Editor-in-chief of JCK magazine, specializing in jewelry, watches, travel and the occasional essay. Based in LA, NYC & a 747!
Oliver Smith on the Men’s Jewelry Revival—And What’s Next
In the 40 years that Oliver Smith (pictured), founder and creative director of Oliver Smith Jeweler, in Scottsdale, Ariz., has been in the retail...
5 New Watches With Beguiling Blue Dials
The market for wristwatches, the original men’s jewelry, is having a banner year. Galvanized by soaring demand, watchmakers have turned out a fresh...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Nov. 28
Most Americans are still in holiday mode—which explains why all the action this week, including two auctions and a fabulous Fabergé exhibition,...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Nov. 21
It’s almost Thanksgiving (say what?!), which explains why this week’s featured events are all taking place overseas (not counting the Hellenic...
Designer Catherine Zadeh On 25 Years of Creating Gender-Neutral Jewels
When Catherine Zadeh (pictured) founded Zadeh NY in 1995, she took something of a contrarian approach to the jewelry business. “I started with...
5 New Jewels That Prove Pearls Are, Indeed, A Boy’s Best Friend
When Joc Pederson, the Atlanta Braves’ center fielder, donned a strand of white pearls during games this season (including the World Series!), he...
3 New Jewelry Collections That Appeal To All Genders
In early October, The New York Times published an article titled “The End of Gender,” in which two fashion critics, Vanessa Friedman and Guy...
NDC’s Kristina Buckley Kayel On How Men Are Wearing Diamonds Today
Web stats don’t lie. At least that’s how Kristina Buckley Kayel (pictured), managing director of the Natural Diamond Council’s North America...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Nov. 7
This week is a jewelry smorgasbord of hot topics and cool events: Historic jewels go on the block at Christie’s, WJA discusses the importance of...
These Are the Hottest (and Coolest) Links for Men Right Now
It may come as no surprise that Icebox, the Atlanta jewelry store described by The New York Times as “the ne plus ultra of contemporary hip-hop...