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Diamond Week In Review: 8/5/05.
Big week in the world of diamonds as the foremost gemological laboratory in the Industry, GIA (Gemological Institute of America) finally, after 15 years of research, introduced their new Cut Grade for Diamonds.
The new Cut Grade system will evaluate diamond proportions of the round brilliant shape and assign a grade of either "Excellent", "Very Good", "Good", "Fair", or "Poor".
The new system will begin as of January 1, 2006.
More information on how the Cut Grade works and which proportion combinations will result in the best grades can be found on the GIA website. The link is here:
GIA New Cut Grade System For Diamonds
