Meet The Experts

Today we welcomed two delegates from Stroud Auctioneers, Gloucestershire onto our Understanding Diamonds Course. If you would like to increase your knowledge of Diamonds and Gemstones get in touch with Assay Office Birmingham today to find out more about our Education & Training Courses.

    Our visitors from Lyon had a very tight schedule and were off to a local restaurant for lunch after their visit to the Assay Office but we hope to see them again when they visit the Jewellery & Watch Show at the NEC next week. A team from the Assay Office will be  exhibiting in Hall 17, Stand P60 so do come along and see us!  

Consumers are growing increasingly educated about the authenticity of precious stones and metals in jewellery. Here, ANU MANCHANDA takes us through the Birmingham Assay Office’s certification process. Diamond certification is a hot topic. Demand is being driven by internet sales and research and the consumer’s perceived increase in knowledge as they try to assess one potential purchase against another based on ‘quality’ as opposed to the straightforward visual appeal o…

AnchorCert is the only fully equipped Gem Lab in the UK, using Raman Spectrophotometry, and Infra Red and Ultra Violet techniques to check stones and X Ray to authenticate pearls.   It is also the first UK Lab to be UKAS accredited to ISO 17025 for the certification of diamonds.  Following the fundamental principles of The Birmingham Assay Office, AnchorCert is totally independent, with no vested interest in the outcome of the assessment and prides itself on delivering a consistent…