GIA representatives spent time with old friends, and made a few new ones, as they walked the bustling aisles of the Jewelers of America summer show in New York City.

– Photos by Dominick Fiorille

Paul Lubetsky, president and CEO
of Windsor Jewelers Inc., places a
Mauboussin, Paris, turquoise necklace
on his wife, Toni, chief operating
officer for the company.

Patricia Syvrud, manager of In-Kind Gifts,
admires the diamond necklace and ring
suite Ritesh Mehta of Bapalal Keshavlal
has her try on.

Harry Kalati, president of London Pearl, brings
out some of his company’s prized cultured
pearls for Linda Ellis Harmeling, GIA’s vice
president and chief Development officer.

Brothers Danny (from left), Ronen
and Arik Yakubov, of Yakubov
Diamond Manufacturers & Exporters,
play up to the camera.

Jigar M. Shah (from left), president
of C. Mahendra Jewels’ New York
offices, Amanda Luke, editor of
The Loupe, and Jerry Buckley,
director of Development, talk about
GIA’s new school in Mumbai,
India, where C. Mahendra Jewels is
headquartered.

Jane Lynch, director of Institute Relations,
tries on a yellow diamond ring from Ofer Saha
of Baquette World.

Christian Mahlke (left) and Ruben Bunz of
Bunz Collection display a diamond jewelry suite.

GIA President William E. Boyajian (left)
and Board of Governor member Ralph Destino
catch up between meetings at the show.