


Diamond Shape Popularity
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008One of the things I’ve always wondered was how popular certain shapes of diamonds really are. So, I decided to gather statistics from our diamond search and see how many searches were performed on each shape.

Results of GIA Certification
Friday, September 26th, 2008A few weeks ago, we sent seven stones to the GIA in Carlsbad for certification. Six had our own “Jogia Grading System” certificates and one had a DCLA certificate.

Square Hearts and Arrows - More Information
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Minor Facets A Major Problem For Australian Labs
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Correct me if I’m wrong, but no Australian diamond grading lab lists either the star length or lower half length on their certificates - something that both the GIA and AGS do on round brilliants.

Chipped Diamonds
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
A Truly Remarkable Diamond
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Square Hearts and Arrows Cut!
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008On Monday, we received our first square hearts and arrows cut diamond. It’s just under a carat (0.87ct) and an F/VS1, with excellent polish and symmetry, as graded by the GIA.

Ideal-Scope vs AGS ASET For Fancy Shapes
Monday, March 17th, 2008Last week, we got an emerald cut in for a client. Although I’m not a huge fan of emerald cuts, as they’re not as bright as brilliant cuts, this one looked nice due to it’s excellent symmetry and seemingly good light return.

AGS Light Performance Grading (Examples & Pics)
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Amongst the myriad of light performance tools and software, one of the least talked about is the AGS Performance Grading Software (PGS), which allows an AGS cut grade to be assigned to any round, princess or emerald (square or rectangular) cut diamond, without the need an AGS certificate!




















