GIA Instruments

Harness the power of knowledge with the industry-leading instruments that GIA uses in its grading laboratories. Representing more than 85 years of research and the combined expertise of GIA’s laboratory, education and research divisions, these instruments will help you buy, grade and appraise gemstones and jewelry with unrivaled accuracy and confidence.

Creating Trust through Transparency

A 10x eye loupe that debuted in 1934 was the first gem instrument developed by GIA.

Legacy of Excellence

GIA instruments have been deepening industry knowledge of gemstones and helping build consumer trust since the 1930s.

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Legacy of Excellence

GIA was founded to help jewelers understand the gemstones they sell and it is our nonprofit mission to spread gem knowledge throughout the industry and to the public. This means we conduct advanced gemological research, which we use to create instruments that further enhance our research capabilities. Empowered by our instruments, GIA remains at the forefront of technology and ready to take on technological disruptions, such as new treatments and laboratory-grown gemstones.

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Research is in our DNA

Scientists, gemologists and engineers inspire, develop and perfect the tools we offer.

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Research

Research is in our DNA

GIA researchers, developers and innovators work each day to discover solutions for identifying complex gem materials and treatments. Our instruments are born directly from these efforts. Designed specifically for gem retailers and professionals, they help you protect your bottom line and build trust with your clients.

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New Challenges. New Tools.

Our instruments help retailers keep pace with new gem materials coming onto the market.

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Innovation

New Challenges. New Tools.

The GIA iD100® uses advanced spectroscopic technology to distinguish natural diamonds from laboratory-grown (HPHT and CVD) diamonds and diamond simulants. The GIA iD100 can test colorless to near-colorless, green-to-blue and brown diamonds, as well as pink diamonds when used with the GIA iD100 Pink Diamond Software Upgrade.

The GIA DiamondCheck gives even more comprehensive results. It uses infrared technology to label tested stones as natural diamonds, treated or laboratory-grown diamonds or non-diamond material. These and other GIA instruments offer retailers and customers the peace-of-mind they desire when buying diamonds.

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GIA iD100®

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This sophisticated and easy-to-operate desktop instrument combines advanced spectroscopic technology with GIA’s 60 years of diamond and gemstone identification research to distinguish natural diamonds from laboratory-grown (HPHT and CVD) diamonds and diamond simulants.

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Lab Tested. GIA Approved.

We use the instruments we sell—in our grading laboratories, in our classrooms.

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Lab Tested. GIA Approved.

From our gem cloths and tweezers, to our spectroscopes and refractometers, to devices that identify laboratory-grown diamonds, the equipment we use in our classrooms and sell on our online store are the same as those we use in our laboratories. These instruments have proven accurate and reliable through extensive use by experts, students and retailers alike.

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Practical. Effective. Trouble-free.

We design our instruments to withstand the rigors of daily use.

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Durable

Practical. Effective. Trouble-free.

GIA instrument developers include scientists, engineers and jewelers who use the very instruments that they develop. This enables them to design instruments that are efficient, user-friendly and that will last for years to come.

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