Loupes are used in many professions where magnification enables precision work to be done with greater efficiency and ease. Examples include surgery, dentistry, ophthalmology, the jewelry trade, gemology, and watchmaking.[3] Loupes are also sometimes used in photography and printing.
Jewellers typically use a monocular, handheld loupe to magnify gemstones and other jewelry that they wish to inspect.[4] A 10Ã magnification is good to use for inspecting jewelry and hallmarks[4] and is the Gemological Institute of America's standard for grading diamond clarity. Stones will sometimes be inspected at higher magnifications than 10Ã, although the depth of field and field of view become too small to be instructive.[5] The accepted standard for grading diamonds is therefore that inclusions and blemishes visible at 10Ã impact the clarity grade.[6] The inclusions in VVS diamonds are hard to find even at 10Ã.[7]
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