Preservation of the inscription is of the utmost importance, so proper handling techniques should be followed. If your diamond has a laser inscription, take special care when handling and caring for it. For Round Brilliant cut diamonds, the largest area of the girdle is selected for the inscription.The AGS Laboratories inscribes messages in English only.Laser inscriptions are permanent, but can be removed by a professional diamond cutter.Laser inscriptions are microscopic and can be viewed with a jeweler’s 10x magnification loupe.Laser inscription does not change the Color or Clarity grade of a diamond.Laser inscription does not damage the diamond.Here are a few interesting facts about our laser inscription process: Unlike other lasers that produce a feathering effect or can fracture a diamond, 100% of the AGS Laboratories laser’s energy is absorbed by the diamond’s surface during the inscription process. The AGS Laboratories uses PhotoScribe Laser Technologies ® cold lasers, which eliminate the risk of damage to the diamond because these lasers operate at a wavelength that does not penetrate the diamond’s surface. The AGS Laboratories laser inscription process is a distinctive one. Using a microlaser beam, the AGS Laboratories can inscribe diamond report serial numbers, company logos, and text messages on the girdle of a diamond. Synonymous with diamond jewellery, in 2017 the firm sold more than $500 million worth of diamond engagement rings.Just as you depend on the AGS Laboratories to give you the highest quality diamond grading reports, you can count on us to give you the highest quality laser inscription services. There are now stores all over the world, although it’s flagship store remains the one opened in 1940 on Fifth Avenue. Young, originally as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” in Lower Manhattan. Tiffany & Co was founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Tiffany diamonds are sourced from mines across Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Russia and South Africa. This scheme aims to ensure they can trace the stone and know it was ethically sourced and “conflict free”. “It’s relevant nowadays for customers”, Alessandro Bogliolo, CEO of Tiffany, told The New York Times. Many customers are concerned about the use of child labour to mine the diamonds or the profits financing wars or terrorism. “It’s relevant nowadays for customers”, he said, “Customers are very educated, mature and demanding.” And eventually, the company hopes to share the name of the mine where it was found, who shaped its contours and the jeweller who secured it in its setting.Īlessandro Bogliolo, CEO of Tiffany, told The New York Times the decision had been made to offer more information as consumers became more concerned about provenance of goods.

Serial number on diamond