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A tale of brilliance

Forevermark's grading facility in Surat transforms rough stones to glittering diamonds, fit for a crown.

An austere laboratory with pristine white tables, sterile equipment and the quiet hush of feet covered in sanitised shoe covers are not the traditional images one would associate with diamonds. While most people don't look beyond the finished, brilliant stone that is cut and honed to perfection, the journey of a diamond, from mine to wrist is a tedious, exacting process. It

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