116 carat Lion of Merelani tsavorite
Credit: Jeff Scovil, courtesy of Bridges Tsavorite

Record Setting 116 carat Tsavorite Unveiled at Smithsonian

Last week the "Lion of Merelani," a spectacular 116.76 carat tsavorite garnet, was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. This exquisite gemstone has been recorded as the largest tsavorite ever cut in the United States and the largest precision-cut tsavorite in the world.

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IGI on ‘State of Lab Grown Diamond Industry’ panel at JCK

IGI Education Director John Pollard will join Rob Bates, Tanya Nisguretsky and Marty Hurwitz to present "The State of Lab Grown Diamond Industry" this Thursday. Rather than the usual "pro/con" arguments, the panel will address evolving new topics including melee, the implications of patent expirations and paradigm shifts in planning and cutting.

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Will ‘DaVinci’ Change Diamond Cutting?

In 2020 Synova, introduced the "Da Vinci Diamond Factory," an automated system capable of transforming rough diamonds into fully polished round brilliants. Synova has continued to increase its range and recently made it possible for rough diamond scans, used by many entities, to be incorporated into its planning and execution.

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