Australia’s International listed and recognised diamond grading laboratory DCLA, has opened a second office under the directorship of Mr Matthew Zamel.
The new office Address 319/38 Gawler Place Adelaide SA 5000. This is the second Laboratory to be opened after 17 years as Australia’s trusted name in diamond analysis certification.
DCLA employs the most qualified, knowledgeable people using the most technologically advanced gemmological equipment and references available worldwide.
DCLA remains the only laboratory who can guarantee all diamonds ever graded are untreated and natural mined origin.
DCLA founded in 2001 is an Australian based company and proudly the only Diamond grading laboratory recognised by international bodies from its founding.
About US
The DCLA is an Australian owned company.
The DCLA shareholders and directors have a heritage of over 3 generations in the industry.
The DCLA directors come from a long line of professional diamond cutters and markers.
Our involvement in the diamond trade has been from Diamond mining and in Africa, to our Cutting works in South Africa and most recently the formation in 2001 of the DCLA laboratory in Australia.
There is common misconception that a diamond exhibiting fluorescence under ultra violet light has some kind of colour defect or transparency issue.
This NOT true at all. The naturally occurring fluorescence phenomenon is a unique completely hidden feature, which is present to some level in approximately 30% of all diamonds.
The effect is seen in Diamonds which have Carbon bonds which include boron.
Boron causes the diamond to glow when held under a powerful ultra violet light also known as blacklight.
The amount of boron in the Carbon bond making up the diamond will determine the level of fluorescence. Fluorescence is rated by the Laboratory as Very Strong, Strong, Medium, Faint, None. This relates to the strength of the fluorescent glow under ultra violet light.
Laboratories use fluorescence as a means of identifying the diamond along with many other characteristics found in natural diamonds.
May Jewellers and consumers have been led to believe that fluorescence in diamonds will negatively affect the colour or transparency.
Again this is NOT true. Fluorescence has a tendency to make the middle to lower colour diamonds in the colour chart look whiter than the same colour would with no fluorescence. More obvious when viewing the diamond from the table view or top.
Therefore fluorescence has very little, to no negative effect on the diamonds colour or transparency. Diamonds are more likely affected by heavy graining or microscopic clouds.
This is good for the buyer as misinformation has caused consumers to be wary of a UV responsive or fluorescence diamond. This has caused diamond dealers and jewellers to discount these diamonds based on the level of fluorescence in the diamond the same colour and clarity.
Conclusion: save some money and take advantage of the lack of knowledge in the market.
The American Gem Society, in partnership with Verichannel, announced today the launch of a specialized search engine for diamonds graded by AGS Lab, available from AGS suppliers.
The online service is integrated into the members only section of the AGS website, and is also accessible to AGS members from the Verichannel platform itself. “AGS Diamond Search” consists of a database of stones uploaded by AGS suppliers, and also stones uploaded directly from the AGS Lab, immediately after being graded, based on permissions set by the supplier. They are searchable using standard criteria of color, clarity, shape, etc. AGS retailers contact suppliers directly to initiate a purchase.
“We’re very pleased to be able to make this resource available as a member benefit for AGS retailers and suppliers,” said Ruth Batson, AGS Chief Executive Officer. It makes sense to give our retail store buyers the most convenient means possible of finding AGS stones from AGS suppliers, essentially all in one place, and right there at our website.”
“We have already uploaded hundreds of stones into the AGS Diamond Search,” said Charles Rosario, Senior Vice President of Lazare Kaplan International Inc., an AGS supplier. “Given that this is a very targeted and exclusive environment, it provides a means of reaching out to AGS stores directly and efficiently.”
Verichannel created the concept of labs uploading diamonds online, immediately after being graded, when it launched its Daily Diamond Report service in January. “The same technology is being used for AGS Diamond Search,” noted Jacques Voorhees, president of Verichannel. “In today’s diamond market, buyers and sellers need to be able to communicate with each other as efficiently as possible, especially when it comes to finding the right diamond, and finding it quickly.”
“At the AGS Lab, we provide a direct feed of freshly graded diamonds to Verichannel’s database, with authorization from suppliers,” explained Peter Yantzer, Executive Director of Gemological Services for the AGS Lab. “These then instantly become part of the AGS Diamond Search system on the AGS website. It’s the fastest way imaginable to get a stone to market.”
“AGS Diamond Search will be a big time saver,” noted AGS retailer Tom Wright, of Wright’s Jewelers, Lincoln, Nebraska. “We’ll begin using this resource as soon as we’re back from Conclave.”
More information on AGS Diamond Search is available at www.ags.org and also at www.Verichannel.com.
