JCK Celebrates 140 Years of Service to Jewelers
By Jennifer Heebner and Paul Holewa, Senior Editors -- JCK Online, 11/1/2009 1:00:00 AM
Since 1869, Jewelers' Circular Keystone has been the go-to trade source for fine jewelers. JCK has covered significant news events and written in-depth store profiles, investigative pieces, and countless how-to articles in an effort to arm store owners with the information they need to run vibrant businesses. JCK is proud of its history and excited about a future filled with opportunities to further help retailers succeed. The following are anecdotes from longtime JCK readers and successful store owners on how JCK has helped them achieve their business goals.
Milestones
1837
Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young establish Tiffany & Young in New York
1847
Cartier is founded in Paris
1869
G.B. Miller introduces American Horological Journal
1870
Daniel H. Hopkinson creates The Jewelers Circular
1873
American Horological Journal and The Jewelers Circular merge
1883
Jewelers Security Alliance is established
1885
René Lalique opens his own business
Peter Carl Fabergé is appointed goldsmith and jeweler to the Russian Imperial court
1886
Six-prong Tiffany setting is introduced
1887
The Keystone magazine is founded
1888
Cecil Rhodes forms De Beers Consolidated Mines / Mikimoto starts his first pearl farm
1904
Louis Cartier designs the first men's wristwatch, the "Santos," for Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont
1905
Cullinan Diamond is discovered
1906
Jewelers of America is founded
1912
Jewelers Vigilance Committee is formed
1924
Morris and William Zale establish the first Zales Jewelers store, in Wichita Falls, Texas
1931
Robert M. and Beatrice Shipley begin the Gemological Institute of America / New York Diamond Dealers Club is established
1934
Robert Shipley founds American Gem Society
1935
The Jewelers Circular and The Keystone merge to create Jewelers' Circular-Keystone
1967
Tanzanite is discovered
1981
American Gem Trade Association begins
1983
Womens Jewelry Assn. is founded
1992
First JCK Show takes place in Las Vegas
2000
De Beers abandons its century-old cartel strategy / World Diamond Congress commits to the Kimberley Process to fight conflict diamonds
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