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Posted: 08/06/09 06:47
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RAPAPORT...
Press Release - CARLSBAD, Calif. – Aug. 6, 2009: The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) today announced a new Diamond Sealing Service, which is now available to customers. The service is offered for D to Z diamonds that carry a GIA Diamond Grading Report or a GIA Diamond Dossier®, and for colored diamonds holding a GIA Colored Diamond Grading Report.
Donna Baker, GIA president and chief executive officer (CEO), made the announcement with Nirupa Bhatt, GIA managing director for India and the Middle East, at the IIJS Show in Mumbai. The new service seals the diamond together with its key grading information in a credit card-sized, tamper-resistant package. The sealed package keeps the stone, its report number and its primary gemological details such as report date, shape and the four Cs, together in a secure, easy-to-display packet.
The sealed package contains multiple security features, including the GIA hologram. The packet shows that the diamond has been graded by GIA and that the information in it matches the stone, which will help prevent attempts to misrepresent the item and its report.
The sealing service can be ordered at the time of grading for a fee of $9 per stone. A diamond can also be resubmitted for the sealing service for the $9 charge, with an additional grading fee applied.
Baker said, “GIA has been vigorously offering a wider array of services to accommodate the needs of its many different customers throughout the industry and the general public. As we continue to expand globally, we’re providing additional options and finding more opportunities to help solve customer problems in that market. In particular, we are interested in offering services that promote worldwide industry standards and reinforce consumer confidence.”
Bhatt said, “As the world’s largest diamond cutting and manufacturing center, India is also a clearing house for many diamond markets, some of which increasingly request this type of benefit. We are pleased to offer it to all our clients in this region and around the world.”
The sealing service can be requested at all GIA Laboratory or take-in locations worldwide, as well as online through GIA’s client portal, “My Laboratory.” For more information, please visit the GIA website at www.gia.edu.
About GIA:
An independent nonprofit organization, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is recognized as the world's foremost authority in gemology. Established in 1931, GIA has translated its expert knowledge into the most respected gemological education available. Early in the 1950s, GIA invented the famous Four Cs of Color, Cut, Clarity and Carat Weight. In 1953, the Institute created the International Diamond Grading System™ which, today, is recognized by virtually every professional jeweler in the world.
Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, the Institute is dedicated to ensuring the public trust in gems and jewelry by upholding the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism. GIA can be found on the web at www.gia.edu. Media queries contact: Laura Simanton 760-603-4112 or Jessica Sachariason, 760-603-4197.
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