GIA to End Censorship of Lab Diamond Grades

[Ada Diamonds CEO]

Since 2006, GIA has redacted high-fidelity information from grading reports of laboratory-grown diamonds. Today, they announced that they're ending that policy and will report the same 4Cs information to the public, regardless of diamond origin:

GIA to Report Specific Color and Clarity Grades for Laboratory-Grown Diamonds

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Aug. 11, 2020 – To further its consumer-protection mission and help ensure the public trust in gems and jewelry, GIA will report specific 4Cs color and clarity grades on its new digital reports for laboratory-grown diamonds, replacing the currently-used descriptive terms and...

www.gia.edu

 

[OoohShiny]

Since 2006, GIA has redacted high-fidelity information from grading reports of laboratory-grown diamonds. Today, they announced that they're ending that policy and will report the same 4Cs information to the public, regardless of diamond origin:

GIA to Report Specific Color and Clarity Grades for Laboratory-Grown Diamonds

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Aug. 11, 2020 – To further its consumer-protection mission and help ensure the public trust in gems and jewelry, GIA will report specific 4Cs color and clarity grades on its new digital reports for laboratory-grown diamonds, replacing the currently-used descriptive terms and...

www.gia.edu

Ooooh, thanks for posting this - I have previously moaned about how they must have the info in order to give their wider grading bands, so I'm pleased they are seizing the opportunity to produce something on par with their Mined report offerings!

I think this and AGS getting back into the market is perhaps indicative of a change in market perception - if the 'big boys' think MMDs are worth grading, perhaps the perception is they are here to stay and a market segment worthy of interest to business/people previously opposed to them.

 

[dk168]

Ooooh, thanks for posting this - I have previously moaned about how they must have the info in order to give their wider grading bands, so I'm pleased they are seizing the opportunity to produce something on par with their Mined report offerings!

I think this and AGS getting back into the market is perhaps indicative of a change in market perception - if the 'big boys' think MMDs are worth grading, perhaps the perception is they are here to stay and a market segment worthy of interest to business/people previously opposed to them.

Good for consumers for certain by making MMDs more "respectable".

DK

 

[pearaffair]

I just came here to post this! Exciting news!!!

 

[OcnGypZ]

YAY! It's about time!