How Much Do Diamonds Actually Cost? JEWELRY CHALLENGE | The District S2 Ep13
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 เม.ย. 2023
- Uncover the truth behind diamond pricing. Employees are given a "Jewelry Challenge" to create a new jewelry product for the business to advertise & sell. Tune into how custom jewelry is made, and if the staff can complete the challenge.
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I just picked up .3 carats in a 14 k white gold band for $300. Retail is $1200 on it. Thanks to this man alone, I was way too confident. And it worked. Thanks Trax.
In the gem and jewelry Business it's truly about being knowledgeable about what you are buying on Wednesday I'm purchasing a 2ct standard round brilliant cut white diamond in a white gold setting it is a e color great cut vs clarity non florescent and no treatments for $3,800.00 I know the normal wholesale for the stone is at least $16,000.00 but I already have my gem dealer in Thailand that is going to trade me for a Winza Tanzanian bicolor sapphire that's untreated that is normally around $20,000.00 I don't like white diamonds or working with them but when the offer came up I was honest about the retail vs wholesale and what I was willing to pay for it compared to actual value she wants to sell it before she goes on vacation so I'm getting a great deal plus I'm just sending the diamond not the setting. I will be able to make a very nice profit but it really is being honest firm and knowledgeable that is everything. I tend to mainly do custom and precision cut gemstones also I make mokume gane for other jeweler's. I didn't set out to be a jeweler a lapidariest gemologist I worked in the corporate world for over 20 years and retired at 41. I was born with a essential tremor in my hands my doctor said I needed to get a hobby that would make it so I had to control the movements and build strength. So I tried all sorts of things hated almost everything then I started making coin rings progressed to setting gems I purchased in them then making other types of jewelry using different materials then I thought why am I buying cut gemstones and learned how to cut gemstones myself then to learn more techniques and know exactly what I was buying and the quality I went through courses I now have several degrees and certifications and the best part is teaching kids to make their own jewelry I love it I provide all the materials and it is so satisfying getting kids into gems and jewelry making and yes if you are 21 or younger I think of you as a kid lol it's called getting old 😂 lol. Cutting the best gemstone out of a piece of rough for me is so satisfying as well as having some absolutely amazing mentors it now is at the point that I am only allowed to talk to my son's and life partner for maximum of 15 minutes a day about gems because I can turn anything into a conversation about gems and go on for hours. So just keep learning researching and learning. I also realized how often we pass agates jasper carnelian Jade moonstone varietys of quartz countless gems rough every time I go to beach hike in woods or even in the landscape rocks outside cracker barrel lol I found a blue banded agate that weights over a pound Saturday just sitting with other landscaping rocks I cleaned it brought it in with me asked them if I could buy it they looked at me like I was crazy but explained it was a valuable rock and they said don't worry just take it, that is one thing always ask you will rarely if ever hear no, but it is only right also you never know when that will lead to a special order or something along those lines. Sadly there are a lot of bad players in the industry like Harlem Bling I am sick that everytime I watch a video on Traxs channel and their advertising always pops up I went to the site watched a few videos and what they are selling is not anything I would ever handle or purchase and they flat out don't know or lie in some videos like they said mossinite is only lab created that isn't true at all it's extremely rare to find natural but they are available and the costs matches the rarity. Sorry for rambling also for spelling and grammar mistakes I had a stroke and it effected my writing amongst other things thank you
@@doomedwojak420 please no sir lol always makes me feel old, I'm in California where are you located???
