IGI Labs, Inc.: A Trusted Name in Gemology Reports

The expertise, experience and quality of service provided by IGI Labs, Inc. is known on a global scale. The company is registered as one of the world’s largest independent laboratories that offer evaluation and grading of diamonds and other fine jewelry.

The company is based in Antwerp, Belgium and is the oldest institute of its kind in the city. It was in 1975 that the company started. Together with its partner laboratories, the business is considered as one of the leading and the largest laboratories that offer certification of diamonds and fine jewelry around the world. Today, the business releases more than 1 million reports per year. While this figure might not that be sensational, if you are to go back 10 years ago, you are to see that gemological reports were only used by diamond dealers. This report is now used by jewelry processors and manufacturers around the world.

To ensure the consistency of its reports around the world, the company is governed by one central body. This is one of the highlights of the company as they are the only international certification lab that practices this. With this approach, they are also able to provide their clients the peace of mind they need as IGI is compliant with the international standards of diamond grading. The products and services offered by IGI, include diamond attestation and authentication, inscription services, independent diamond grading reports, identification and appraisal reports, colored stone reports and the IGI School of Gemology.

While it is true that gems do not come with a name nor a history, the services offered by IGI serve as a passport for your gems and jewelry. The gemological report that they provide is the only document that gets to travel around the world together with the valuable piece. IGI has a staff of more than 650 combined appraisers, office personnel and gemologists.