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HRD Makes Key Changes to Lab-Grown Reports
Mar 6, 2019 8:32 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... HRD Antwerp has changed the language it uses in its
lab-grown-diamond certificates to match its reports for natural stones.
The grading lab, which has issued documents for loose synthetics since 2013, has expanded its color categories for lab-grown diamonds, and
has updated its 4Cs terminology to correspond with the certificates it issues
for mined diamonds.
While the old lab-grown-diamond certificate featured five color grades, ranging from colorless to light, the new version lists 13, with D as the highest grade, and S-Z as the lowest. The new certificate also includes 10 clarity grades, ranging from loupe clean (LC) to P3 (referring to piqué), whereas the previous report’s grades spanned from free of inclusions (FI) to included (I).
The change, which is launching this week, follows an internal decision to supply customers
with the most accurate grading report possible, providing a “true” description
of the diamond, HRD noted.
“The role of a grading laboratory is to be 100% impartial,
and tell the consumer about the exact quality of the stone...[whether] lab-grown or natural,” the spokesperson added.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) also plans to
update its reports for synthetic diamonds shortly, but hasn’t said exactly how. The certificates also
feature a limited number of color and clarity categories compared with the reports it
issues for natural diamonds.
Additionally, HRD plans to launch a lab-grown-diamond-jewelry
report, which will provide a general description of the jewelry, as well as
details of all synthetic diamonds it contains and the metal it’s made of, HRD
said. The new report will be
available in September.
Image: HRD Antwerp’s new lab-grown-diamond grading report. (HRD Antwerp)
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Tags:
ftc, Gemological Institute of America, GIA, HRD, HRD Antwerp, Lab-Grown Certificates, Laboratory Grown Diamond Jewellery Report, Rapaport News, Stephen Morisseau
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