@@davidariamirroarkyoung sir do you have a channel or anything that you post your knowledge on? The craft of creating jewelry seems so intriguing to me
@@brgo_1787 no I have been asked to review products and show alternatives for expensive tools what the gemologist tools are and ways to make them yourself or purchase for much less costs also the tricks I use for making much higher profit margins doing Lapidary work and buying rough or recutting badly cut or damaged gemstones. I like teaching and lecturing in person I also have been extremely lucky with the contacts I have made. My hero Mentor was Dr Hanneman he was a chemist that made tools for gemologist his entire philosophy and life's work consisted of making tools and coming up with techniques so that anyone could afford to become a gemologist without spending thousands of dollars on tools. One of his greatest achievements was creating a technique known as "The Hodgkinson eye method" Dr Hodgkinson came out with a tool called the gem eye it was the first electronic refractive index detector and could detect higher and lower ranges then a manual Refractometer. They met at a gem convention where he Dr. Hodgkinson was premiering his machine Dr Hanneman said that is amazing every pawn shop and jewelry store should have one it was in the 1970's it was portable and $379.00 that was very cheap for what it could do for any gem business. Hanneman said to Hodgkinson but you know you can do that without any tools just using your eyes, Hodgkinson said no way that's nuts Hanneman said I bet you I can I will show you later today they actually were out drinking having fun with other gemologist and finally got back to the Hannemans hotel at two am and he turned down the lights opened the curtains just a small amount so A slit of light was coming in to the chair he sat in and Hodgkinson started handing him a spinel and told him it was a sapphire Hanneman put the gem up to his eye and said no it's spinel and he started handing him gem after gem and twenty gems later Hanneman identified each ones specific refractive index if it was double or single refraction even some other features along with positive identity of every gem without any tools other then his eyes. Hodgkinson was amazed they stayed up all night and Hanneman taught him how to do it. They became very good friends and business partners Hodgkinson went and lectured all over about what he called Dr Hannemans method but because Hodgkinson was the one out teaching it even though he always gave the credit to Hanneman It became known as "The Hodgkinson eye method" this always upset Hodgkinson because it didn't matter how many times he corrected gemology articles science and chemistry magazines articles etc Dr Hanneman thought it was funny. Hanneman was a chemist Hodgkinson was a gemologist Hanneman never had any formal training in gemology but the partnership between the two came up with countless very inexpensive revolutionary in design or method or new uses of tools. So I know how to teach their methods show people to make certain tools themselves use gem tools to do more then designed for to sixth graders or college students hobbiest or professionals . I am very animated and love teaching hearing my own voice and sharing knowledge about gems making jewelry Lapidary arts etc and doing it on a budget and I am always a smartass because I was taught only two types of people smart or dumb asses and I make constant jokes wisecracks and sarcasm. I'm also the definition of ego and idd look them up in dictionary there is my picture. So I am getting ready to start making those videos teaching people these methods and tricks. I also am looking for a personal apprentice in California to teach and eventually take over my business. But let me be clear I am happy to advise anyone through video chat or things like that if not in my area I love gemology hate white diamonds btw also I only work personally with natural Untreated gemstones or just heat treated and in the case of emeralds lightly oiled. It is easy for anyone to get ahold of me on Gmail my username is Davidariamir so if someone sends me a message I have no issues giving my phone number and doing video calls lol there is a rule outside of gemology or geology lapidariest friends I'm only allowed to talk for maximum of 15 minutes a day with my two sons and my best friend because I can turn anything into a conversation about gems and yes this is way too long of my rambling lol sorry for that also spelling and grammar mistakes I had a stroke and it effected my writing amongst other things thank you
@@davidariamirroarkyoung thanks for sharing man. Great knowledge!
I didn't like this guy but the more I watch his stuff I like him he's real and tells it how it is. He's got me wanting a tennis chain.
FRFR
With a name like Dswag I don’t think anybody cares what you think most likely buy from your jewelry at Walmart
Hes a diamond SALESMAN !! Lol
Same here
@@chriscarlton-gm4hr what has you so bent out of shape? Problems at home?
“You know who are the celebrities, my clients “ 💛💛 this why we love trax
I like the meeting where you go over company numbers. It’s a great way to push the whole team to do better.
Stay motivated
@@TraxNYCDiamondJewelry
T plz come dump some gold in Stockholm\Sweden.. god knows I need it! 😅
@@TraxNYCDiamondJewelry quittersneverwin.eth
winnersneverquit.eth
THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY WILL FALL SOON...... Cheers from Europe.
@@BanglaDeszcz You're talking out your butthole dude, no way it's going to fall. That's like saying electricity is going to go out of use lmao.
This is the good content we need. Business, diamonds, gold, jewelry numbers. Not your personal world views.
Why? Was he making personal videos often? (Im just asking 😂 i am curious)
@@kinhx4515 Max shows it all and I’m here for it
I retire out of the US ARMY after 22 yrs in. I am 39 yrs old. My goal is to find TraxNYC and have them make me a Army Veteran ring!. I love these guys.
Who ever edited the video needs a salary bonus,
what I like about this guy is he's honest and true about everything he does.. no beating around the bush or any of that bullshit.. keep up the great work max.
Greetings from North Africa.
The fact that she submitted a WHOLE COLLECTION is a phenomenal way of thinking 👏👏👏
I just want to say I love the work you’re doing man. You’re honest about your business and hold yourself to higher standards than any other dealer in your trade, at least from who I’ve met. If I ever make it to the state you live in I’m gonna have to drop by and get some gold. I know it’ll be high quality at a fair price. Keep this shit up man.
