New York—The jewellery trade is getting its first glimpse of the Gemological Institute of America and the American Gem Society Laboratories partnership.

The GIA and AGS Labs introduced their merger final fall. It entailed GIA absorbing AGS Labs’ Las Vegas facility, analysis employees, mental property, and expertise.

Now, the organizations have rolled out the AGS Best Report by GIA, a digital complement to sure GIA diamond studies.

The report makes use of the AGS Mild Efficiency system, which measures how nicely a diamond handles mild.

AGS Director of Gemology, Wade Abel, defined, “Utilizing a 3D scan of the diamonds, digital rays of sunshine are traced by means of the kaleidoscope of mirrors and home windows created by the sides.

“This course of considers the relative placement of every aspect with the others to evaluate the diamond’s magnificence: brightness, fireplace, distinction, and general look.”

The AGS Best Report by GIA prices $25. The digital-only report might be added on to GIA’s Diamond Grading Report, Diamond File, Laboratory-Grown Diamond Report, Laboratory-Grown Diamond Report File, eReport, and Diamond Focus Report.

The complement is accessible for D- to Z-color pure and lab-grown diamonds. The expertise might be utilized to spherical sensible cuts, oval-cuts, emerald-cuts, radiant-cuts, princess-cuts, and fancy spherical brilliants.

It’s additionally accessible for particular cushion-cut diamonds relying on aspect preparations.

The report is accessible with or with out AGS ASET photographs.

Extra info on the diamond complement report is accessible on-line.