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IGI launches same-day grading

August 07, 2009

New York--The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has launched a new same-day grading service, enabling clients of its North and South American laboratories to submit and pick up graded stones in the same business day.

The service is available for natural diamonds with D to Z color and also includes IGI's Security Seal Packaging, if requested, a press release from the lab states.

The packaging seals the stone in a secure container, eliminating the possibility of tampering or replacement, the release states. A miniature copy of the IGI Diamond Report is enclosed within the seal and is visible from the back. Once the packaging is opened, the seal displays a chemically generated pattern that indicates the seal has been broken.

The IGI will charge 50 percent of the grading fee for same-day service.

"We at IGI understand time is money," IGI President and Chief Executive Officer Jerry Ehrenwald stated in the release. "We are working to ensure our clients receive the most efficient, secure and reliably graded stones available. We believe the same-day grading service coupled with the IGI Security Seal Packaging does just that."

Established in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1975, the IGI has labs in Bangkok, Thailand; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Hong Kong; India's Seepz Zone; Kolkata, India; Los Angeles; Mumbai, India; New Delhi, India; New York; Tokyo; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Toronto.

For more information about the IGI, visit its Web site, IGIWorldwide.com.
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