De Beers has demonstrated an updated version of your device for the automated screening of diamonds "chalk" in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The company said that the device can check a wide range of undisclosed synthetic diamonds at a faster pace.
The new version was launched in response to customer requests, since, in particular, there has been an increase in cases of mixing undisclosed synthetic diamonds with lots of natural stones, explained Dzheymi Klark (Jamie Clark), the commercial director of the International Institute for the classification and research of diamonds (International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research, IIDGR) , which is a subsidiary of De Beers, developed the device.
"Confidence is the main concept in the diamond sector, and AMS2 device will play a major role in maintaining confidence in commercial transactions", - added the President IIDGR Jonathan Kendall (Jonathan Kendall) during the presentation of the car at the show in Hong Kong.
AMS2 allows screening stones in size up to 0,003 carats, while the first-generation car could check the size of the diamonds and 0.10 carats. It is very important for the watch industry, which, in particular, working with smaller diamonds than 0.10 carats, Kendall explained.
AMS2 also checks all the forms and cut stones ranging from 0.10 carats to fancy.
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Hong Kong's Chow Tai Fook Jewelery Group Ltd reported a 4% increase in sales in July-September 2015 compared to the same period last year. The increase in demand for the company's products is explained by the high demand for gold, as the prices for this metal fell in July this year.
According to the company, sales figures in China were the strongest, growing by 9%, and comparable sales increased by 6%. At the same time, in Hong Kong and Macau sales in the second quarter and comparable sales fell by 5% and 11%, respectively.
Comparable sales of gold products in China grew by 22%, and in Hong Kong and Macau - by 4%. Total sales of gold jewelry rose by 13%.
Gold products accounted for 57% of total retail sales of Chow Tai Fook during the quarter. The growth of this indicator was 8% compared to the same period last year.
Jewelry with precious stones accounted for 26% of total retail sales.
Chow Tai Fook noted that during the reporting period the company opened 16 new outlets, including 14 stores in China, and two in Hong Kong and Macao and other markets. Thus, the total number of points of sale of the company on September 30 was 2,286.
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