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De Beers subsidiary gets top accolade for synthetic screening device

20 september 2018
De Beers’ subsidiary, the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), said its industry-first synthetic screening device, SYNTHdetect, was awarded industry innovation of the year at the JNA Awards in Hong Kong.
SYNTHdetect was the first synthetic diamond screening device to simultaneously test multiple stones in set jewellery and had the industry’s lowest referral rate at around 0.05 per cent.
“It’s a real honour to be recognised among our industry peers with this award, which is testament to IIDGR’s mission to continually pioneer new innovations to support the diamond trade,” said IIDGR president Jonathan Kendall.
“SYNTHdetect has revolutionised synthetic diamond detection for our customers through our proprietary technology that makes the process of screening synthetic diamonds extremely simple and efficient.”
IIDGR recently introduced SYNTHdetect XL, a larger version of the original model that provides additional efficiencies for users, allowing a greater number of pieces of jewellery to be screened at an even faster rate.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Rough&Polished