Two GIA Laboratory representatives will continue the worldwide series of free presentations on GIA’s new Diamond Cut Grading System in South Korea, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. Attendees will learn details of the cut grading system and how it will benefit all sectors of the diamond trade.

GIA Laboratory Communications Manager Barak Green and West Coast Grading Laboratory Director Phil Yantzer will provide a summary of the new system in which diamonds receive one of five cut grades, ranging from Excellent to Poor. They will also review GIA’s new grading reports, cut software, and other support materials.

In Seoul, a three-hour presentation on Nov. 28 will be held at the Seoul Club, located at Joongku Jangchoongdong 208. A reception will begin at 6 p.m. with the presentation starting at 7:00 p.m., and those interested in attending can e-mail info@giakorea.co.kr to RSVP or obtain more information.

On Dec. 1 in Johannesburg, the GIA team will review GIA’s new cut system on the fifth floor of the SA Diamond Centre, at 225 Main Street. To RSVP, contact joyceb@jewellery.org.za.

As part of the Watch & Jewellery Dubai show, Green and Yantzer will again present details about the system in Dubai on Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. at the Airport Expo.

The GIA Diamond Cut Grading System will be implemented on every GIA Diamond Grading Report and GIA Diamond Dossier® for standard round brilliant diamonds on the GIA D-to-Z color scale and Flawless to I₃ clarity scale, beginning Jan. 1, 2006. The cut grade system will be incorporated into the GIA Education curriculum beginning in the first quarter of 2006. GIA Extension classes taught in 2006 also will include special sessions on the system.

“While the new system provides an objective assessment of a diamond’s overall cut quality, each cut grade represents a range of proportion sets and allows for personal or regional preferences in diamond appearance,” Green explained. “In these presentations, we will explain how manufacturers can plan and predict cut grades, buyers can compare cut qualities, and retailers can communicate the effects of cut on round brilliant diamonds to their customers.”

To learn about the system, click here.