Technology

4 Notable Smartwatches (and 1 Bracelet) for 2023

We’ve been talking about (and wearing) wearable tech for about a decade now—2015 marked the year our editor-in-chief, Victoria Gomelsky, declared...

Can AI Help Manage a Jewelry Business?

For the longest time, Vikas Sodhani (pictured) had no interest in joining the diamond business. Growing up in Texas, where his parents, both of...

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...

Amazon Letting Whole Foods Shoppers Pay With Wave of Hand

Amazon is rolling out its palm-based checkout system—which lets customers pay for products by waving their hand over a device—to the entire Whole...

ChatGPT Has a Lot to Say

Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT have many possible applications for retail jewelers, Jennifer Shaheen, president and founder of...

How I Got Here: Quaid Walker Turns His Watch Obsession Into a Business

If the phrase early adopter applies to anyone, it's Bezel CEO and cofounder Quaid Walker. As a high schooler in Los Angeles, he waited in line for...

Everledger to Restructure Following Funder Fallout

Everledger, the U.K.-based technology company that uses blockchain to track diamonds and other gems through the pipeline, is undergoing a...

How ChatGPT Can Help Jewelers With Their Business

Jewelers can use ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence–based tools to save time and money, business consultant Ford Saeks said during a May 2...

Michael Schechter Joins BOSS Logics

Michael Schechter, an industry veteran who has long advocated for the jewelry business to up its tech game, has joined software company BOSS Logics...

Why Not All Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Created Equal

Imagine two round brilliant-cut diamonds displayed side by side. Each is 1 ct. in size, F color, VS2 clarity. One is a natural, mined diamond and the...