The *BIG* Jewelry show in Las Vegas

While we have yet to attend the *big* jewelry show in Las Vegas in June of each year, we have many associates, clients and vendors who go to exhibit and participate for a variety of reasons. While in the jewelry district of Manhattan (or Diamond District as some people know it) yesterday I was surrounded by men with guns and huge 18 wheel trucks that went on for several blocks. It took me a few minutes to realize what was going on...then it hit me. The 'Vegas' show. Yesterday, during business hours, tons of diamonds, precious gems, gold, platinum and silver were being loaded onto trucks here in NYC (and in LA, Chicago and other cities all over the country) to be driven, under heavy guard, to the show in Vegas. Here are a few images showing a tiny bit of what I could see. The angles aren't the best on the shots, but you can see the trucks all lined up, and you can see some of the armed guards - between each truck was a group of 10-20 men.