JCK Online - August 1, 2006

By most accounts, business was brisk and the mood upbeat at the 2006 JCK Show ~ Las Vegas. High-end exhibitors reported strong buying, but the feeling wasn’t unanimous, as the low- and midlevel sectors struggled with high metals prices and cautious buyers. The seven-day event, featuring 2,989 exhibitors, opened with a two-day educational conference program and a keynote presentation by co...

• Features
• MJSA’s Brand-New Vision
• Rockin' Into the 21st Century With Robbins Diamonds
• The 'Bizarre' Sightholder

• Jeweler's Notebook
• Can I Get a Witness?
• 950 Palladium Laser-Welding Tips and Techniques
• Design Focus
• Book Smarts
• Understanding the Consumer Mind
• Five Questions
• Madison Jewelers
• Gem Pricing
• Gem Pricing Report
• Leveraging Your People
• Don’t Just Ask—Earn the Right to Close the Sale
• Strategies for Selling
• The 'I’m Just Looking’ Customer
• The Retail Advantage
• Do the Math, Part 1
• Watch Words
• How to Select a Watch Brand

• Opinion
• Counterpoint
• A Letter to Bill Boyajian
• Editor's Page
• What’s in a Name?
• Our World
• Metalmania

• UpFront
• Diamonds
• Albany Jeweler Arrested for Fobbing Off Fakes
• De Beers Wins Battle for Its Name
• Diamond Issues Discussed in Vegas
• Fashion
• Damiani Launches Loren Collection
• Pearl Royalty
• Revere Offers Design Project
• Escada Unveils Bridal Jewelry Collection
• Rings for Separation
• Goldman Welcomes Another White Metal in Bridal
• From the Publisher
• The Industry Authority
• International
• Design Embraces Emotion
• Israel Diamond Exchange to Build Fifth Tower
• Arezzo Weathers Gold Volatility
• Worldmart Opens in China
• Spotlight
• New GIA President: We Want to 'Listen More'
• 'Jacob' Arrest Shows 8300 Importance
• Forty-Eighth Street Named After Goldberg
• GIA to Issue Reports for Synthetic Diamonds
• Steven Kretchmer Dies in Accident
• Rio Show Sees Attendance Boost
• De Beers Settles Two More Lawsuits
• Mandela to Support Diamond Industry
• Watches
• Dispute Continues Over Distribution of Roger Dubuis Watches
• Newswire
• Parmigiani Uses 'Real Women’ to Promote Its Watches
• Chinese Luxury Tax Upsets Swiss Watchmakers
• Hublot Launches TV Channel
• NASCAR Debuts Mobile Technology Center
• Mondaine, Luminox Form Partnership, New U.S. Agency
• Swatch Group Celebrates 333 Millionth Swatch Watch