Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Non Compliant Diamond Grading Laboratories


Non Compliant Diamond Grading Laboratories in Australia
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"...I am confused. What is a "compliant " lab? " :
Nikhil Jogia email to Diamond Imports
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"Simply, we are not a CIBJO approved Laboratory, thus we can do whatever we want. We are not answerable or legally bound to any of their codes of ethics or rulings from the blue book" : Anthony Bates of Auscert
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"To be honest, the last diamond I sold through my design studio was a DCLA certified stone and it was bloody nice, correctly graded and the client loved it!" : Anthony Bates of the non compliant pseudo diamond lab Auscert commenting on the only compliant recognised diamond grading laboratory in Australia, the Diamond Certification Laboratory of Australia .
Mr Bates while claiming to be an independent diamond grader is a jeweller and diamond vendor.
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The world jewellery and diamond governing bodies such as CIBJO and the WFDB do not permit jewellery or diamond dealer members to have cross ownership or interests in laboratories
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ADGL Brisbane - Australian Diamond Grading Laboratory
http://www.adgl.com.au/
Principals & Respondents Legal Action Lost Supreme Court of Queensland
Brett Bolton & Mike Muller
Defendant: Daniel Katz
Witnesses: Daniel Katz, Kirsten Katz, Diamond Certification Laboratory of Australia, Jewellers Association of Australia, Showcase Jewellers, Anon.
Judgment: His Honour saw in favour of the defendant Daniel Katz. Costs reserved now pending in the Supreme Court of NSW. 8th August 2008.
" We're keen to make ADGL as independent and honest as possible " : Mike Muller ADGL
* Tuesday, March 24, 2009
* Bolton Gems Change Lawyer
Principals: Anthony Bates and Monica Crofts
Unsolicited threatening correspondence and nuisance telephone calls amounting to nothing.
For some unknown reason since the last two latter posts we have received an unusual number of phone calls from Mr Bates and supposedly potential Melbourne buyers who tell me they find no problems with Auscert. On all occassions the conflict of interest issue was either ignored or difficult to comprehend by the callers. Our only suggestion was that these clients did not qualify to be our clients because they were not intelligent enough to understand the main issue of independent certification and we suggested they purchase elsewhere.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DIAMOND MERCHANT NON DISCLOSURE IS DECEPTIVE & MISLEADING
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Diamond Grading Lab Ownership added 8th February 2009

It is widely know that, one owner of Auscert, Mr Anthony Bates is the owner of the jewellery store Tishé , this is a fact.

“A diamond certificate from Auscert will assure you of an excellent purchase, and when you shop at Tishé for a diamond, your first step will be our free “Hands on Diamond Lesson”… We will take all the time you need to unravel the mysteries of the famous Four C’s. You will be able to “Speak Diamond Talk” and you’ll be confident that you will be making a wise choice, using your new-found understanding of the beauty and value of diamonds.”

Tishé is an Auscert member. The owner, Mr Bates is the same person who grades and certifies the diamond he is selling !
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" We see ourselves as practising a 'technical art' not a science " : Monica Crofts partner of Scientific Gem Testing Laboratory that produces the Auscert diamond certificates.
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GSL Sydney - Gem Studies Laboratory
www.gem.org.au/gsl.htm
Principal: Bill Sechos
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BGL Melbourne - Bauer Gemological Laboratories
http://www.bauergemlabs.com.au/
Principal: Ronnie Bauer who also owns Klepner's- Fine Antique Jewellery & Valuers linked to BGL website. Mr Bauer is a trader and a grader. This is a conflict of interest.
" How does one differentiate the learned Ronnie Bauer between a group of pawnbrokers moonlighting as diamond graders....? " : Nikhil Jogia of Jogia Diamonds
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HRD Endorse In-House Pseudo Diamond Lab ???? Read how Ronnie Bauer falsely describes the evaluation of his in-house pseudo lab by fraudulently claiming his lab is endorsed by HRD, an International Diamond Council Lab
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Jogia Diamonds International Perth Western Australia
"...I am confused. What is a "compliant " lab? " : Nikhil Jogia email to Diamond Imports
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World Gemmological Laboratory = World Gem Lab
South Australian retail jewellery chain has changed the format and JAA member
AS A PRECAUTION UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES PURCHASE A DIAMOND WITH A " WORLD GEMMOLOGICAL LABORATORY " APPRAISAL SUMMARY PRIOR TO VERIFYING THE DIAMOND SPECIFICATIONS ARE ACCURATE.

As far as we know , none of the above organisations are recognised by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, IDC (International Diamond Council) or CIBJO.

IT IS THE DIAMOND BUYER'S OWN RESPONSIBILITY TO EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN PURCHASING A DIAMOND

DIAMOND VENDORS CAN NOT HIDE BEHIND DIAMOND GRADING REPORTS

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DIAMOND CERTIFICATES

Deceptive official looking diamond grading laboratory certificates from "labs" that sound reputable shouldn't be trusted. Neither should any merchant who presents one.

Exercise caution if the diamond vendor / retailer / wholesaler or non compliant "diamond grading laboratory" is a member of the JAA (Jewellers Association of Australia)

CIBJO Laboratories

We recommend as a precaution to ask for a second opinion from DCLA who are based in Sydney should you be considering a diamond that is certified by one of the above mentioned laboratories.

DCLA is one of only five laboratories worldwide recognised as an International Diamond Council (IDC) laboratory and DCLA is the official CIBJO laboratory for Australia and holds the official registered National Diamond Masterset for Australia.
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