Collect Profits, Not Dust with UL-STR Jewelry and Watch Quality Assurance Programs
UL-STR’s highly skilled, multilingual, worldwide team of GIA Graduate Gemologists and Diamond Graduates can help ensure the workmanship, construction, color, cut, and purity of your products meet your quality specifications, and delight your customers.
Jewelry and Watch Inspections
UL-STR conducts independent onsite in-process and final inspections at thousands of facilities each year, from factories and warehouses to stores and distribution centers across the globe. We provide a level of detail that informs and enables brand managers, compliance officers and QA specialists to make decisions that directly impact brand credibility and product marketability. Inspections cover:
- Client Proprietary Requirements
- Precious Metal Weight Tolerance
- Required Country of Origin
- Trademark & Fineness Stampings
- Casting & Construction
- Stone Setting Quality
- Plating Color & Quality
- Surface Finish
- Enamel Color & Quality
- Diamond Color & Quality Range
- Comfort, Length, Sizing & Quantity Verification
Jewelry and Watch Testing
UL-STR is registered with the CPSC as an accredited laboratory for CPSIA third-party testing, and our worldwide laboratories perform testing to state, federal and international regulatory standards including California Proposition 65 (Legislation AB 2901 Chapter 575). Services include:
- Lead & Cadmium
- Plating Thickness & Fineness
- Fire Assay by Cupellation Method (ISO 17025)
- XRF Screening
- Gemstone Identification
- Children’s Jewelry (CPSIA)
- Phthalates
Jewelry regulation and standards information:
Member Jewelers Vigilance Committee
The Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) provides education and self-regulation to the jewelry industry. Members operate under the highest standards of business practice after pledging to comply with all laws applicable to the jewelry industry, and make accurate representations about the products they sell.