Check Out the Rainbow of Garnets Bound for Tucson 2024 “Mention the word ‘garnet’ and most people think of an inexpensive red gem,” writes gemologist Richard Hughes in an introductory note to...
AGTA President Kimberly Collins on the 2024 GemFair in Tucson The 2024 American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) GemFair is right around the corner! Who better to tap for expectations on the show than Kimberly...
Britt’s Pick: Mindi Mond’s Ruby Spike Earrings A big storm was on its way—“the biggest we’ve seen in several years!” they said—and so it was with visions of snowy hills and bundled-up...
Celebrated Gemstone Cutter Tom Munsteiner Dies Tom Munsteiner, an award-winning gem cutter whose innovative work built on his family's storied legacy, died on Dec. 28. He was 54. (more…)
GIA Introduces First Reports Specifically for Jade The GIA lab has introduced grading reports exclusively for jade. In the past, jade has been covered by GIA's colored stone identification reports....
3 New Jewelry Collections Debuting at Centurion 2024 The Centurion show returns to the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix at the end of this month. Scheduled from Jan. 27 to 31, it’s the first major buying...
Gem Dealer David Nassi on the Enduring Appeal of Vietnamese Spinels In 2009, five years after he’d joined 100% Natural Ltd., his father’s gem business in New York City, David Nassi journeyed to the Lục Yên...
40 Best Jewelry-Related Quotes of 2023 As I probably don't have to tell readers of JCK, people in the jewelry industry like to talk. A lot. (more…)
Why Curious (and Conscientious) Designers Are Going Straight to the Source Lauren Harwell Godfrey If you spend any amount of time on Instagram, you might notice that a lot of jewelry designers have traveled to Africa and...