DDC Reports 700 Buyers at Israel Diamond Week

(IDEX Online) – Around 700 buyers attended the third edition of the Israel Diamond Week held at the Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) in New York which started on Monday and ends today.

DDC Managing Director David Lasher said they came not only from New York, but from across the USA, including Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami.

He noted that the biggest turnout occurred on Monday, the first day of the event and that the number of buyers was significantly higher than at the previous event in November 2013.

More than 100 (IDE) members exhibited goods on the DDC trading floor, alongside some 70 DDC members.

DDC President Reuven Kaufman said: "People are telling me that this year's show is even better than the two we held previously. There is a great deal of foot traffic. This is a very encouraging sign at this time." Kaufman remarked.

IDE President Shmuel Schnitzer praised the DDC for taking the organization of the event to an even higher level. "It seems that everyone is happy and I am very much looking forward to more of these types of shows in the years to come. The next International Diamond Week will take place in Israel in February 2015, and in addition to the DDC membership, members of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse will also take part."