening paragraph of the article presents a concept that indexing top hal...
AGS’ new cut-grading of princesses: a first experience
In the course of this first quarter of 2005, AGS will launch new grading reports for princess-cuts. For the first time in the history of diamonds and grading labs, there will be a cut-grade on a fa...
AGS’ new cut-grading of princesses: a first experience VIEW POST
Why Are There Several Dealers Offering the Exact Same Stone?
Memorandum System in the Jewelry Industry Most jewelers and diamond dealers have for decades shared in a system called memorandum or "memo." This arrangement allows jewelers to offer a wider selec...
Why Are There Several Dealers Offering the Exact Same Stone? VIEW POST
The Diamond Industry in 2005
Market of rough diamonds The first major event of the year was last week’s overall 3% price increase by De Beers’. On top of that, sightholders are looking at an extra charge of probably...
The NEW AGA Cut Class and AGA-Light Behavior Index with ImaGem
The AGA-LBI and DFS System With the advent of new technology which is capable of physically measuring light behavior in diamonds, AGA will now use the new AGA Durability-Finish-Size (DFS) system...
The NEW AGA Cut Class and AGA-Light Behavior Index with ImaGem VIEW POST
The role of contrast in diamond appearance
Contrast A chess board is 50% black; it returns half as much light as a sheet of white paper. But a chess board looks brighter than white paper when they are both moving. The same is tru...
A moment of decision is coming
The diamond business is at a moment in time where old ideas and technology are truly meeting head on. We have the GIA and AGS about to grade the cut of a diamond based on measurements and ray traci...
A review of the “foundation” of GIA’s new cut grade system
Tabulation of the 15 stones presented as examples of 5 Categories The article concludes with photos and proportion data of 15 stones given as examples of 5 Categories of cut quality. The Categories...
A review of the “foundation” of GIA’s new cut grade system VIEW POST