Diamond Bourse, Club or Exchange

A Diamond Bourse, Club or Exchange – Some Common Features

Regardless of their titles, there are about 30 of them worldwide each with their own exclusive membership.

Some started in coffee shops, some as a centre for refugees and some just to prevent theft, but all of them protect the ethics and accepted business practices of the diamond trade including the famous ‘mazel u’bracha’ at the conclusion of a successful deal, regardless of the local spoken language.

As in other world trades, these institutions are in essence market places for dealers to show their variety of goods. The choice of diamonds in terms of quality, price, shape and size is enormous, and very often cutters and dealers specialising in specific stones and buyers needing a large assortment, can find their needs under one roof both in the comfort of the amenities necessary for purchasing diamonds with a clear mind and with the required security.

The word “club” is particularly appropriate in this trade, as from the largest of them, such as The Israel Diamond Exchange with 3,100 members and companies and the Bharat Diamond Bourse with 2,400 members to the smallest with only a few hundred members, the ambience is always the same; a combination of the latest available technology and the friendly, personal manner that trade is conducted within the diamond industry.

Below is a list of the most known exchanges worldwide (in country alphabetical order):

DIAMOND DEALERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA

DIAMANT-CLUB WIEN ~ AUSTRIA

BEURS voor DIAMANTHANDEL ~ ANTWERP, BELGIUM

SHANGHAI DIAMOND EXCHANGE ~ CHINA

DUBAI DIAMOND EXCHANGE

DIAMANT- UND EDELSTEINBÖRSE IDAR-OBERSTEIN EV ~ GERMANY

HONG KONG DIAMOND BOURSE LIMITED

BHARAT DIAMOND BOURSE ~ INDIA

THE ISRAEL DIAMOND EXCHANGE LTD

BORSA DIAMANTI D‘ITALIA

TOKYO DIAMOND EXCHANGE INC ~ JAPAN