JCK Online - January 1, 2006
Cover Story
It's All About the Bride
Retailers who ignore women shopping for engagement rings are making a big mistake. For the groom-to-be it may represent two months’ salary, but for the bride-to-be it’s a symbol of self-expression as well as a lifelong emotional commitment. Diamantaires sometimes joke that without romance, there’s no need for diamonds.
- Features
- City of Goldsmiths
- Valenza Plays It Safe With Proven Designs
- Oldest Swiss Watchmaker's 21st-Century Goal: Make U.S. No. 1
- GIA Under the Loupe
- 'Things That Sparkle'
- Cyberspace Cowboys and Web Surfer Girls
- Hong Kong’s Bold Stroke
- A Cut Above the Best
- One in a Million: The 2005 Argyle Pink Diamond Tender
- Jewelers' Notebook
- Crisis Planning
- When Disaster Strikes
- In the Industry
- Goldsmiths’ Co. Brings Back Technical Bulletin
- Soul Singer Promotes Gold
- AGS Forms Tri-State Guild
- WJA L.A. Hosts Holiday Gala
- All You Kneed
- JIC Recognizes Trade Press, Honors Trade Press Editor of the Year
- Strategies for Selling
- 5 Criteria of Training
- The Retail Advantage
- What Is 'Marketing' (and Are You Doing It Right)?
- Opinion
- Counterpoint
- Falling on the Sword
- Editor's Page
- Navigating the Future
- UpFront
- Diamonds
- Obituary
- GMA Asks: Buy Your Diamond at Tiffany or Costco?
- De Beers Unveils Black Empowerment Plan
- IDMA: Don't Say 'Cultured,' Say 'Synthetic'
- De Beers' Problems Aren't Over Yet
- Fashion
- Jewelry for a Purr-pose
- Grill Master
- Gems
- Sundance Changes Dogs to 'D’s
- Nuclear Deterrence
- Gem Hunter Hunts for Retail Partners
- ICA Gem Mine Tour Goes to Colombia
- For You New at GTC
- Publisher's Letter
- We Won!
- Spotlight
- Get to Know … LeeAnn Herreid
- GIA Cut Grade Goes Live
- Bench Jewelers Contest Issues Call for Entries
- Spotlight
- GIA Shakeup: Ralph Destino Takes Over
- PATRIOT Act Rules Begin This Mont
- Watches
- Luxury Watches Post Good Results in 2005
- Alleged Monroe Gift to JFK Sells For $120,000
- Luxury Institute Says Jaeger-LeCoultre Is 'Most Prestigious' Watch
- It’s Timex and Nothing Else for Bush
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