Technology

For Your Listening Pleasure

JCK highlights 13 jewelry podcasts worth a download. (We couldn’t resist including our own!) It’s been more than a decade since podcasts first...

The AI Revolution Comes To Diamond Grading

More and more labs are using artificial intelligence and automated grading to evaluate diamonds. Some think that will change the industry. (L.)...

Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients

Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...

How to Avoid Becoming the Victim of a Cybercrime

Phishing, hacking, and scamming are on the rise everywhere—and the jewelry industry is no exception. We talked to security, software, and insurance...

Custom-Suit Brand Kashiyama Expands Its Technology To Fine Jewelry

For Japanese custom clothing manufacturer Kashiyama, creating a tailored suit that fits to perfection has become a big business with four (and...

PriceScope CEO Andrey Pilipchak Dies

Andrey Pilipchak (pictured), the CEO and owner of the PriceScope diamond trading platform, died Sept. 26 of a heart attack. He was 53. (more…)

GIA Diamond Dossiers Going All Digital In January

Earlier this year, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) announced that it would issue only digital grading reports, and in January, the GIA...

Poshmark Acquired by “South Korea’s Google” for $1.2 Billion

Poshmark, an online customer-to-customer platform for the sale of secondhand fashion and accessories, including jewelry, was purchased for $1.2...

WatchBox Chooses Andy Zhang For Expansion Into China

Philadelphia-based secondhand watch site WatchBox has appointed Andy Zhang (pictured) to be the first CEO of WatchBox China. The Shanghai-based...

For a Growing List of Jewelers, NFTs Add Utility and a Splash of Publicity

For some, the most dreaded acronym is the jewelry world might be this one: NFT. Just seeing those three little letters together brings up feelings of...