GIA will also revise the weight categories and related fees for colored stone submissions. Details of the new weight and fee structure will be available on GIA.edu on January 1, 2026. The new weight ...

When Maisie Plant, the young wife of the American industrialist, Morton Plant, was seated next to Pierre Cartier at a dinner party in 1917, she was said to have marveled over two strands of pearls so ...

The Gemological Institute of America, known worldwide for its research into diamonds, colored gems and pearls, is cutting 151 workers at its global headquarters in Carlsbad because of an economic ...

CARLSBAD, CA — The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the appointment of Pritesh Patel as its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Currently serving as the Institute’s Chief ...

As inconsistent reporting continues to roil the industry, one of the group’s commissions calls for greater transparency and shared standards. By Nazanin Lankarani The jewelry industry’s most respected ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has evaluated more than 30 rare and historically significant jewels ahead of Christie’s Magnificent ...

(PRESS RELEASE) SAN DIEGO, CA — The Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) announced that Brendan M. Laurs, Editor-in-Chief ...