JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of April 27

By Victoria Gomelsky | April 24, 2025

Bone up on industry affairs this week with a trio of informational sessions—an audio podcast, a video podcast, and a webinar. And for anyone passing through London, don’t miss your last chance to catch an exhibition starring Buccellati’s floral brooches. Toodle-oo!

LISTEN

The Jewelry District: Watches and Wonders, Tariffs (ongoing)

Logos and text reading The Jewelry District brought to you by IGI In the latest episode of JCK’s podcast, editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates discuss highlights from Watches and Wonders Geneva, including a Bremont relaunch and Rolex’s first new collection in 13 years. “Rolex has really thrown down the gauntlet” with its new Dynapulse escapement, Victoria reports. Next, the pair analyze the initial effect on the jewelry industry of the Trump administration’s tariff announcements and offer some perspective on what may lie ahead during a time of rapid change and continuing uncertainty.

WATCH

The Jewelry District, Video Edition: JCK Show Trend Preview (ongoing)

Jewelry District video podcast In The Jewelry District’s first-ever video podcast, hosts Victoria Gomelsky and Rob Bates sit down with JCK managing editor Melissa Rose Bernardo to discuss buzzworthy trends in categories from colored stones to diamonds. With JCK Las Vegas opening on June 6 and Luxury on June 4, it’s the ideal time to catch up on the latest looks, from creative new gold and pearl earrings to Mocha Mousse gems and Guatemalan jade. JCK’s experts also analyze what surging gold prices mean for retailers and designers and share a silver lining in tumultuous times—jewelry as an emotional support purchase.

ATTEND

Plumb Club Webinar on State of Jewelry Retail: April 29 at 1 p.m. ET (online)

PC webinar four speakers — *(Clockwise from top left) Roger Forman, Paola De Luca, Trace Shelton, and Lawrence Hess*

InStore Magazine’s Trace Shelton moderates a webinar, “The State of Jewelry Retail: Trends and Truths,” with panelists Roger Forman, president of Marathon Co.; Paola De Luca, founder and creative director of the Futurist; and the Plumb Club’s very own Lawrence Hess. They will discuss the shifting desires of today’s consumer and what that consumer expects from retailers when they purchase. The webinar will have a U.S. jewelry market focus, offerinng research insights regarding market dynamics, the changing customer, shifting sales channels, and product trends.

“Flora in Contemporary Art” Exhibit at London’s Saatchi Gallery: Through May 5 (in person)

Orchid Brooch Mario Buccellati 1929 — Buccellati Orchid flower brooch in silver and yellow gold with polychrome quartz, fancy diamonds, and diamonds. Designed by Mario Buccellati; handcrafted in 1929. Buccellati Historic Collection. (Photo courtesy of Buccellati)

“Buccellati and the Saatchi Gallery have partnered on an exhibition of the high jewelry house’s hyperrealist bejeweled floral brooches, unveiling 2025 editions of the Magnolia brooch and highlighting three historical designs,” wrote JCK’s Karen Dybis shortly after the “Flowers: Flora in Contemporary Art & Culture” exhibition opened at the gallery, located on Kings Road in London’s Chelsea neighborhood. The show, closing on May 5, features more than 500 artworks and objects by various designers.

SHOP

Space 85 Spring Artisan Jewelry Trunk Show in NYC: May 2–4, 11 a.m.–7 p.m. ET (in person)

Space 85, a collective of New York City–based jewelry designers, is popping up at Selima Optique, an eyewear boutique in Manhattan’s West Village. Shop gifts just in time for Mother’s Day and support local NYC jewelry artists. Find one-of-a-kind jewels in gold, silver, and gemstones with a focus on spring and summer styles.