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Research and Technology Illuminate the Cut Grade

The AGS Performance-Based Cut Grading System is the result of years of research, testing, and retesting by a team of gemologists, optical physicists, and mathematicians. With this system, the Society has further enriched their founding tenet of consumer protection by offering an evolved system that analyzes the light performance of a faceted diamond. Manufacturers, dealers, and retailers now can better serve their clients with diamond grading reports that offer a complete and scientifically proven analysis of Cut for Round Brilliants, and fancy shapes. The AGS Performance-Based Cut Grade System benefits you because you can make an even more informed buying decision on a vast array of diamonds.

The catalyst for this breakthrough in Cut Grading is leading-edge technology that traces light as it travels through a diamond. The AGS research team held firm to the basic principle of scientific reasoning and empirical evidence with the prior proportion-based system. They verified each crucial and seemingly non-crucial point with third-party experts, and utilized optical physics software to model and evaluate a diamond’s performance.