{"id":493,"date":"2020-11-24T18:53:57","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/?p=493"},"modified":"2022-02-27T16:39:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T16:39:19","slug":"webinar-gcal-lab-update-on-lab-grown-diamonds-sharrie-woodring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/webinar-gcal-lab-update-on-lab-grown-diamonds-sharrie-woodring\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar: GCAL Lab Update on Lab Grown Diamonds (Sharrie Woodring)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6TqqvhELqb8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs with our podcasts, GCAL is on a quest to bring to the industry real-time information from respected industry experts,\u201d said founder and company president Don Palmieri.\u00a0\u201cBut this time the expert is GCAL\u2019s very own Sharrie Woodring.\u201d\u00a0If you missed one of the most informative webinars presented on the subject of Lab Grown Diamonds (given this past Friday, November 20th), it&#8217;s not too late.\u00a0<br><br>Sharrie Woodring, Senior Research Gemologist for GCAL, gave an extremely well received, fact-filled webinar entitled: <em>&#8220;<\/em><strong><em>Update on Laboratory-Grown Diamonds<\/em><\/strong><em>&#8220;.\u00a0<\/em>She covered a broad range of important topics, from how the market has evolved over the past 5 years\u2026 to a distribution breakdown by weight, shape, clarity and color\u2026 to grading and recognizing inclusions\u2026 to screening and detection\u2026 to the lab grown market itself\u2026 to appraising.\u00a0Colorful graphs and charts, and amazing photography visually helped drive home key points.\u00a0This is information not readily available, and rarely if ever shared in a single presentation.\u00a0Angelo Palmieri, COO of GCAL, added: \u201cThere is little doubt that lab grown diamonds as a category has reached main stream status.\u00a0Sales continue to climb.\u00a0We see it in our lab every day.\u00a0However, we hear all the time that the amount of necessary information about lab grown diamonds available to the industry today, is far too limited.\u201d <br> <br>\u201cThere are enough challenges in 2020,\u201d said Angelo. \u201cWhen there\u2019s finally a product the industry can depend on, gemologists, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and appraisers should have all the information needed to be successful. Sharrie&#8217;s informative webinar not only answers questions being asked, she answers questions many didn\u2019t even know to ask.&#8221;<br>Sharrie Woodring, GG, FGA, has been a gemologist since 1998, and a life-long rock lover. Sharrie feels fortunate to have begun her gemology career just as HPHT Treatment and Synthetic Diamonds began impacting our industry. As a result, and as Senior Gemologist for Gem Certification &amp; Assurance Lab (GCAL), she has studied, graded and gathered data on hundreds of thousands of lab grown diamonds.\u00a0In addition, during the last 15 years, Sharrie has traveled the globe on gemological assignments, including in 2016 to Botswana on an appraisal assignment for Sotheby\u2019s and Lucara to analyze the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona diamond. <br> <br>This webinar is hosted by Dusan Simic and Branko Deljanin, authors of the new book \u201cLABORATORY-GROWN DIAMONDS \u2013 Information Guide to HPHT and CVD Grown Diamonds\u201d. The webinar is part of a 7 part series in collaboration with the book\u2019s contributing authors, including Sharrie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To order the book, please click on the following link: <\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brankogems.com\/shop\/books\/laboratory-grown-diamonds-information-guide-to-hpht-and-cvd-grown-diamonds\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.brankogems.com\/shop\/books\/laboratory-grown-diamonds-information-guide-to-hpht-and-cvd-grown-diamonds<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-LaboratoryGrownDiamonds-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-559\" width=\"250\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-LaboratoryGrownDiamonds-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Cover-LaboratoryGrownDiamonds-3-205x300.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Excerpts from the Webinar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION<\/strong> <br>&#8220;1 carat is the most popular&#8221;<br>&#8220;1\/4 carat to 1\/2 carat size &#8211; HPHT is more common.\u00a0<br>&#8220;1 1\/2 to 2 ct and larger, we see more CVD diamonds.&#8221;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide9-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide9-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide9-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide9-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide9-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SHAPES<\/strong><br>&#8220;No surprise Rounds are number one.\u00a0But when we excluded Rounds, it&#8217;s interesting to see how popular Ovals are.\u00a0Cushions and Radiants aren&#8217;t as popular as I would have thought.<br>&#8220;How much does growth method impact the popularity of shapes?\u00a0&#8220;Surprisingly there&#8217;s really no difference.&#8221;<br>&#8220;Looking at submissions for 2020 only, Fancy Shapes have become much more popular.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide10-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide10-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide10-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide10-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide10-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide11-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide11-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide11-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide11-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide11-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide13-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide13-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLARITY CHARACTERISTICS OF LG DIAMONDS\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong> <br>&#8220;Lab Grown diamonds can occur in any clarity.\u00a0The sweet spot is VS1 &#8211; SI1.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide15-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide15-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide15.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EVIDENCE OF GROWTH ENVIRONMENT<\/strong> <br>&#8220;The environment in which the lab grown diamond grows is directly reflected in the inclusions we observe.&#8221;<br>&#8220;Inclusions include clouds, crystals, needles, cavities and pinpoints.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide16-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide16.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide28-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide28-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide28-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide28-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide28.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide37-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide37-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide37-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide37-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide37.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide18-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide18-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide18-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide18.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>COLOR CHARACTERISTICS<\/strong>  <br>&#8220;The color distribution of CVD and HPHT is quite interesting because it is distinctly different.&#8221;<br>&#8220;The range of color we see in CVD is E to K.\u00a0HPHT is a much higher range in D to H primarily.&#8221;<br>&#8220;As prices of lab grown have come down, we see a great increase in the color.\u00a0Is it technology or demand driving the higher colors?&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide42-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide42-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide42-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide42-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide42.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide43-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide43-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide43-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide43-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide43.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FLUORESCENCE<\/strong>&#8220;<br>The vast majority of lab grown diamonds do not fluoresce under long wave light.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide50-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide50-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide50-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide50-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide50.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DIAMOND SCREENING<\/strong><br>&#8220;We do quite a lot of diamond screening here at GCAL.\u00a0Sometimes lab growns are mixed with natural.\u00a0And sometimes natural is mixed in with lab grown.&#8221;<br>&#8220;Never rely on one test.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide58-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide58-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide58-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide58-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide58.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INSURANCE APPRAISAL HIGHLIGHTS<\/strong><br>&#8220;All insurance carriers underwrite lab grown diamond jewelry.&#8221;<br>&#8220;More than 45% of independent retailers are selling lab grown diamonds.\u00a0Most large retail chains, and most online sellers are selling lab grown diamonds.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide70-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide70-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide70-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide70-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gcalusa.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Slide70.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PRICE COMPARISONS<\/strong><br>&#8220;Lightbox did not set the market at $800 per carat.\u00a0But they did give a green light to all DTC Sightholders to carry lab grown.&#8221; 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