De Beers’ SYNTHdetect desktop diamond verification instrument for loose and mounted stones. For illustrative purposes only.
The New York-based Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America’s (DMIA’s) first annual Diamond Technology Showcase will begin in a few days, on 1st June, at the DMIA premises at The World Diamond Tower, 580 5th Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
The DMIA is organising the Diamond Technology Showcase in collaboration with the Assure Program of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC), the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC), and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) offering DMIA members and industry members at large an opportunity to become familiar with and test many of the diamond screening devices available today. From 1st June, the Diamond Technology Showcase will run for two months.
DMIA President Stuart Samuels noted, “Every responsible dealer of diamonds, regardless of his or her position in the diamond supply pipeline, should have direct access to a reliable diamond screening and testing device to ensure that they are not unwittingly taking in or presenting laboratory-grown diamonds as natural. Therefore, they must acquaint themselves with the available equipment and learn how to operate these devices on a day-to-day basis. Screening equipment must become an integral part of the process of buying and selling diamonds. Today, it is an essential tool, just like a diamond scale.”