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Is Dubai Gem Certification (DGC) the real deal?

By Mike Fried,

How about Dubai Gem Certification (DGS)? What do you think about certifcation from DGS?

Unfortunately, the DGC lab really only came out just as I stopped traveling to Dubai.  I have sent an inquiry to a former colleague still stationed in Dubai. When I have his answer, I will post it to the website and let you know.

A little while later, I received this response from my former colleague:

Sorry to reply u late as i was in India and did’t check the mails since long
The market was really bad from oct 08 to feb 09 but from march there is a good pick up.
Regarding the lab no one is using this lab in Dubai.
if any thing u need plz tell

So as you can see, it seems the market in Dubai hasn’t taken this lab very seriously.  It’s advised, then, to steer clear.

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