Solitaire Gem Labs (SGL) headquartered in London and having laboratories in Dubai and nine locations in India will be opening its doors soon to its 12th lab of the network in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SGL Riyadh is a state of the art lab with scientific instruments that help identify CVD and other simulants as well as Diamond and Gemstone treatments.

Saudi Arabia is the fourth biggest market worldwide and the first among Arab countries in terms of gold consumption.

• The Gulf diamond market is dominated by Saudi Arabia, where Riyadh alone is estimated to spend $323 min PWP (Polished Wholesale Price) - France in its entirety spends only $257m in PWP.


• Saudi Arabia has always been a leading consumer of precious jewellery. Saudis consume more than three grams of gold per person.


• Share of Saudi Arabia’s jewellery market has jumped 35 percent of the overall Arab region’s market with sales amounting to SAR 3 Billion on yearly bases due to the high purchasing power.


• The volume of Saudi Market is exceeding the combined GCC market due to demographic factors and availability of different tastes.

SGL is the first international gem lab to venture in the Saudi market and offer Diamond, Gemstone and set jewellery certification. Launching a laboratory equipped to cater to the growing concerns in the industry SGL will be certifying Diamonds, offering Full and Mini Diamond Reports as well as Diamond Jewellery Certification amongst other services.

SGL Riyadh :-
206, 1st Akaria Mall, Al Olaya, P.O.
Box 91544, Riyadh 11643, K.S.A.
Tel: +966 11 4190190, Fax: +966 11
4191990,
riyadh@solitaire-labs.com

SGL is an independent international laboratory that provides professional gemstone identification and grading services to the gems & jewellery industry worldwide through its centres in London, Dubai, Riyadh (Launching soon), Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Thrissur, Coimbatore, Pune, Jaipur and Kolkata. All SGL laboratories, as a part of the seamless network, use the same system, process, technology and methodology globally to provide top of the line service to thegems & jewellery industry. By combining innovative thinking, new technology, and values such as integrity and commitment, SGL has built gemmological laboratories equipped to meet the ever so evolving challenges of the industry. Each day, we strive to protect diamond retailers, manufacturers, traders and the end consumers, by providing them with the highest quality reports and professional services. As a gemmological laboratory, we confine ourselves to the analysis and interpretation of the scientific characteristics of gemstones. This will help us lead the way to benchmark our presence as one of the leading gemmological laboratories around the world.