These auction items are coming from a some of the industry’s leading lab grown suppliers such as Aarush Diam, Clarity Diamond, Classic Grown Diamonds, Forever Grown Diamonds, Go Green Diamonds, Green Rocks Diamonds, Innovation Diamonds, Labon LLC, Maitri Diamonds Inc., Malakan Diamond Co., Primo Diamonds, Smiling Rocks, Unique Lab Grown Diamond and more. Loose lab-grown diamonds, ranging in size from one carat to over three carats, in a variety of shapes including pear, emerald, round and cushion cut, have been donated to the project, along with some finished jewelry such as a two-carat emerald cut halo ring. The lab-grown diamond community has stepped up to strongly support one of the jewelry industry’s favorite charities. This auction presents an opportunity that fits into everyone’s schedule.” Our virtual auction event held on the app last year proved very popular, and we’re thrilled to now be able to offer this lab grown diamond event as an option for those who may not be attending market week in Las Vegas or have other commitments at that time.
“We are delighted that the lab-grown diamond community has come together to benefit children,” says David Rocha, executive director of JFC. “Because we were unable to hold in-person events in 2020, VDB developed a fabulous digital auction app.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital, National CASA Association, Make-A-Wish America, Make-A-Wish International, Santa-America Fund and Organization for Autism Research. Proceeds generated from auction sales will benefit the JFC charity partners, including Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, St. The digital auction will take place during Las Vegas Jewelry Market Week with bidding opening in advance of the shows on Monday, August 16 and closing at 8:30 pm during the JFC “Facets of Hope” dinner on Sunday night, August 29.Īll bids can be submitted through the digital auction app created and powered by VDB for JFC. Over $75,000 worth of loose lab grown diamonds and lab grown diamond jewelry, all with verified grading reports from IGI, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. New York, NY- Virtual Diamond Boutique (VDB) and International Gemological Institute (IGI) have partnered with Jewelers for Children to host the first-ever international lab grown diamond charity auction. Image: Diamond grading.First-Ever Lab Grown Diamond Charity Auction to Benefit Jewelers for Children Hosted by VDB and IGI Aug( 0 comments) “At IGI, we have seen a huge increase in double-verification demand, which means before going for a major purchase, consumers like to receive confirmation that the stone matches the original report,” Van Es noted. IGI has noted a rise in consumers sending diamonds to a second lab for checking, which can help avoid getting duped by fraudsters.
The stone was also inscribed with a fake GIA laser number corresponding to the certificate. It came with a certificate from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) for a natural, D-flawless diamond, but had in fact been cut with “meticulous precision” to match the data on that report, IGI noted.
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“This is the largest lab-grown diamond ever certified by a leading gemological laboratory where the sole purpose was to pass off a lab-grown stone as natural,” Bob Van Es, IGI managing director for Thailand and Hong Kong, said Wednesday.Ī client submitted the round brilliant-cut loose stone to IGI’s Thailand lab for verification purposes. RAPAPORT. The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has discovered a 6.18-carat synthetic diamond that fraudsters had misrepresented as natural by falsely pairing it with a mined-diamond grading report.
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