| 词条 | WD Lab Grown Diamonds |
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WD Lab Grown Diamonds is a company in the Washington, D.C. area producing lab-grown diamonds for both jewelry and hi-tech applications. Diamond productionWD Lab Grown Diamonds uses chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to grow diamonds. More specifically, they use a single crystal technique licensed from the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.[1] WD Lab Grown Diamonds announced its first commercially available diamonds on September 18, 2012.[1] The company has gradually been producing larger and better quality diamonds. WD Lab Grown Diamonds first 5 carat round brilliant diamond was graded by International Gemological Institute (IGI) on June 1, 2016.[2] (WD Lab Grown Diamonds' diamonds were originally certified by the American Gemological Society (AGS),[3] until the AGS stopped grading lab-grown diamonds.[4] Their diamonds are now certified by IGI.) On May 22, 2018, WD Lab Grown Diamonds announced that they had produced at 9.04 carat gem-quality diamond (graded as I color VS2 clarity IDEAL cut), shattering their previous record of 6 carats (January 2018) and setting a new record for the gem quality lab grown diamond industry. [5] Robbins Brothers and Brilliant Earth are their primary customers.[6] WD Lab Grown Diamonds is also the supplier for the Carnegie Institution.[7]Although WD Lab Grown Diamonds is currently focused primarily on the gem market, it plans to move further into the technology sector in the future.[6][8] WD Lab Grown Diamonds announced in February 2018 that one of its scientific quality 6mm diamond anvils set a record when it was able to withstand 600,000 atmospheres of pressure in a lab study at Oak Ridge National Library. [9] History and personnelWD Lab Grown Diamonds was founded in 2008 by Clive Hill, a successful jeweler from the United Kingdom.[10] Hill managed Fraser Hart (the UK's largest chain of retail jewelry stores, which was founded by Hill's grandfather) for 21 years, where he eventually became the CEO.[13] Chief Technology Officer Yarden Tsach, previously a project manager for Siemens' solar energy division and manager at Tower Semiconductor, Jordan Valley Semiconductor and Trace-guard Technologies, heads the production facility in the suburbs of Washington D.C.[11][10] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.washingtondiamondscorp.com/sites/default/files/WD_press_release_0.pdf|title=Washington Diamonds Announces World's First Commercially Available US Made Lab-Grown Diamonds|date=September 18, 2012|publisher=Washington Diamonds|author=Paulina Wozniak|accessdate=December 23, 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtondiamondscorp.com/certificates/LG10293420.pdf |title=IGI LABORATORY GROWN DIAMOND GRADING REPORT |publisher=IGI |date=June 1, 2016 |accessdate=June 21, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtondiamondscorp.com/ags-certified?page=1|title=AGS CERTIFIED|publisher=Washington Diamonds|accessdate=October 24, 2012}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.jckonline.com/2013/06/21/ags-lab-to-stop-grading-synthetics |title=AGS Lab to Stop Grading Synthetics |publisher=JCK Magazine|date=June 21, 2013|author=Rob Bates|accessdate=October 6, 2013}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/world-record-9-04-carat-diamond-grown-in-the-usa-by-wd-lab-grown-diamonds-300652299.html|title=World Record: 9.04-Carat Diamond Grown in the USA by WD Lab Grown Diamonds|last=Diamonds|first=WD Lab Grown|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-19}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.jckonline.com/blogs/cutting-remarks/2013/08/29/lab-grown-diamond-company-making-progress|title=Lab-Grown Diamond Company "Making Progress"|date=August 29, 2013|publisher=JCK Magazine|author=Rob Bates|accessdate=September 25, 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtondiamondscorp.com/2013/09/01/cvd-diamonds-advancing-scientific-research-with-the-carnegie-institution/ |title=CVD Diamonds: Advancing Scientific Research With the Carnegie Institution |publisher=Washington Diamonds |date=September 1, 2013|accessdate=September 25, 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.jckonline.com/2012/09/18/new-company-producing-colorless-synthetic-diamonds|author=Rob Bates|title=New Company Producing Colorless Synthetic Diamonds |publisher=JCK Magazine|date=September 18, 2012 |accessdate=October 24, 2012}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lab-grown-diamonds-enabling-new-scientific-breakthroughs-300629550.html?tc=eml_cleartime|title=Lab Grown Diamonds Enabling New Scientific Breakthroughs|last=Diamonds|first=WD Lab Grown|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-19}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.washingtondiamondscorp.com/about-us|publisher=Washington Diamonds|title=ABOUT US|accessdate=October 24, 2012}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.nationaljeweler.com/diamonds/supply/archived.shtml?article=New-lab-grown-diamond-co-launches-in-US-29516.xml|title=New lab-grown diamond co. launches in US|author=Michelle Graff |date=September 18, 2012 |publisher=National Jeweler |accessdate=October 24, 2012}} External links
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