Westlake Gold buys precious metals of gold, silver and platinum, watches, loose and mounted diamonds, and vintage jewelry. In addition to buying your scrap gold and silver, we also buy diamonds, name brand jewelry, and timepieces such as Rolex, Cartier, Bvlgari, Roberto Coin, Van Cleef and Arpel, and many more.
With over 15 years of experience, Westlake Gold can quickly determine what your items are worth and offer you the best price available. We pride ourselves on giving our customers excellent service, saving you time and money.
Westlake Gold buys precious metals of gold, silver and platinum, watches, loose and mounted diamonds, and vintage jewelry. In addition to buying your scrap gold and silver, we also buy diamonds, name brand jewelry, and timepieces such as Rolex, Cartier, Bvlgari, Roberto Coin, Van Cleef and Arpel, and many more.
With over 15 years of experience, Westlake Gold can quickly determine what your items are worth and offer you the best price available. We pride ourselves on giving our customers excellent service, saving you time and money.
Joel Richman is Founder and Owner of Westlake Gold. With more than 14 years of experience in the precious metal and diamond business, Joel brings a wealth of knowledge and business acumen to Westlake Gold. A local Westlake Village resident, Joel has been providing Ventura County with honest and upfront pricing and advice on jewelry, diamonds watches and coins since 2013. Joel is known for providing competitive and confidential transactions.
Prior to Westlake Gold, Joel opened and managed 14 Goldfellow stores throughout California, and spent 23 years in the insurance industry as accountant, controller and chief financial officer for large insurance brokerages. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from California State University, Northridge.
My name is Joel Richman. I managed GoldFellow’s operations in California and specifically in Westlake Village, located in the Paseo Shopping Center behind the Stonefire Grill. After six years, sadly, GoldFellow closed down its last operation in California in June 2015.
Upon closing, I decided to continue the buying under a new name, license and location. Westlake Gold, still located in the same Paseo Marketplace, is now located in an office suite in the center of the shopping mall, just upstairs above the Canyon Salon. We still have the same friendly staff to serve you, providing the same, safe and confidential transaction in we have given for the past seven years.
We will not buy any of the following items and will not submit them to any form of testing. Examples of costume jewelry brands can include but are not limited to: Avon, Napier, Swank, Trifari, and Monet.
Initial Evaluation
We first look at each item for any stamp it may have. Based on the stamp, we will do a test with acids to determine what karat it is.
Determine Value
We then separate each item by karat and group them together. We then weigh each group and record.
Make Deductions
Minor deductions are taken when the jewelry has gemstones or anything that is not a precious metal.
Fair Prices
We offer you the best price possible according to our pricing software.