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The Top 20 Most Popular Stories of 2011
December 26, 2011
By JCK Staff
The year 2011 may have been a lot of things, but none dare call it boring. From the roller-coaster rides seen by gold and diamond prices, to the dramatic fall-off at Pandora, to the history-...
GIA Launches 4Cs iPad App for Consumers, Retailers
November 21, 2011
By JCK Staff
The Gemological Institute of America has launched its 4Cs iPad application, designed to educate consumers and retailers on the 4Cs—color, clarity, cut, and carat weight.The version of the application...
September 23, 2011
By Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor
On Sept. 15, Superfit—the manufacturer of a patented hinge mechanism for rings and a line of finished goods dubbed CliQ featuring the same technology—celebrated the grand opening of new offices and...
September 13, 2011
By JCK Staff
TracTech Systems, a maker of jewelry tags containing computer chips, has just added a flatbed reader to its product offering. Since 2003, TracTech users have been able to inventory merchandise using...
July 12, 2011
By JCK Staff
Online jewelry retailer Blue Nile launched an updated mobile shopping application available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. It is available for free from Apple’s App Store at itunes.com/...
July 8, 2011
By JCK Staff
After more than 12 years as senior instructors at Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, Ronda Coryell and Vasken Tanielian are opening their own school, Jewelry Studies International, in...
JCK Magazine Highlights
Practical Stone Setting Part 25: Setting an Oval in Prongs
Cutting Edge April 25, 2012
By Alan Revere with Roberta M. L. Tanaka
The procedures in this article are standard practices for bench jewelers at this time. If not executed properly, however, they can cause harm. Neither the author nor publisher is responsible for...
Tech: Jewelry Catalogs Go Mobile
The Vault April 25, 2012
By Daniel Ford, Web Editor
Catalogs in MotionSimporos, a Los Angeles–based software development company, will release a mobile application at JCK Las Vegas for iPads and iPhones that lets designers and manufacturers create...
Features March 27, 2012
By JCK Staff
When compiling JCK’s first Power List, we kept circling back to the question: How do you define power?
Tool Time: Retailers Get High-Tech
Features July 13, 2011
By Paul Holewa
Dan Dement is known as “Mr. Gadget” among his retail peers. Explaining his insatiable need to stock the latest and greatest gadgets in his store, Stone Oak Jewelers in San Antonio, Texas, he takes...
practical stone setting with alan revere
Cutting Edge May 22, 2011
By Alan Revere
NOTE: The procedures in this article are standard practices for bench jewelers at this time. If not executed properly, however, they can cause harm. Neither the author nor the publisher is...
Tech: CounterSketch, 3Design & More
The Vault May 22, 2011
By Paul Holewa
Next-Gen SketchingUpgrades to software packages rarely represent a dramatic departure from earlier versions. That’s not the case with CounterSketch Studio 2.0, the custom jewelry software from...
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