Paris Fashion Week kicks off tomorrow. Come for the catwalk trends, stay for the incredible jewels shown in the City of Light right alongside them. If you’re looking for inspiration closer to home, don’t miss the trend pages in JCK’s first-ever digital issue, or JCK’s latest podcast, all about Montana sapphires. Plus, a webinar for diamond sellers.
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JCK’s First-Ever Digital Issue (ongoing)
JCK’s first-ever digital issue is now available online. Anchored by a “Holiday Survival Guide” chock-full of trending products, visual merchandising tips, and a look at how small services can add up to big business, the issue features a beautifully illustrated cover, a video editor’s letter, and a bitchin’ ode to Madonna in her 1980s heyday.
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The Jewelry District Podcast, Episode 130 (ongoing)
In the latest episode of The Jewelry District, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates discuss Victoria’s recent trip to the Treasure State, where she got a close-up view of Montana sapphire mining, courtesy of Parlé—and had the chance to do a bit of sifting for gemstones on her own. Rob brings listeners up to speed on consolidation news in the lab-grown diamond sector and offers insights into what it means for the market’s future.
ATTEND
Plumb Club Natural Diamonds Sales Webinar: Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. ET (online)
The Plumb Club is hosting a sales webinar about natural diamonds presented by the De Beers Institute of Diamonds. When a diamond is discovered, how will its value be decided? Where does it go next? What determines the type of polished diamond it will become? Learn how De Beers Group experts assess shape, color, quality, carat weight, and more.
SHOP
Melee the Show Paris: Sept. 27–29 (in person)
Melee the Show is returning to Paris for the second consecutive year. This year’s event, held at the Hôtel Mona Bismarck, located opposite the Eiffel Tower in an elegant mansion in the 16th arrondissement, will feature a bevy of talented designers, including Alex Fitz, Branch, Dana Bronfman, Lauren Wolf, Manuk’s Workshop, Mariko Tsuchiyama, Rebecca Overmann, Rene Escobar, Samsares, Studio Baharra, and Universal Deco.
BID
Bonhams New York Auction: Sept. 26, 11 a.m. ET (in person and online)
The auctioneer is holding “an intimate sale in New York of 61 fine jewelry lots, Exceptional Jewels From a Distinguished Collection, that will feature several Oscar Heyman pieces, including a platinum ‘Birds in Flight’ bracelet,” writes JCK contributor Annie Davidson Watson.
Top: Trillion necklace with 2.37 cts. t.w. Montana sapphires in 14k yellow gold, $32,000; Marlo Laz
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