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Behind the Scenes at Lambert- Who We Are
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September, 2008
Greetings all,
Please let me take this opportunity to welcome you to the first edition of the Lambert E-Newsletter. The world of jewelry and stone cutting is constantly changing and Lambert is the company poised to best keep you informed of all the new developments. Combined we are a wealth of information based upon over 35 years experience and it is time we show you what makes Lambert your number one source for gemstones, custom jewelry and stone cutting.
Today, stones, pearls and jewelry are cut and sold by the tons and mass market jewelry has limited or no human contact. Large volume purchases obtain the best pricing while sacrificing quality. At Lambert, our gemologists and staff review hundreds of colored stones before choosing only a handful. Lambert chooses pearls by color, shape and luster all reviewed by our certified gemologists strand by strand. Our diamonds are chosen by selection, one by one, and not bought by the lot. We genuinely care about the stones we cut, select and turn into jewelry. The difference is Lambert, where value is not only quality and price but the total customer experience.
What continues to set Lambert apart from everyone else in our industry is our knowledge and devotion to our clients needs. We learn both through our success and our experience and our highly trained staff have worked with many of you throughout the years to realize your projects and designs. This incredibly talented team continues to grow as does our appreciation for fine stones and the work of the talented artisans of Thailand.
Welcome to E-letter volume 1-1 and please meet the people behind the scenes at Lambert. These are the people who make it all happen.
Best Regards,
Eric Forbes
Managing Director
Principal Owner |
 Elsbeth Zimmerman (Director, Head Jewelry Designer): Swiss, Accredited Gemologist, design & art training, 8 years with Lambert, multi-lingual (English, Swiss, German, French).
Designs jewelry, buys stones, leads & teaches staff members involved in design, inventory control & all the things that need to be coordinated to make a beautiful piece of custom made jewelry come to life. Believes personal relationships with her clients are essential to creating a product that pleases.
Hobbies: Designing jewelry, collector of gems & jewelry; active in the American Woman's Club of Bangkok and German speaking Woman's group (Drehscheibe). |
 Chaiyuth Runguthaitawornsuk, (Head Stone Buyer, Manager Cutting Operations- nickname: Noom): Thai, Accredited Gemologist, bilingual (Thai/English), "grew up" in the Lambert business, buying gemstones for 18 years, continually dealing with individual gem traders & is an authority on gem valuation and sourcing.
Oversees quality control in the gem cutting & jewelry manufacturing areas & designs jewelry.
Hobbies: Collector of gemstones (a collection that is the envy of all) & stamps, table tennis & running. |
 Khanit Thainiyom (Assistant to Managing Director-nickname: Pui): Thai, bilingual (Thai/English), "grew up" in his families cutting/gem trading company and came to Lambert for international and design experience.
Pui deals with stone cutting customer requests as well as custom jewelry design. Pui is everyone's "go to" guy and has two years experience learning the business at Lambert. |
 Danette Baker Haley (Jewelry Designer & Stone Buyer): American, accredited G.I A. gemologist, 2 years with Lambert. Designs jewelry & buys stones with a passion for colored stone designs.
Hobbies: collector of gems & jewelry, traveling, cooking & cuisines. Active in the American Woman's Club of Bangkok, sponsors (with husband) 2 Thai female high school scholarships annually. Previous 20 year career as operating room nurse. |
 Eric Forbes (Managing Director, Principal Owner): American. Before assuming ownership of Lambert I was a loyal gem & jewelry customer for 12 years and a long time personal collector of gems & jewelry.
In addition to company oversight, I buy stones and devote significant time to the gem cutting, jewelry design, customer interface, marketing and manufacturing quality control areas.
Hobbies: Collector of gems, jewelry & art and LOVES to travel. |
To meet the Rest of Our Staff, Visit Our Website At: www.lambertgems.com and click on the "meet our staff" button
Lambert Now Has Two Additional Payment Options/Methods
We have recently added the option to make payment by credit card or PayPal. Instructions to do this are now enclosed with all Lambert invoices.
GET YOUR CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY ORDERS IN EARLY
Our October Newsletter Will Feature Holiday Gift Suggestions
Gem/Jewelry Term of the Month
Fossicker: This term is derived from the term fossick (UK origin) which means to ferret out or to rummage. Australian gem hunters have adopted this term. In Australia, one who hunts for gems is called "a fossicker" and the activity of gem hunting is called "fossicking." This is a major Australian hobby as well as vocation as the Australian island continent is a rich mother lode of a large variety of gems and decorative stones. These include sapphire, spinel, zircon, peridot, garnets, topaz, smoky quartz, amethyst, citrine, rose quartz, labradorite, opal, fire opal, chrysoprase and several other gem species.
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