Founded in 1980 in Los Angeles, United States, GUILD Gem Laboratories is one of the world's top gemological laboratories in the identification, grading, origin determination, treatment detection and other aspects of colored gemstones. With a wealth of experience and a comprehensive database in firsthand field research, deep academic knowledge backs up every report from GUILD, whose comprehensive database covers all the important gemstone varieties in the market. From its start-up gemstone identification institute to its authoritative brand based in the Asia-Pacific region and radiating around the world, GUILD Gem Laboratories radiates at a frequency of excellence within the international colored gemstone industry and is defined by professionalism, experience, science and innovation. Currently, GUILD has branches in Los Angeles, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuji (Pearl City) and Bangkok, to provide professional gemstone identification services for domestic and foreign practitioners.