My father, Burt Belenke, was the man who started it all for me. He took over the business from his father, Saul Belenke around 1950. He continued to build the business and it became a thriving multi-store diamond business for the next 50 years. Beginning in the mid-1980’s, we worked together on the 3rd floor of the Seybold Building in downtown Miami, Florida.​

My father was the one who helped and supported me throughout my schooling, and I soon become a Graduate Gemologist from the GIA in 1990.

​After working with him for over ten years, I finally I opened my own business in Hollywood, FL. This news article from almost 20 years ago reminds me of those good old days. Even after I started my business, my dad was there with me to see it all.

In 2008, I started a new chapter in my career. I began buying and selling vintage jewelry in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a wonderful community brimming with people who love and appreciate vintage jewelry and diamonds.

In 2023, I launched the Belenke Diamond Vault, a second business dedicated to online jewelry sales. Please visit my Etsy shop.

What We Do

Here at The Belenke Diamond Vault we specialize in finding new homes for old jewelry. Fine jewelry has the ability to live on for a very long time, and make many people feel happy. We care for each piece, sometimes restoring it, sometimes using it to create something new and special. Then we send it on its way to be loved and appreciated by you. We have been doing things this way for over 40 years.

My entire career I have spent time behind the scenes in jewelry factories, always talking to craftsmen, designers, and goldsmiths. I have always been fascinated with how nice jewelry is created and built. Always finding out and knowing which techniques make the best quality jewelry. It is in this spirit that I choose pieces when I am buying for our shop, and also on occasion, when I choose to make something. Making good jewelry isn’t easy, and when I do, I want it to be the best I can make. You will see this quality in the diamond rings, tennis bracelets, earrings and other jewelry that we fabricate ourselves from time to time.

You can reach me most days. Feel free to send an email or call or text, Barry
belenkediamondvault@gmail.com   954-326-8365