1. Presented By Jack Ghazalian, DG, CSG, GG, RGA
A WORLD
RENOWNED GEMOLOGIST
2.
3. THE PURPOSE OF MY PRESENCE HERE TODAY IS TO INSPIRE YOU!
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE ONCE YOU CONTEMPLATE.
PRINCIPLE IS THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSITY DEGREE AND
THERE IS NO DIPLOMA TO THAT IN EXISTENCE BECAUSE
PRINCIPLE CANNOT BE DECLARED AND BE RECOGNIZED ON
PAPER, IT IS WELL BEYOND THAT VALUE.
"INTELLECTUAL GROWTH SHOULD COMMENCE AT BIRTH
AND CEASE ONLY AT DEATH"
"I HAVE NO SPECIAL TALENT. I AM ONLY PASSIONATELY CURIOUS.........“
-ALBERT EINSTEIN-
4. ABOUT MY NON-PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
• I am an Armenian Lebanese
• Born in Beirut Lebanon
• Born as an Orthodox Christian
• Studied at College des Freres Maristes – Champville, Lebanon
• Continued my education in Paris, France until the age of 14
• Came to the USA with very little English. English was my 5th language
• Failed High School, then at 19 I took my GED exam and passed
5. BRIEF HISTORY OF MY LIFE
• I speak Five Languages
• 23 Industry Diplomas and Certificates (18 from GIA and 5 from ISG)
• Lifetime Achievements: Twenty Eight (28) Diplomas and
Certificates
• Former Professor from GIA
• Diploma Member of the Gemological Institute of America Alumni
Association (GIA)
• Diplomate by the International School of Gemology as a
Registered Gemologist Appraiser
6. TRAVEL HISTORY:
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TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD IN SEARCH OF AMAZING AND RARE GEMS,
AND AS A CONSULTANT AND GEMOLOGICAL TRAINER TO MANY LARGE AND
REPUTABLE INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
• Paris, France
• Switzerland: Geneva, Lausanne
Monaco, Monte Carlo
Italy: Venice, Vicenza, Florence, Milan and Rome
Greece: Athens
UAE: Dubai & Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia: Jeddah, Riyadh
Muscat Oman
Qatar: Doha
Japan: Tokyo
Traveled and created businesses almost in every state in the USA.
7. MY CAREER IN GENERAL
• Started as a Jewelry Manufacturer (Machine Made)
• Goldsmith (About a year)
• Diamond Setter (5 years)
• Gemology Degrees
• Retail Experience
• World Traveler
• Trainer
• Wholesaler (Branding & marketing strategist)
• Jeweler to celebrities
8. T O D A Y
• Fine Jewelry and Watch Appraisals with my business partners in Newport
Beach. Gemological Insurance Appraisers
• My partners specializes in Antique Jewelry
• Divorce settlement and dissolution
• Estate Planning, Liquidation, and Probate
• Investment
• Forensics
• Assistance with Insurance Fraud Investigation
• Assistance to the Police Department and the FBI
24. MOUAWAD
• GIA in Carlsbad The Robert Mouawad Campus
• In 1994 Mouawad Hired me for special assignments
• GIA Campus In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Offered the position to be
the President? To me, it was beyond a great offer, it was an
amazing compliment!!!!!! I just had to say no! Because that would
require a long term stay in Saudi Arabia and I just chose not to.
• That is when Mouawad offered about 6 million dollars to GIA
and ultimately GIA Campus is named after him in Carlsbad!
28. AHMADABAD
WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI
The Ahmedabad diamond gets it's
name from the city of Ahmedabad the
capital of Gujarat State in central-
western India, where the diamond
was reported to have been purchased
by Jean Baptiste Tavernier in the 17th
century A.D.
29. JEAN-BAPTISTE TAVERNIER
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was
born in Paris of a French
family (1605 – 1689) was a
17th-century French gem
merchant and traveler.
Traveling at his own expense,
120,000 miles making six
voyages to Persia and India
between the years 1630-
1668.
30. Jean Baptiste Tavernier, not only purchased the rough diamond at
Ahmedabad, but also got it cut by the renowned master-cutters
based in this ancient city. Tavernier claimed he bought for one of
his friends.
Tavernier is best known for the discovery/purchase of the 116
carat Tavernier Blue Diamond that he subsequently sold to Louis
XIV of France in 1668 for 120,000 livres the equivalent of 172,000
ounces of pure gold and a letter of ennoblement, Five years later,
Louis had his court jeweler Jean Pitau recut the stone into the 68
carat French Blue and had it set as a hat pin. The gem was reset by
his grandson Louis XV in The Medal of The Order of the Golden
Fleece, stolen in 1792 and was recut and re-emerged in London
30 years later as The Hope Diamond In 1669 Tavernier purchased
for 60,000 livres.
31. MOUAWAD
WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI
My Small Lab at the Diamond
Setting Factory in Jeddah
101.52ct 100% natural
Kashmir Sapphire
32. MOUAWAD
WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI
Exclusive
Watch Made
In The
Factory In
Jeddah
One Full Week
Just To Cut & Set
The Fancy
Yellow
Diamonds On
The Dial
34. B V L G A R I
• Brand Ambassador
• Trainer (How to deal with Royal Families) The way to talk, the
tone of the voice, how to properly greet, walk same speed in the
showroom.
• PR
• The importance of how to impress and to make the biggest deals
possible… ADNOC meeting, and the orders made which was
beyond the capacity of Bvlgari Rome
40. THE MOUAWAD 1001 NIGHTS DIAMOND PURSE—
THE MOST VALUABLE HANDBAG IN THE WORLD
($3.8 MILLION), GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, 2010
41.
42. THE MOUAWAD
1001 NIGHTS
DIAMOND PURSE
The heart-shaped purse,
handcrafted in 18kt gold.
4,517 diamonds (105
yellow, 56 pink and 4,356
colorless) with a total
weight of 381.92 carats.
43. MOUAWAD
HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE
VAST DIAMOND
COLLECTION
OF MOUAWAD
Jubilée
Weight: 245.35
carats
Shape: Cushion
Antique
Grade: E-VVS2
Premier Rose
Weight:
137.02 carats
Shape: Pear
Grade: D-FL
Excelsior
Weight: 69.68
carats
Shape: Pear
Grade: G-VS2
This Diamond
Went into The
Fantasy Bra
Taylor Burton
Weight: 69.42
carats
Shape: Pear
Grade: D-FL
Mouawad Blue
Weight: 42.92
carats
Shape: Pear
Grade: Fancy Blue
Mouawad Lilac
Weight: 24.44 carats
Shape: Emerald Cut
Grade: Fancy Pink
46. SULTAN OF
BRUNEI
Hassanal Bolkiah
Born: July 15, 1946 (age 67
Spouse: Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim
(m. 2005–2010)
Pengiran Anak Salena (m. 1965)
Isteri Mariam (m. ? – 2003)
47. 1788 rooms, with some
of the assets inlaid with
gold and diamond
The palace has 650
suites ... each furnished
at not less than 150,000
thousand euros
This requires the visitor
to spend 24 hours just
to inspect each room for
30 seconds
SULTAN OF
BRUNEI