Mr. Polite agressive upfront no BS..the passion and the biz🔥
I like how every option is presented and treated as business. He don't judge since he's in the business to sell jewelery at a variety of price ranges. I wish i knew people like him growing up with that kinda grind and mentality. Sometimes you need those outside perspectives from someone similar in mindset to help reveal options that you may not have realized whether it's for a sale or business partner
Love the videos bro, can definitely tell u take good care of your employees and your business. Once my funds are right I'm definitely gonna have to cop some white gold and sapphire on a chain 💪
Smart man I love how honest raw uncut and blunt he is! 💯🔥❣️
This guy knows ALOT about gold, diamonds, and precious metals...listening to him try to talk chemistry tho was hillarious
Big fan of you guys love the videos Max, much appreciated many thanks from Ireland
You’re a top dog Max! Love u love TraxNYC! Love the district!
Love these episodes 👍🏻👏
This guy is going to be the world's next biggest motivational speaker. I love that he keeps it 💯 and tells you like it is unlike this bs Western Media bias news that you hear today, folks. Keep up the good work, my brother, and continue to give the world more content. Quality stuff and very informative/educational to listen to now. If you don't take something from this folks than something is wrong with you.
Love the channel my guy keep up the good work , I can’t wait to buy from you
This man is an incredible human being. His story, his life, it's inspirational beyond comprehension. I have so much respect for this man. I learn everything from this channel. I only wish I knew about this guy back when I was trying to buy my first time piece. I saved up my whole life for something special and I got ripped off with a fake. Biggest regret of my life to this day. SO much money gone that I can never recoup but it will never happen again with the new knowledge I have picked up from here.
The District baby!!!! Great episode
I've been following this channel for a while now and I have learned a lot about jewelry
Your da man bro seriously love your content keep up the good work 💪
Thanks for tuning in
I like that, “You know whos my celebrities? My clients.” 12:23
i truly hope trax becomes the go to jeweler for all these celebs n rappers etc.
Just bought my 1st ounce from these guys they were great to deal with! I really enjoyed my process .
Brah thank you for great video. Very informative. Thx homie, you educated and convinced me that when I propose I am buying lab
Make sure you have a discussion with your partner about it 😊
Man I love that he doesn’t sweeten anything! He just tells it how it is !!
Most people don’t understand the scam that Debeers created. They have vaults of diamonds in storage to limit the supply and drive the price up. Diamonds are far from rare
Lab growth are already better
Yea man i know ....in fact there are more diamonds in the world than gold 😂
It's a scammy business. Bassically you scam your clients with something non-valuable and say is rare
Has the loyalist and good hearted employees I’ve seen respect ✊🏾
The Pharoah's head is a pretty clever piece! The graduated color sapphire bracelets we sold in a Jewelry store I worked in. ( not a "new" idea).😊
I love the little competitions like that ..that's cool
Thank you for doing the pendant looking forward to it coming out
Love the Spring collection and Autum collection.
Ive got a wooly jumper that would look good with it.
This dude needs a reality tv show lol it would be the only one I would ever watch legitimately
Thank you Mr. Trax. I went to NY and stop by your shop last week.
It was very fun and interesting at the same time.
Because of your show on You Tube, this got me into interesting the subject.
I bought 2 items there that across the Simon diamonds shop.
Love the link chain! Keep up the good work trax!
U simply made it very neat and clean for their closing and openings selling too makes it look nice
What kind of paint do you guys use for the surface enamel? i understand you typically need to build up the walls for powdered enamel... but what type of paint do you apply to the Zelda Link Pendant? is it just enamel paint?
One of the better eps
Aye Love the content‼️🙏
let's get that 1M ✨ subscribers lol! Good luck bro👏
I really like dude cause bro really keep it all the way a thou 💯
I was just watching the movie Uncut Gems, and this guy shows up in the movie. Made the movie more awesome.
Glorious inspiration!
What an exciting place to work. It must be hard to sleep with all of those fabulous design ideas dancing in your heads ❤
That pharrohs head is so awesome! Trax with a Chemistry class too! Fuck yea TRAX!
more more more... love this series
Trax your a LEGEND !!!
The black diamond sniper gang peice was to crazy 🔥
“There’s the Charizard, there’s the Bulbasaur…” 😂😂😂
Dope Ass Channel 🔥✨ Starting to F with it heavy 💪🏼
That's fire 🔥 Pharoah 2 the Skelton comes out
By far the best entertainment! Maxzal! Should be your nickname !
