THE CUT JEWELLERY

The GIA has announced it’s changing the way it grades Lab Grown Diamonds. Link to the press release is in our stories. Here are the main points: • New Descriptive Categories: GIA will no longer use traditional color and clarity grades for lab-grown diamonds. Instead, stones will be classified as either ‘premium’ or ‘standard’, based on a combination of color, clarity, and finish. • No Grade If Below Minimum Quality: Lab diamonds that don’t meet the minimum threshold for quality will not receive a designation at all. • Reason for the Change: Over 95% of lab-grown diamonds fall within a very narrow range of high color and clarity, making the traditional grading scale less relevant. • Continuity of Identification: GIA will still evaluate and confirm if a stone is a laboratory-grown diamond. • Existing Reports Remain Valid: All previously issued GIA lab-grown diamond reports using the 4Cs scale will remain valid. • Launch Timeline: The updated grading system will roll out later in 2025, with pricing and submission details to be released in Q3. #diamonds #gia #naturaldiamonds #diamondnews #labgrown #labgrowndiamonds #labdiamonds #proposals #engagement