JCK Online - February 1, 2001

The Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair, held Sept. 20-24, drew 30,665 registered visitors from 129 countries and regions as well as 1,774 exhibitors from 47 countries and regions. The fair saw a 21% rise in the number of trade visitors from the Asia-Pacific region, especially from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, India, and Indonesia.

• Associations
• CJA CREATES ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIPS
• BOSTON JEWELERS CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
• SNAG ANNOUNCES RICHMOND CONFERENCE
• NCJA TO SPONSOR LAS VEGAS TRIP
• Associations
• JA RELOCATES HEADQUARTERS
• ETIQUETTE ON TAP AT WJA BREAKFAST

• Bench Tricks
• Trick VII: On the cutting edge

• Business Report
• The Jeweler's Guide to Using Internet Auctions
• Cyber Stats
• The Downside of Online Auctions
• Tips From a Pro

• Counterpoint
• In Search of Perfection: Ready, Fire, Aim

• Cover
• The 2001 AGTA Spectrum Awards: Spectacle of Design

• Diamond Notes
• U.N. Reports on 'Conflict Diamonds'
• A Key to Synthetic Diamond ID?
• Second Canadian Mine Clears Last Regulatory Hurdle
• De Beers Likely to Post Record Sales For Year 2000
• Diamond Notes
• De Beers Rearranges Sight Boxes
• The Lion Fails in Court Bid Against the Spirit
• Botswana Considers PR Effort
• Diamond Inscription Enters the Matrix
• Polar Bear Battle Erupts in Canada

• Diamonds
• GIA: Research Continues
• What They're Up To
• To Market, To Market
• Whatever Became of Pegasus?
• Nitrogen or Not?

• E-Commerce
• Return to Sanity

• Editors Page
• Give 'em a SWOT

• Exhibits
• GIA MUSEUM FEATURES GIANT GEMSTONES

• Fashion
• Pushing the luxury envelope
• Sapphire Jewelry: Liberal Colors Challenge Conservative Blues

• Fashion Facets
• Fashion Facets
• Designer Discovery: Georgia Ruiz Torres
• New Designer Show in Baltimore
• Welcome to the Fourth Dimension
• A Different Approach to Knockoffs

• Gem Notes
• ICA Colored Gemstone Congress
• Lavender Chalcedony: A New Find
• Gem Notes
• Blue Pearls Make the Grade
• HRD: Not Just Diamonds Any More

• Grade This
• A sapphire by any other name.

• Heritage
• Ravishing Retro: The First Uniquely American Style
• Bibliography
• Trademark of the 1940s
• Wearing '40s Jewelry Today

• Jewel of the Month
• Chinese Freshwater Cultured Pearls

• Lab News
• CLARITY TECHNOLOGY BY FIRST DIAMOND
• EGL GEMOLOGISTS LECTURE IN U.K.
• Lab News
• LAB OFFERS BROCHURE

• Legislation
• Unresolved Business Issues Face New Congress, President
• Speak up!
• The New President and Small Business
• Top Concerns of Small Businesses

• Management
• Dealing With Difficult Customers
• 2001 Economic Forecast: Soft Landing on a Rocky Road

• Personal Business
• Online Relief
• Less Stress? Yes!

• Retailing
• Rolling With the Changes
• Longevity

• Supplier News
• LESLIE'S IS FEATURED IN MARKETING CASE STUDY
• Supplier News
• NEW LIABILITY INSURANCE OFFERED
• COLIBRI ACQUIRES ASSETS AND TRADEMARK
• 'TRITON TITANIUM' COLLECTION INTRODUCED

• Trade Shows
• JEWELRY PAVILION CRAFT MARKET TO DEBUT
• MORE WATCHES, CLOCKS AT INHORGENTA 2001
• GERMAN CHANCELLOR TO OPEN AMBIENTE
• MIDWEST JEWELRY EXPO HAS NEW LOCATION
• HONG KONG FAIR DRAWS MORE THAN 15,500 BUYERS
• HONG KONG SHOW SET FOR MARCH
• BASEL 2001 HAS NEW LOOK
• Trade Shows
• MIDDLE EAST EXHIBITION BREAKS RECORDS
• JA MASTERS IN MOTION LINEUP SET FOR TUCSON
• LONDON SHOW CALLED A SUCCESS
• CHINA SET TO HOST GOLD EXHIBITION

• Up Front
• Correction
• FTC Says Disclose Laser Drilling
• Hall, NGOs Stage Second Protest
• New Campaign Hits 'Conflict Diamonds'
• The New FTC Guide on Treatment
• N.C. Emerald Pulled From Auction
• For Jewelers, Not a Happy Holiday
• Stanley Schechter, Jewelry Industry Mogul, Dies
• Report: De Beers Entering Retail
• Florence Named JIC Director

• Watch World
• Girard-Perregaux Honored
• COLLECTOR'S CORNER Focusing on the Collectibl
• Roger Dubuis Limits New Watches to 28

• What's New
• Bench and Lab
• NEW MACHINERY AVAILABLE
• NEW REPAIR SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR JEWELERS
• NEW TESTER AVAILABLE
• THREE NEW ITEMS FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY
• What's New Bench & Lab
• Catalogs
• What's New Catalogs
• SPRING IS IN THE AIR
• Giftware
• GET READY FOR SPRING
• What's New Giftware
• Packaging and Display
• What's New Packaging & Display
• WEB SITE SHOWS NEW PRODUCTS
• BLACK BOXES AVAILABLE