AGS Laboratories Opens Operation in Antwerp

January 20, 2005- Las Vegas, NV

The AGS Laboratories announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Elmyr Services of Antwerp to operate a take-in window in Belgium. The new take-in window will start providing services the first week of February 2005.

"It's a very synergetic relationship," said Peter Yantzer, Executive Director of AGS Laboratories. "AGS Laboratories and Elmyr are dedicated to excellent customer service, and we both have a focus on utilizing the latest technology to serve our clients. We're looking forward to giving the diamond industry in Antwerp more choices for diamond documents."

"We are proud and happy to advise our customers that we have entered into a representative agreement with the AGS Laboratories," says Michel Schönfeld one of the founders of Elmyr Services.

"By working together, Elmyr Services and AGS Laboratories share the commitment to professional excellence in customer service as well as the capability, technology and business expertise to ensure the continual success of clients worldwide."

The new take-in window will utilize Brinks to transfer the product between Antwerp and the AGS Laboratories in the US.

The AGS Laboratories is committed to protecting the consumer by providing unbiased, consistent and accurate grading reports, such as the Diamond QualityTM Document, based on the highest standards of evaluating the quality factors of a diamond.

For more information regarding AGS Laboratories products and services, please call (702) 233-6120 or visit the website at www.agslab.com. For information on Elmyr, please call 32 (0) 475 24 44 04 or visit the website at http://www.elmyrservices.com.

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