GIA’s diamond cut research to be revealed at GemFest Asia

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"GemFest Asia participants will hear the latest details of the Gemological Institute of America''s research into diamond cut Monday, Sept. 20"

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[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

If anyone is going can you please PM me

 

[Dancing Fire]

Cut Nut
if you pay my hotel and airfare i would be happy to be your translator ,how's your cantoness ?

just kidding ..i was born in H.K.,haven't been back there since 1983.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

He he he.
It needs to be someone in the trade.
They work hard to keep it that way - every year they have had some terrible robberies.

And the note taker can work in English

It is GIA, GIC (Gem Inst China)

 

[yowahking]

I will be there and am willing to share my notes and personal feelings when I return in late Sept. I will be in Thailand first and rumor has it that the grading system has leaked out in GIA Bangkok. We will see. Either way, it should be a great step in getting the world audience to participate in cut discussions.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Reporting nothing to report.

Have just seen the latest GIA slides presentation from Hong Kong show and it was the same slide presentation as GemFest in Basel.

I can not find the thread with the most recent info about it from Basel.

 

[yowahking]

I just got back from Thailand and HK. I spent the evening with one of the head researchers at GIA NY while in Bangkok and sat through the 3 hour presentation in HK. Did not go to Basel, but there were only about 10 slides. Most of the information was from speakers and a guest panel. Joint celebration of 25 years of HK GIA and the cut grading. Some parts were impressive like the number of diamonds that were evaluated over the last 15 years. Even the number of stones that were recut to some goofy specs just to see what happens to light and how computer images matches what your eye actually sees. Mostly confirming what all of us in the business already know. There are many types of cutting combinations that produce great looking diamonds. Ideals are not equally brilliant. Many stones that can be picked apart on paper have a much better look than is expected. Some that look fantastic on paper are missing something that is hard to explain. I will compile the complete set of my notes and post a better summary.