Watch Week Aspen Draws 300-Plus Collectors and 19 Brands in 3rd Year

In early 2024, Elizabeth Smith Hrubala and her father, Oliver Smith, were spitballing ideas for a watch event they wanted to organize in Aspen, the...

Are Tanzania’s Mahenge Pink Spinels Finally Reaching America’s Jewelers?

Huddled among a group of Sri Lankan gem dealers at the GJX show in Tucson in February, the Bangkok-based dealer Lambert Vissot pulled a handful of...

Spinel’s Moment Keeps Building

In 2007, the discovery of a deposit of jumbo-size pinkish-red spinel crystals in the Mahenge district in Tanzania started a rush for the gem. Now,...

K-Shaped Luxury: Trends to Help You Navigate Jewelry’s Split Market

In late July, I traveled to Louisville, Ky., to deliver a trends presentation at the IJO Louisville show (and, yes, sample some bourbon, of course!)....

At IJO Louisville, Color Takes Center Stage

At the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO) Louisville show in late July, colored stone vendors serving independent retailers doubled down on the...

Cord Necklaces Are Having a Moment

Cord necklaces—in leather, rubber, velvet, or silk—were ubiquitous at the Las Vegas jewelry shows. The rationale seemed obvious: Designers...

A Curator’s Take on the Vegas Shows

You might describe Rosena Sammi as a professional juggler. Not only is she the founder of The Jewelry Edit, a fine fashion jewelry e-tailer...

From Mourning Jewelry to Modern Keepsakes: Lockets Resurface at Jewelry Week

Jewelers are channeling Victorian energy this season with a slew of locket styles that feature all the sentimentality of the age-old jewelry staple,...

How Ophelia Eve Is Reimagining Victorian Style

The jewelry industry is rife with sister acts—brands, such as Lionheart and Sorellina, run by siblings—but we weren’t aware of any aunt-niece...

Registration Open for JIS Fall 2026

Jewelry professionals can now register for the 2026 JIS Fall show, taking place Oct. 16–19 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. (more…)