
Myths, Facts and Realities of Man-Made Diamonds: GSI’s yet another successful seminar
Gemological Science International organizes yet another successful exclusive seminar ‘Man-Made Diamonds – Myths and the Facts’ to educate the audience on the rising concerns of diamond synthetics. GSI conducted a successful Seminar at DMCC on the imperative topic in the industry – Managing the Challenges of Man-Made Diamonds – Myths, Facts, and Realities.
GSI receives an overwhelming response from the seminar. It focussed on the history, formation, myths, and the challenges associated with Man-made diamonds. In recent years, the industry has developed new techniques like CVD and HPHT to grow diamonds in the labs in a short period of time. Though it is used for industrial purposes, the threat lies in the usage of ‘undisclosed’ lab grown diamonds that can be illegally mixed in jewelry sets and sold to customers. To maintain consumer trust and confidence, gemological labs like GSI takes credible measures and use the best state of art technology and practices to make sure the right diamond reaches the right consumers. The final consumer of all diamond products must be rest assured that the items they purchase are accurately labeled and graded. The only way to achieve this is through an industry-wide commitment to the proper classification of man-made stones and impossible to evade safeguards that will catch any and all attempts at circumventing these procedures.
Seminar attendees were left with a superior understanding of all these underlying factors as well as got an early look at all of the new verification measures designed to provide accurate and swift classification in a low-cost manner. A brief demo of Testing was also given by our Chief – Gemologist Ms. Seema Athavale — GSI.
About the author
Debbie Azar is an experienced executive with extensive knowledge of the jewelry and gem lab industries. Her entrepreneurial skills and clarity of vision have helped GSI achieve rapid and continuous growth worldwide.
She began her industry career by starting her own successful costume jewelry business. She then expanded her knowledge of the industry with sales, marketing and business development roles at several companies. In 2005, she joined Mark Gershburg to establish GSI. Ms. Azar is an active member of myriad industry organizations and charities; she currently serves as a Board Member of Jewelers for Children. She is also a Forbes Business Council member.
Her strengths include working directly with retail chains and stores to help build their business and brands. She is widely known in the industry for her commitment to meeting customer needs.