Beautiful pieces of Art I love that Pharaoh's tomb
love seeing all the youngins
givin me energy to go to jeweler school
Gems like Emeralds and Rubies are the way to go.
Max you are the best business man i know
Love the Pharos head, a diamond encrusted skeleton would look killer inside it.
Yoooo that sonic and knuckles and kid goku sheeeeshhh I can't wait to see
This is exactly why this man is the Jewelry GOAT 🐐 they teach you the element board in grade school who said you wouldn't need to know the elements an that's why he's the goat an not you my guy!
Trax got the jackpot on padlock🙏🏾
spitting straight facts at the end gah damn
These lab grown GIA/IGI diamonds are gonna change the game & I can’t wait to see where you take it! Bперёд!
I like the Pharaoh head pennant with the skull or the alien inside that was really creative😊
How can you tell the difference between synthetic diamonds and pure diamonds, is it inclusions? What’s your process? I’ve been hooked on your videos lately. Makes me want to become a gemologist lol
You are soooooooo close to 1 million 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Solid ending. Well said.
Hands down ive seen the best looking and quality jewelry thus far.
Could sit and listen to Melissa talk all day ❤
It's so true that, everyone is always undercutting the competition to a point were it's not worth doing business anymore!
Im dealing with it in my business now. I own an overhead door business and you got 2 guys and a truck doing work for next to nothing, ruining the market
@@dano1307 do something they can't do without cash, something that requires more equipment/more expensive, if they'll want to do it too they will have to raise prices for the undercut services
Love ur knowledge 🔥🔥🔥
Almost at 1M!!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
I like the Idea of Lab Diamonds 💎 but what kind of loss would I be looking at when trying to resell ? Say I put a 1ct. Round into a Ring on a Natty Diamond when I sell it’s about a 50% loss is it safe to assume I’d maybe get 25% back on a Lab grown ?
Love the break downs
You're a very impressive young man. Keep up the great work theirs so many cutthroat people in the trade. stay true
Need more episodes like this
Max you won all our hearts, God bless you 🇹🇷💪❤️🙏
Love the videos, keep them coming. 🥰🥰🥰
They are nearly as good as Nico’s 👍👍👍👍
Much better than Nico
Straight monster in his craft building a business
One of my favorite jewelers!
Man y’all make me wish I were working for you and I’m self employed 😂 y’all be having too much fun out there… gonna have to stop by and drop a few grand on Trax goods next time I’m around. Also, Soviet Union represent represent. I’m from Russia and this is the vibe I want when I buy jewelry, y’all keeping it real.
I just inherited some jewelry It’s all dated but there’s some nice pieces I’m just trying to get some inspiration for something to make out of it. This channel is great! I’d love to bring my goodies to you guys.
“Dated” is much better than some of these newer pieces. I sell and deal in antique jewelry, and I guarantee those pieces are gonna have better stones and better quality. I love watching these videos but I can see that these newer things can’t compete with what the jewelers were doing over a hundred years ago ❤🎉 happy for your recent additions
God bless you always Sir TRAX
That Link pendant/chain goes crazy.
I just bought a Gold cross from Melisa yesterday i cant wait to recieve it!
The character in the beginning is knuckles from sonic the hedgehog!! Nice piece!!
Maks, you're the shit yo. Bank that cash and run the diamond district like a boss!
That periodic table was powerful
That man said diamonds falling out the Pharaoh ..😂 12:25
TRAX N.Y.C GOES CRAZYYY MAX #1
It’s funny because when I dealt with Anup I inquired on a piece ,
He asked what’s my budget I tell him 8-10k, he gives me a price, I say ok, inquired on a black diamond version and… he Igged me, closed the convo and all. Gave me up to another Jeweler
Also a ROYGBIV bracelet would be cool. Similar to the 4 seasons but colors instead!
Let’s hit that 1 Million mark
Something I never see, sacred geometry jewelry with real gems and quality lines.
Knuckle’s KNUCKLES 🤩⛽️💯 REVERSED💎’s
It would be nice if you would do it daily podcast cast.. because you do have a good entertainment for the most part it’s real..
Hi friend, it's your friend from across the pond, Ireland 🇮🇪, great video and God bless EVERYONE....
My network won't let me text outside Europe so I sent you a text though Google. I hope you get it, thanks very much.....?
Love these videos.
Can I ask how do you tell if it's natural or lab? If you didn't have paper work?