The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a De Beers Group company unveiled SYNTHdetect on 6 June 2017. According to IIDGR, it is the first synthetic screening device in the industry to test multiple stones in set jewellery at once without the need for a probe. The company claims it has the industry’s lowest referral rate at around 0.05 percent.
Unveiled at the JCK show in Las Vegas this week, the device utilises IIDGR’s patented luminescence technology to rapidly and simultaneously screen stones set in a wide range of jewellery pieces, including rings, earrings, bangles, brooches and necklaces.
Designed specifically for back office use to support jewellery manufacturers and retailers, SYNTHdetect is the latest product to be unveiled in IIDGR’s range of second generation detection instruments, following the announcement of PhosView last year and AMS2 earlier this year.
President of IIDGR, Jonathan Kendall, said: “SYNTHdetect screens multiple stones in set jewellery quickly, easily and reliably, and with the industry’s lowest referral rate. It will provide jewellery manufacturers and retailers with greater levels of assurance that every diamond they purchase and sell as a natural diamond is exactly that.”
IIDGR is taking orders for SYNTHdetect now, with deliveries beginning in September. Orders can be placed by emailing contact@iidgr.com. AMS2 deliveries will start next month.
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