June 29, 2021

AGS Laboratories is excited to bring you a new episode of “Making the Grade with Carter.” Join John Carter, CGA, Chair of the AGS Laboratories Advisory Committee, as he discusses AGS Laboratories’ new Laboratory-Grown Diamond Grading Report with his special guest, Jason Quick, RJ, the Lab’s Executive Director. Why did AGS Laboratories branch out into laboratory-grown diamond grading? What makes their system different? Check it out!

AGS Laboratories Executive Director, Jason Quick, RJ, and Director of Gemological Services, Wade Abel, CG, are back for another issue of Lab Scope to share their responses to questions they receive at the Lab. How does AGS Laboratories grade fluorescence and what is the difference from other grading labs? We receive this question often, especially when a diamond receives a grade of Negligible and has some visible fluorescence. AGS Laboratories’ fluorescence scale is a bit different than other labs in the industry. The way we grade fluorescence is different as well. First, let’s discuss our grading scale. The AGS Laboratories