JCK Online - June 1, 2001

Fashion is going natural—earth tones, safari-esque silhouettes, and military neutrals like khaki and olive. The most precious of gemstones is following suit as designers toast diamonds in all shades of natural brown, from pale champagne to deep cognac. With a savvier and more sophisticated buyer at the higher end, these brown stones—like their pink, blue, and yellow cousins—h...

• Departments
• Associations
• NAJA Members Invited To JCK Show
• AGS Creates 'Unity For Charity'
• Providence Jewelers Club Elects Officers
• Contests
• Tabb Wins FGI Rising Star Award
• AJDC Awards New Talent Winner
• Counterpoint
• A Road Warrior Tale
• Diamond Notes
• Hearts On Fire Offers Two New Programs
• Roughly Art
• Michigan Senator Visits DDC
• Don't Forget Paris
• Diamond.com Lays off 20
• Fischer Re-Elected DMIA President
• New Old Miners
• De Beers Donates to Earthquake Fund
• Rosin Leaves J. Walter Thompson
• De Beers Sees Diamond Sales Fall
• De Beers Responds to 60
• Editor's Page
• Ports in a Storm
• Fashion Facets
• All Fired Up
• Thompson, Riggs Win MJSA Awards
• Irish Gold
• AGTA: Not Just Clowning Around
• Christine Mackellar: Jazzy Fusion
• Gem Notes
• Old Gympie's New Gold Mine
• Chalcedony: It's Back and Blue
• If You Carve It, They Will Come
• 'Tucsonite' Does Good
• New Sea and Land
• What's Your Sign?
• Pearl Nuclei: The Heart of the Matter
• Estate Jewelry on QVC
• Jewel of the Month
• Pink and White Coral
• Lab News
• GGL Opens N.Y. Office
• EGL Traveling Seminars In 2001
• EGL Booklet On HPHT Sells Out
• Letters
• Letters
• People
• Obituaries
• Swiss Army Brands CEO Resigns
• Appointments
• Personal Business
• How to Survive a Trade Show
• Retailer News
• Don's Jewelry Joins JA 100 Club
• Strategies for Selling
• The 13 Keys to Superb Customer Service
• Supplier News
• Australian Pearl Centre Opens N.Y. Office
• Aron Knobloch Celebrates Golden Anniversary
• A&Z Hayward Marks 150 Years In Business
• Efron Enterprises Celebrates 25 Years
• E. Goldman Diamond Opens New Office
• A&D Gem Reprises 'Guess A Gem'
• Up Front
• CIBJO Backs 'Conflict' Efforts
• LVMH Names New Top Execs
• Calnon Returns to World Gold Council
• Nobel Watch Co. Eyes IPO
• QVC Names New VP
• Aurafin, OroAmerica Agree to Merge
• Mitome Heads New Seiko Watch Corp.
• Corrections
• Three More Watch Firms Leave Basel Show
• 'Conflict' Battle Brews in Congress
• EU Investigates De Beers-LVMH Pact
• D-I Awards Are Not Forever
• Diamond Protest Held in Boston
• Watch World
• Longines Produces 30,000,000th Timepiece
• Gucci Acquires New Watch Capabilities
• What's New
• Specialized Software
• New Employment Web Site Opens
• BMI Offers Software For Jewelry Manufacturers & Distributors

• Diamonds
• Marketing 101 Igniting Diamond Desire
• An Open Letter to Nongovernmental Organizations
• Is 'Conflict' of Interest?
• Just the FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions About 'Conflict Diamonds'

• Fashion
• Lucky Dogs
• Rising Stars on the Las Vegas Horizon

• Gemology
• Too Good to Be True?

• Heritage
• Peter Karl Fabergé: Jeweler to the Czar

• Management
• Speak Smarts
• P.R. Primer

• Retailing
• Family Business In Crisis When Everyone Quits

• Special Report
• The Timepieces of Basel 2001: Colorful, Sparkling Women's Wear
• A Work in Progress
• Jewelry in the French Tradition
• Jewelry Design at Basel: On the Move

• Suppliers
• Colibri's Brand-New Strategy

• Trade Shows
• Inhorgenta Diary
• Celtic Dawn
• Irish Jewelry Design: Neolithic to Now

• What's New
• Business Services
• E-Commerce Meets Bricks And Mortar