IGI has 20 laboratories and 14 education facilities in major diamond and jewelry centers around the world. For 45 years, IGI has provided the fine jewelry community and consumers with a broad range of services including natural and laboratory grown diamond reports, colored stone grading and origin reports, and jewelry identification and appraisal reports. As more lab grown diamonds enter the marketplace, IGI screens millions of natural and lab-grown diamonds, so the industry and consumers receive the product they expect. Regardless of location, an authentic IGI Laboratory Report is the common language of trust and confidence in the gemological world.
Empower Your Team With IGI’s Comprehensive Educational Services
IGI, the International Gemological Institute, proactively supports the industry with effective education and training for diamond and jewelry...
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New Ways Gemologists Are Identifying Lab-Grown Diamonds
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Solving New Trends in the New Normal
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