Editor of JCK Magazine, specializing in jewelry, watches, travel and the occasional essay. Based in LA, NYC & a 747!
True Stories: Luxury 2019 Lights Up Las Vegas
The jewelry trade flexes its narrative-spinning muscles at the 20th edition of Luxury.
The jewelry industry’s fascination with...
Inside JCK Las Vegas’ New Global Gemstones Pavilion
As per usual, buyers attending JCK Las Vegas will find no shortage of loose colored gemstones on the show floor. What sets this year apart,...
Where to Find Answers to All Your JCK Las Vegas 2019 Questions
If you’re planning to attend the JCK and/or Luxury shows opening at the Sands Expo and Venetian in Las Vegas at the end of May, clear your calendar...
The Skinny on the Secondhand Watch Market
Last week, I caught up with Hamilton Powell, founder and CEO of Crown & Caliber, one of the more successful e-tailers in the increasingly popular...
The Push Present I Shamed My Family Into Buying for Me
“‘Push present?’ That’s not a thing,” my partner Jim said, looking at me incredulously.
We were splashing around in my parents’ pool...
Staff Picks, January–February 2019: Ocean Blue Earrings
What JCK magazine’s Victoria Gomelsky is loving this month
“I adore earrings studded with ocean-colored gems, from stormy blue sapphires to...
From the Editor, January–February 2019: JCK at 150
And so it begins.
Our long-awaited 150th-anniversary celebration kicks off this month. And we couldn’t be more jazzed about it. Although...
World Trade: Inside the 2018 GIA Symposium
GIA’s 2018 International Gemological Symposium in early October was a who’s who of industry bigwigs
(Top) Maestro Roger Nierenberg led a welcome...
A Peek Inside the 6th Annual JCK Tucson Show
For the sixth straight year, JCK Tucson is poised to take the desert by storm
From Feb. 6 to 9, the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa will...
From the Editor: November–December 2018
Here's a prediction.
By the time you read this, I will have just started my maternity leave. That’s right—I’m writing this letter in...