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Lets concentrate on color because it is the hardest area for consumers to judge for themselves on which color grade the diamond actually is.
You buy a diamond and the cert that comes with it says its G color, your appraiser says it is G color, and your trusted vendor says it is G color is it in fact a G color diamond?
The answer is NO you have several opinions that it might be a G colored diamond but you don't know it for a fact.
Is this harmful to consumers?
Some in the industry will reply that this is how we have done it for a very long time and it works.
My question would be works for who?
Is todays G color diamond the same color as a G color diamond of 10 years ago and will it be the same color as one 10 years from now?
The future of diamond grading is impossible to predict but due to changes in the lighting conditions and other issues that have taken place in recent years it is entirely possible that a G color diamond from 10 years might get graded higher or lower today.
With thousands of dollars riding on what grade it is an important issue.
Will machine grading help in this area?
Long term I think so if the machines are accurate and repeatable and get accepted by the industry it will help a lot.
Short term it doesn't help with the question of just what color a G color diamond is supposed to be.
How do you set the scale on your machine when the scale varies depending on who you ask?
Will the industry accept the scale the machine manufactures set?
I don't know the answer.
What are some other solutions to the problem?
I don't know.
Disclaimer: The above is my opinion gained from reading and learning from what others have written. I have more questions than answers and am posting this seeking answers.
I have stated my answers and they may or may not be correct.
This started out as an article for the journal but I found that there are too many questions I don't have answers too for it work in that format.
In the future I may get enough information to make it an article or if anyone wants to tackle this as an article please do so.
You buy a diamond and the cert that comes with it says its G color, your appraiser says it is G color, and your trusted vendor says it is G color is it in fact a G color diamond?
The answer is NO you have several opinions that it might be a G colored diamond but you don't know it for a fact.
Is this harmful to consumers?
Some in the industry will reply that this is how we have done it for a very long time and it works.
My question would be works for who?
Is todays G color diamond the same color as a G color diamond of 10 years ago and will it be the same color as one 10 years from now?
The future of diamond grading is impossible to predict but due to changes in the lighting conditions and other issues that have taken place in recent years it is entirely possible that a G color diamond from 10 years might get graded higher or lower today.
With thousands of dollars riding on what grade it is an important issue.
Will machine grading help in this area?
Long term I think so if the machines are accurate and repeatable and get accepted by the industry it will help a lot.
Short term it doesn't help with the question of just what color a G color diamond is supposed to be.
How do you set the scale on your machine when the scale varies depending on who you ask?
Will the industry accept the scale the machine manufactures set?
I don't know the answer.
What are some other solutions to the problem?
I don't know.
Disclaimer: The above is my opinion gained from reading and learning from what others have written. I have more questions than answers and am posting this seeking answers.
I have stated my answers and they may or may not be correct.
This started out as an article for the journal but I found that there are too many questions I don't have answers too for it work in that format.
In the future I may get enough information to make it an article or if anyone wants to tackle this as an article please do so.