All eyes are on the upcoming jewellery sales events in the US – the Luxury and JCK shows in Las Vegas – as business slows down in other parts of the world.
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Part 5 of 5 in the series “Value Factors, Design, and Cut Quality of Coloured Gemstones (Non-Diamond)” explores craftsmanship’s bearing on cut quality.
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Part 4 of 5 in the series: Value Factors, Design, and Cut Quality of Coloured Gemstones (Non-Diamond). This article digs deeper into cutters’ choices and explores additional factors used in the trade to assess relative value.
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Part 3 of 5 in the series: Value Factors, Design, and Cut Quality of Coloured Gemstones (Non-Diamond). This article examines how cutting decisions can have a profound affect on a gemstone’s colour quality.
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Part 2 of 5 in the series: Value Factors, Design, and Cut Quality of Coloured Gemstones (Non-Diamond). This article establishes a common language for discussing cutting styles, with a focus on basic faceting styles, and offers a short discussion on cabochons and beads
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Part 1 of 5 in the series: Value Factors, Design and Cut Quality of Coloured Gemstones (Non-Diamond). This article discusses the major value factors that affect the price of a coloured gemstone.
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Explores an exceptional family of diamonds, referred to as “CLIPPIR” (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular and Resorbed), that formed in a super-deep environment.
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This article reviews the GIA Laboratory’s history of reporting on certain types of graining which are often the only characteristics present in large, high-clarity, high-colour diamonds.
Read MoreA large number of natural-colour yellow diamonds are analysed using grading and appearance aspects among other characteristics to clarify the differences between them and the light yellow diamonds associated with GIA's D-to-Z colour grading scale.
Read MoreThe GIA diamond cut grading system described here includes the components of brightness, fire, scintillation, polish and symmetry, as well as weight and durability concerns, into a single overall grade for cut quality for standard round brilliants.
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