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January 28, 2020

Vol. 3 - Ed. 03

Message From the Board of Directors

Deepest Condolences to the Bachoura Family

We regret to inform you of the passing of our long-time club member and Member of the Board of Directors

Gaby Bachoura of Jewelry Palace

Funeral will be held on

Friday January 31, 2020 at 10:30 am

St. Dorothy Catholic Church

241 S. Valley Center Ave

Glendora, CA 91741

Burial will be at

Queen of Heaven cemetery

2161 Fullerton Rd

Rowland Height, CA 91748

DCWC Members' Wall Plaque

We are currently finalizing a list of members who have not received a membership Wall Plaque. Plaques are issued to those who are members in good standing for a minimum of two years .

If you are a qualifying member and have not received your plaque, please email us at diamondclub.la@gmail.com with your full name, company name, and the year you were officially accepted as a member.

Diamond Club Election for 2020-2021

Candidates for Board of Directors

There are five (5) seats vacant on the Board of Directors (BOD).

The following six (6) candidates are running for the BOD position

Lisa Wiener of

Worldwide Diamonds

It has been a great pleasure working and learning from the Diamond Club Board these past two years. It has given me the opportunity to collaborate with our membership on a more meaningful and productive level.

From poker events, mega mixers to holiday parties I am constantly finding new ways to help evolve and grow this organization. I look forward to and anticipate the success of the Diamond Club in 2020.

Itay Shpitz of Sam Diam

I was born and raised in Israel, after my Army service i moved to New York and later Los angels.

I’m 3rd generation in the business and also a member of the Israeli Bourse.

I want to bring some “new & young blood” into the board and think now is the time to be active and contribute back to the industry that I’ve lived all my life.

I believe we have to connect young and old minds together as our industry transitions into the new century, wisely.

Ramin Zar of Zar & Sons

I’m running because I want to see what I can do to make the club better and make sure we have more positive people coming in.

I have been contributing regularly to our weekly Wednesday live auctions at the club.

I want to see how my services can be beneficial to the club. I’m currently in the Executive BOD of my temple and want to be more actively involved in DCWC.

Ran Warcel of Diamify

I’m a third-generation Diamond Dealer from Belgium. In 2014, I started my own company Diamify. I have found my affiliation with the club to be very valuable and rewarding . It's more effective working together in unity than competing against one another.

I feel that the club has further potential by expanding and extending to more sectors of our industry. I see the club making a stronger online presence, and with my knowledge of technology,

I want to help guide DCWC in that direction. I would love the opportunity to bring my knowledge and expertise to the board of the DCWC.

Ruth Raviv of Ruth Design

I was born and raised in Israel.

I came to America after serving in the Israeli army for 2 1/2 years as I was offered the opportunity of joining my uncle and family in the Diamond Business.

I also worked for LA Gems and Baguettes USA as a production manager for 12 years.

When I eventually opened my own business I joined the Diamond Club so as to meet new suppliers and customers.

For the last 2 years I have been active on the DCWC Social Committee and enjoyed contributing to the success of the annual Holiday parties.

Sean Gamliel of SG Diamonds

I was fortunate to have family in the diamond business that taught me the value of ethics above everything else. After 13 years of selling diamonds, I've learned that success in this industry takes dedication and hard work.

The Diamond Club has welcomed me with open arms and I've embraced the community as an extended family. After two years of dedicating my time to the Social and Newsletter committees, I feel it’s only given me more reason to keep contributing to the Club.

I look forward to helping the Club grow in a larger capacity in the future and hope the members give me the opportunity to do so.

Candidates for the Control Committee

There are three (3) seats vacant for the control committee whose responsibility it is to oversee the financial books of the club. The following three (3) candidates are running for the control committee position.

Nikhil Jhaveri of

Jhaveri Diamonds

Kamran Ramifard of

Danital

Lon Stein of

ADI

Any member with two years or longer membership is eligible to run for a position. If you would like to put your name on the ballot or recommend a suitable candidate for either positions please contact the club. The deadline to submit nominations is

Friday, February 7, 2020 .

Please call the club at 213.623.1162 for details.

Upcoming DCWC Events

Luncheon this Thursday , January 30, 2020

Please join us for our

Monthly Luncheon this

Thursday, January 30, 2020

at 12 pm

we will introduce the candidates running for the BOD and Control Committee.

Our President will also inform the membership of our future expansion plans as well as give details on the upcoming Gala.

The Diamond Gala

Celebrating the Gems of Our Lives

Diamond Club's biggest event

The Diamond Gala is coming on

April 26, 2020 .

The theme for this enchanting evening is “Celebrating the Gems of Our Lives”

honoring Women and Gems of the Jewelry Industry.

We are proud to announce our major sponsors:

Diamond Sponsor:

Sparkling Jewelry Inc.

Platinum Sponsor:

Neon Gems Inc.

For more information on sponsorship, please call 213-623-1162.

More details to follow next week

Theft Prevention for Jewelers- by Jewelers Mutual

Theft (defined the Jewelers' Security Alliance as the taking of property without force or fear) is like the Trojan Horse of crimes in the jewelry industry.

History buffs know what I'm talking about.The heavily-secured fortress of a jewelry business gets compromised by a small army of savvy thieves disguised as customers.

In essence,state-of-the-art physical and electronic security get neutralized because procedural security fails to meet standards. It may sound far-fetched, but it happens all the time. Theft is the most preventable...

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International Jewelry Tokyo Show Highlights

Japan's 31st annual Jewelry and Gem show took place at Tokyo Big Sight Expo.

There was a surge in Chinese buyers at this show due to limitations in accessing merchandise from Hong Kong's ongoing political issues. The Tokyo exposition show-cased mainly modern jewelry, diamonds and gems. The show dates were 20th-24th of January. This is Japan's biggest show of the year. It was interesting to notice major upscale purchases and transactions were completed with a simple QR code such as Alipay or Wechat Pay.

-Lisa Wiener of Worldwide Diamond Co.

Overall the show was good. Most of the action was on Day 2 and 3. Lab grown diamond booths tripled since last year. The natural dealers said the show was better than last year

- Alpesh Ramani of CVD Diamond Inc.