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Meet The Team At Diamonds.co.nz

Tuesday 31 March 2015, 10:11AM

By Beckie Wright

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Diamonds.co.nz provides diamond advice, diamond knowledge and the ability to select diamonds and jewellery online and are a leading loose diamond wholesaler of diamonds for diamond rings, engagement rings or any other type of jewellery. Paul Bunker, the Managing Director of diamonds.co.nz has been involved in the wholesale diamond business in New Zealand since 1984 and obtained the Graduate Gemologist diploma from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) after completing the Diamond Course in Residence in 1983 – the first New Zealander to do so. While there he also completed his GIA Graduate Gemologist Diploma.

Before going into business Paul worked as a diamond and coloured stone buyer for a large jewellery manufacturer in Auckland and ever since then, Paul has been importing and selling diamonds into the New Zealand jewellery industry and continues to do so to this day. Regular diamond buying trips to the main diamond trading and cutting centres of Antwerp and India respectively enable Paul to keep abreast of industry trends and enable the purchase of diamonds at very competitive prices. Paul also has a 30 year relationship with a major De Beers Sightholder company that has supported him from the beginning.

Marie Hawkins has been diamonds.co.nz Diamond and Jewellery Consultant and Sales Manager for the past 38 years, but has recently retired. She has many years working  with the diamond and coloured stone wholesaling industry in New Zealand. Early in her career she worked for a well-known diamond and coloured stone dealer in Auckland and after working at the retail level returned to the diamond wholesaling business. Marie is very experienced in all aspects of the trade and has a love of diamonds and jewellery.

The third member of the team Emma is their Diamond and Jewellery Consultant. Emma entered the jewellery industry in 2011 when she came to work for diamonds.co.nz after returning from working in the UK. Emma has also attended a Jewellery CAD Design course in Australia and is interested in all things diamonds. Since then she has completed the GIA Diamond course finishing her practical in New York.
Lyn is diamonds.co.nz Administration Manager and is a qualified Accountant who has been involved in the business for 30 years. The whole team are there to ensure the purchase of their diamonds is an enjoyable experience for their valued customers, so to find out more about their products and services, please visit the website at http://www.diamonds.co.nz .