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Diamond Doctor Partners to Launch Dallas Cutting Facility
The Dallas-based jewelry wholesaler and retailer is joining with Southwest Diamond Cutters to establish a state-of-the-art diamond cutting facility to serve retail and wholesale clients nationwide.
Dallas--Dallas-based jewelry wholesaler and retailer The Diamond Doctor has announced plans to join with Southwest Diamond Cutters to establish a state-of-the-art diamond cutting facility to serve retail and wholesale clients nationwide.
The facility will be located in the Farmers Branch suburb of Dallas and will house 14 diamond cutters and support staff. Employees are slated to move into the facility mid-2016, following building renovations.
Cutters at the new facility will produce polished diamonds from rough cutting as well as from older diamonds that need refurbishing and re-cutting to meet modern styles.
The Cut diamonds will be certified by independent, third-party laboratories in the U.S. and sold through both The Diamond Doctor retail store in Dallas as well as through the wholesale business.
Dallas-based Southwest Diamond Cutters was founded in 1993 by Ashley van Creveld, a fifth generation master diamond cutter.
Blank, meanwhile, moved to Dallas in 1996 from his native South Africa and started a wholesale diamond company in 2002 before opening his retail business, The Diamond Doctor, to sell diamonds at wholesale prices to individuals a year later.
“I have always believed that being a vertically integrated diamond business ultimately benefits the consumer,” Diamond Doctor owner David Blank said. “This new venture will allow us to manage the diamond cutting process, minimizing third-party costs. Ultimately, the consumer will benefit by being able to buy high-quality, lower-priced products.”
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