DRC Techno, as the Dharmanandan Research Centre is named, has recently engineered and introduced an instrument to aid the identification of synthetic diamonds.

D-Secure, the new instrument, is unique in that it can be used to check rough and polished diamonds; as well as stones set in jewellery, which are “exposed” and “visible”. It detects “all sizes from 0.003 cts (+0000 Sieve size) to 10 cts of colourless or near   colourless diamonds, moreover, detection of bigger than 10cts is also possible with some mechanical add-ons”,   DRC Techno clarified. The instrument is also able to check the stones in batches. While the instrument is able to assess any shape, for small (below +11) fancy shapes a replaceable attachment is required.

The Company says that no further testing is required and results can be obtained on the spot.

Explaining the reasoning behind developing the D-Secure, the company said: “Most of the identification tools or instruments available in the market are either very costly or limited to some sizes, shapes, speed, accuracy or the instrument’s availability to specific clientele. Mostly instruments are only limited to identify TYPE- IIa which required further testing in Lab. It requires lots of time and energy to make sure that what they have purchased is full proof. After years of research of these perennial issues, we consolidate the solution in one single instrument – D-Secure.”