pThe Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Show Service Laboratory will offer diamond and colored stone services during the upcoming Hong Kong International Jewellery Show taking place March 5ndash;9./p
pThe GIA Show Service Laboratory is a convenient and mobile version of a GIA Laboratory that can provide trade show participants with the gemstone grading and identification services [...]
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GIA Offers Laboratory Services During the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show
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GIA’s Winter 2010 Distance Education Quarterly Available Online
The Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) latest Distance Education Quarterly is now available online.
The Winter 2010 Distance Education Quarterly e-version is filled with many different opportunities for Distance Education and outlines GIA’s gemology education curriculum, Lab classes offered at 12 worldwide campus locations and prestigious jewelry credentials.
This special online edition also includes:
Video demonstrations and sample [...]
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Sung Woo Hong is 2009 George A. Schuetz Design Contest Winner
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the winners of the annual George A. Schuetz Jewelry Design Contest. Named in honor of the late men’s jewelry designer George A. Schuetz Sr., the international competition recognizes the best original men’s jewelry and accessories designs. It is open to all designers.
The first place winner was Sung [...]
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Developers of New York Diamond District International Gem Tower to Revisit Israel
A delegation of senior officials from Extell Development Company, the developer that is building the iconic International Gem Tower Company in New York’s Diamond District, will be visiting Israel from February 14-17, 2010.
Since Extell’s first visit to the Israel Diamond Exchange in Ramat Gan this past October, a number of Israel-based companies have signed contracts [...]
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Gemological Institute of America Responds to Counterfeit Grading Report in Hong Kong
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is responding to the discovery of a counterfeit GIA report in Hong Kong that has been traced back to Antwerp. The bogus document, which resembles an authentic GIA report, was taken out of circulation and is in the Institute’s possession.
GIA takes these violations very seriously and is actively engaged [...]
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The Wittelsbach-Graff, the World’s Largest Flawless Fancy Deep Blue Diamond on Display for First Time in 50 Years
One of the worlds most valuable gemstones, the Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond, has been unveiled by Laurence Graff, Chairman and founder of Graff Diamonds International Ltd, at the Smithsonians National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC. The diamond will be on display until August.
The 31.06 carat Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond has been certified as a type 11b, Internally [...]
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GIA Laboratory Introduces Diamond Sorting Service
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) now offers a Diamond Sorting Service for D-Z color diamonds weighing between 0.15 carat and 0.99 carat. This service is intended to help control clients’ costs by providing grading reports on only those diamonds that fall within certain color and clarity parameters, as specified by the client.
To qualify, stones [...]
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GIA New York Lab Set to Relocate to International Gem Tower in New York
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced plans to relocate its New York Laboratory to Extell’s International Gem Tower (IGT).
GIA has signed a contract to purchase an entire floor in the tower under construction on 47th Street. The nearly 30,000 square foot space will enable GIA to organize its staff and equipment in a [...]
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GIA ‘Show Service Lab’ Offers Colored Stone Services in Tucson
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is offering gem identification and country-of-origin reports for colored stones at its “GIA Show Service Laboratory” at the February American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) Show in Tucson.
The Show Service Laboratory is a convenient and mobile version of a GIA Laboratory that can provide trade show participants with the colored [...]
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James Allen Welcomes The New Year In Style
Through unique innovations and a forward-thinking approach, www.JamesAllen.com has firmly established itself as a leader in the online diamond retail industry, providing customers with top-quality diamond rings for substantially less cost. Simply put, James Allen offers the very best classic and contemporary diamond engagement rings. The option to design your own ring provides customers with [...]
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GIA Honors John Koivula with the Richard T. Liddicoat Award for Distinguished Achievement
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has honored John Koivula, Chief Research Gemologist with the Richard T. Liddicoat Award for Distinguished Achievement, the highest tribute the Institute can bestow upon an individual.
GIA President and Chief Executive Officer Donna Baker presented the special honor to Koivula during a surprise ceremony on Dec. 17 at the Institute’s [...]
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Gemological Institute of America Donates to Operation Homefront Southern California
The Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) staff and students donated food, toys, and cash to Operation Homefront Southern California, a national nonprofit that provides emergency support and morale to the troops, to the families they leave behind, and to wounded warriors when they return home.
According to the San Diego-based Operation Homefront, the items collected totaled [...]
