History of Diamond Grading in Australia

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CIBJO U-Turn: Don’t Say Lab Grown, Say Synthetic

The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) is set to reverse a decision made in 2010 - and insist[…]

HRD to Stop Grading Lab Growns

Belgium's HRD lab says it will no longer grade lab grown diamonds.

Have lab-grown diamonds changed the diamond industry forever?

Kodak never saw it coming either. Since early 2022, the price of polished natural diamonds has fallen[…]

De Beers Lightbox Grading
De Beers Adds Grading Specs for Lightbox

Lightbox has added grading information for its synthetic white diamonds in an effort by the De Beers[…]

A 9.04-carat round brilliant produced by WD Lab Grown Diamonds in 2018 using chemical vapor deposition.
WD Sues Diamond Growers over CVD Patents

The companies behind WD Lab Grown Diamonds have filed three lawsuits against competitors, accusing them of infringing[…]

Laboratory Grown Diamonds
HOW TO BUY A LABORATORY GROWN DIAMOND

NEX diamonds are type 2A diamonds the best laboratory created diamonds

IIDGR AMS2 synthetic diamonds test
Labs Refute Claims HPHT Escaping Detection

Major gemological laboratories have rebuffed claims that detection machines are failing to spot synthetic diamonds that have[…]

Synthetic diamond with fake report
Lab Finds 3ct. Synthetic Diamond with Fake Report

Synthetic diamond masquerading as a natural stone, complete with a forged inscription and a falsified report.

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