How De Beers Has Turned Traditional Synthetic Diamond Detection Upside Down

[PinkDiamond]

At the prices they're commanding it looks like most won't be able to afford these machines, which means those who can will be able to make money screening others' diamonds, so they could actually be a moneymaker doing screenings for other jewelers, too. What makes these special is they're using a new method for detection.

How De Beers Has Turned Traditional Synthetic Diamond Detection Upside Down
June 15, 2017 by Rob Bates



"Most of the devices that screen out lab-grown diamonds work on the same principle: They identify tell-tale characteristics of man-made stones—in particular whether the diamonds in question are Type IIs. This typically produces a lot of false positives and referrals for further testing, since not every Type II diamond is lab-grown.

But De Beers’ two new synthetic-spotting devices—its recently-introduced SYNTHdetect, which screens diamonds set in jewelry, and its Automated Melee Screener 2 (pictured)—don’t even consider the diamond’s type. Instead, they use a different (and proprietary) method: They detect if the diamonds are natural. That reduces the referral rate, says Jonathan Kendall, president of De Beers’ International Institute for Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), which also runs the company’s grading lab.

“It’s quite a big shift, a new approach for measuring for synthetics,” says Kendall. “With all the concern, there was a need for equipment that is faster. What we are doing is using microsecond synchronization of ... "
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[mick]

It's the wedding and engagement ring market they are trying to protect.
Diamonds, what a con.