ABOUT US

Commander Samuels retired from the Navy in South Florida in 1987 after 24 years of service and rapidly became a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Graduate Gemologist and a successful wholesale gem and jewelry dealer. He founded Provident Jewelry, a high end retail business which now has six locations in Florida, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Jupiter, Fort Meyers and two in Naples.

• Owned and operated wholesale and retail businesses in South Florida for the past 25 years.

• Served as an Arbitrator for disputes involving $1,000,000+ in controversy.

• Graduate of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) Master Gemologist Appraiser course, August 1993.

• Expert Witness.

• Full Mobile and In-House Gem Laboratories.

• Senior Member of the Accredited Gemologists Association: an independent, international, nonprofit organization.

• Published numerous articles (eg., PB Daily News) and is a distinguished public speaker.

• Unanimously elected Chairman of the Board and is a Director of the Diamond Bourse of the Southeastern United States, occupying either of these positions for the last 20 years.

• Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Graduate Gemologist and assisted in the revision of the GIA Diamonds Course.

• The World Federation of Diamond Bourses

• The Accredited Gemologist’s Association (AGA) Senior Member and Board Member

• Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA)

• The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA) Candidate

• Jeweler’s Board of Trade (JBT)

• The Jeweler’s Vigilance Committee (JVC)

• The Palm Beach Estate Planning Council

• The Northern Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce