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| Diamond certificates have become an essential part of the diamond trade, with each diamond having its own unique characteristics. |
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| The objectivity of the grading results is guaranteed by preserving the strictest anonymity. When a diamond is brought in to the laboratory for grading, all data is fed into a computer. In order to follow the stone through the laboratory, the stone is allocated a tracking number, so the graders who perform the examination never know whom a stone belongs to, thus ensuring absolute objectivity. |
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| A diamond certificate guarantees the authenticity of a diamond, confirming that the stone is a natural diamond. |
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| The main quality characteristics of a diamond are referred to as the 4 Cs carat weight cut, clarity, and colour. A diamond certificate defines the shape, weight, clarity grade, fluorescence, colour grade, measurements, proportions and finish grade of the stone. |
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| European Gemological Laboratory |
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| All grading is done to International standards by some of the most experienced grading staff in South Africa, enabling you to buy or sell with confidence. |
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| Buy with Confidence with an EGL Certificate - an essential step when investing in a Diamond. |
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| To buy and sell so precious a commodity, you need precise standards of comparison, which is where the four Cs come in |
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| The EGL Diamond Certificate will provide you with these important qualities. |
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The Jewellery Council of South Africa
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| The laboratory offers diamond grading services of the highest standard. Certificates issued by the Jewellery Council Laboratory are recognized worldwide. Diamonds are graded in strict accordance with the rules of the International Diamond Council. |
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| The grading Laboratory is a non-profit making organisation which grades diamonds according to the International Rules for Grading Polished Diamonds. These rules are World Federation of Diamond Bourses and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association. This system is used by the Hoge Raad Vour Diamant of Antwerp, the Swedish Testing Institute, the Diamant Pruflabor of Idar Oberstein in Germany and the Central Gem Laboratory of Japan. |
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| The Jewellery Council Laboratory was established in 1978 and has set and maintained the highest standards in diamond grading. Every diamond submitted to the laboratory is examined by several experienced diamond graders using sophisticated state of the art technology, such as the Dia-Mension system spectraphotometer and microscopes specially designed for diamond grading which use an ingenious gem manipulator and vacuum system. |
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| DIA is an Independant Grading Laboratory grading to International Grading Standards and follows similar systems as EGL and The Jewellery Council of South Africa. |
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