GIA’s Migration to All-Digital Reports Has Begun

Post by **PinkDiamond** » Fri Jan 06, 2023 7:32 pm

They are starting the new digital reports, but don't forget those reports don't have to be accurate, per their own disclaimer that used to appear on the back of their certs. Now that they're digital I wonder if people will ever see that statement again. Personally, I would rather have a written report done by a local gemologist appariser than a digital report from any lab. :roll:

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"Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America has begun the two-year process of going paperless.

At the start of the new year, the lab launched the fully digital GIA Diamond Dossier, the first of its reports to make the transition.

The first digital Diamond Dossier, its most popular report, was issued at GIA’s lab in Ramat Gan, Israel on Monday.

GIA announced it would be going paperless in June of last year, a transition it says will make its reports more secure and cut down on paper and plastic waste as well as shipping and storage.

Instead of a paper Diamond Dossier, GIA-graded diamonds now will be returned with a QR code.

Those wanting to access the report can scan the QR code to open it in the GIA app, which launched in June and is widely available for Apple and Android devices. (The Android app for China is still in development.)

They can then save the report from the app to their Apple Wallet, like they do with boarding passes and event tickets.

Diamond Dossier reports also can be accessed via GIA Report Check or, for commercial users, on the GIA advanced application programming interface (API).

Videos, answers to frequently asked questions about the digital reports, and information about the GIA app are available on the lab’s website.

GIA lab clients can also contact their client service representative with questions at ... "
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