JIS Fall 2026 Opens Oct. 16 With 600-Plus Exhibitors and a New Holiday Theme

Assuming everything goes according to plan, at 9:59 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, Sara McDonough will be standing in the Miami Beach Convention Center...

Three Standout Gold Collections From VicenzaOro 2026

At last week’s VicenzaOro jewelry fair, which took over Vicenza—a UNESCO World Heritage site located about 50 miles west of Venice, in the heart...

Classic Design Meets Contemporary Watchmaking in Urwerk’s New Golden Scorpion

Few watch brands look and feel more contemporary than Urwerk. Founded in 1997 by the master watchmaker Felix Baumgartner and designer Martin Frei,...

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...