39th Annual Convocation of Gemmological Institute of India was held on Friday, the 27th of April 2018 at MCA Lounge, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
The function was attended by many dignitaries of the Gem & Jewlery Industry.
GII Star Mitra Award
The 2nd “Star Mitra Award” instituted by GII to the Industry personalities who have been supporting the GII by patronizing the institute for certification of their gemstones and jewelry.
There are 3 categories of Awards:
- Diamond identification and certification
- Gemstone testing and certification
- Jewellery grading and certification
The winners of Diamond identification and certification Award for this year are:
M/s INTERGOLD (INDIA) PVT. LTD. & ROSY BLUE, MUMBAI
M/s JEWELEX INDIA PVT.LTD., BDB,
M/s DIMEXON DIAMOND, BDB
The winners of Gemstone testing and certification Award for this year are:
M/s HEERAMANECK & SON, OPERA HOUSEM/s T. T. GEMS, ZAVERI BAZAR
M/s HEERAMANECK & SON, OPERA HOUSE
M/s WAMAN HARI PETHE, VILE PARLE
The winners of Gemstone testing and certification Award for this year are:
M/s HEERAMANECK & SON, OPERA HOUSEM/s T. T. GEMS, ZAVERI BAZAR
M/s HEERAMANECK & SON, OPERA HOUSE
M/s WAMAN HARI PETHE, VILE PARLE
GII Participated in “India Diamond Week” held at Bharat Diamond Course (23rd to 25th April, 2018)
Synthetic Diamond Identification made easy
Gemmological Institute of India, Mumbai and Arotek Scientific Instruments Pvt. Ltd., jointly developed an advanced version of the existing Q-CHK Instrument.
Mr. Anup Zaveri, Trustee of GII addressed the gathering of the diamantaires at a breakfast meeting held at Hotel Mandalaly Bay Resort & Casino, Banyan-D, Level 5, South Convention Center, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Q-CHK is one of the ultimate Instruments for Identification of CVD-HPHT Synthetics. The testing is done very easily and quickly. It is very versatile Instrument and does not require experience and gemological expertise to operate the machine. It is one stop solution for the menace of synthetic diamonds mixed in the natural diamonds packets or mounted in studded Jewellery. It is also offered at a very affordable price for the benefit of the Diamond industry all over the world, Mr. Zaveri stated.
It is a Luminescence based instrument with sample holder size 11cmX6cm for quick detection of synthetic diamonds (HPHT & CVD) in near colorless to tinted colored (not fancy colors) diamonds; loose diamond in transparent plastic bags/sample plates and/or in studded Jewlery can easily be identified.
The machine can identify any size diamonds starting from -2 or (half cent) onwards. It is very simple and easy to operate. In a matter of 7-21 seconds nearly 1200 stones can be identified. It is highly recommended as a quick screening facility for traders dealing with large amount of stones and also for Jewlery stores to have a quick look in seconds to find out any synthetics in it.
Diamond in studded Jewlery can be easily detected.
Synthetic Diamond Identification Instrument
Gemmological Institute of India (GII) Mumbai and Arotek Scientific Instruments Pvt. Ltd. launching a Q-CHK++ Instrument for detecting synthetic diamonds in star and melee sizes and in studded jewellery on 2nd March, 2017 at Hong Kong International Jewellery Show at Wan Chai. This instrument is 3rd in the series of Q-CHK after 1st launch of Q-CGK on 8th July, 2016.
Q-CHK ++ is Luminescence based instrument for quick detection of synthetic diamonds (HPHT and CVD) in near colorless to tinted colored (not fancy colors) diamonds. Loose diamonds in transparent plastic bags, sample plates and/or in studded Jewlery can easily be identified.
The machine can identify any size diamonds starting from -2 or (half cent) and above.
It is very simple and easy to operate. In a matter of 7-21 secs nearly 1200 stones can be tested and identified.
Synthetic Diamonds in studded Jewellery can be easily detected and their positions can be marked. It is highly recommended as a quick screening facility for trader dealing with large amount of stones and also for Jewellery stores to have a quick look in seconds to find out any synthetics in it.
Mr. Bakul R. Mehta, Chairman, GII and Mr. Rajendrakumar A. Shah, Managing Trustee, GII stated that as on today Q-CHK is one of the ultimate Instruments for Identification of CVD-HPHT Synthetics. The testing is done very easily and quickly. It is very versatile Instrument and does not require experience and gemological expertise to operate the machine. It is one stop solution for the menace of synthetic diamonds mixed in the natural diamonds packets or mounted in studded Jewlery. It is also offered at a very affordable price for the benefit of the Diamond industry all over the world, they have stated.
