Our lab is equipped with state-of-the-art gemmological equipment. A competent team of specialists uses it to analyse gemstones and their treatments.
Refractometer (to determine the refraction of light)
Polariscope (to determine single or birefringent gemstones)
Special lighting in laboratory premises (standardised natural light of 6500 K)
calibrated precision scales, hydrostatic scales
precise measuring instruments for set or loose diamonds and gemstones
Horizontal and vertical microscopes with various illuminations
different colour filters
Colour systems for the exact determination of colours for gemstones and diamonds
master stone set for diamond color grading
extensive literature
Scientific equipment and instruments
Leica high-definition precision microscope with reflected light, polarized light and transmitted light, as well as software for measuring and photographing inclusions
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (FTIR) for the analysis of diamonds and gemstones
Raman spectroscopy to analyse materials
Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) for the detection of gemstone and diamond treatments
Fluorescence spectrometry especially for the analysis of small, set diamonds
UV-Vis-NIR spectrometry (spectrometry in the ultraviolet range, visible and near infrared)
Upgraded for testing at 77 Kelvin (minus 196 ° C) using liquid nitrogen for UV-Vis-NIR spectrometry and PL spectrometry
Small spot energy disersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) spectrometer for precious metal testing and gemstone analysis
DiamondView™ fluorescence microscope for the analysis of natural and synthetic diamonds and their treatments
We are happy to answer your questions about our equipment or our certification process in Vienna. Call us: +43 1 5339099.