Victoria Gomelsky

The heat is certainly on this week, but we see glimpses of fall around the corner. For one thing, New York City's premier jewelry event is seeking proposals and applicants for a number of promising opportunities. A buying show in Florida also hints at the importance of stocking up on seasonal trends. Plus, a new watch platform from one of fashion's biggest stars is up and running.

Watch Week Aspen and Time at Wynn are bringing the watch community stateside.

In 2007, the discovery of a deposit of jumbo-size pinkish-red spinel crystals in the Mahenge district in Tanzania started a rush for the gem. Now, nearly 20 years later, the fervor over spinel—still largely unknown to the general public—continues.

It's a quiet week across the jewelry industry, apart from a buying show geared to retailers in the Southeast and a diamond-centric webinar organized by the Plumb Club. Stay cool!

Watch Week Aspen is quickly becoming one of the hottest events on the horological calendar, and this year's was the largest edition yet.

Share In early 2024, Elizabeth Smith Hrubala and her father, Oliver Smith , were spitballing ideas for a watch event they wanted to organize

Except for a buying show in The Big D and a mega-networking event in Los Angeles, this week is light on events. Use the time to catch up on a marketing podcast about AI, or think about the gemstones you're going to buy when you register for the key event of the Tucson gem show season.

The independent brand dominated the minds, wrists, and conversations of collectors at the first Time at Wynn event.

For all the confusion and consternation lab-grown diamonds have sown in the fine jewelry marketplace, the science behind how they differ from natural diamonds is well understood. On a recent webinar organized by the Plumb Club and sponsored by Tracr, Dr. Ulrika D'Haenens-Johansson, senior manager of diamond research at GIA, offered a clear-eyed explanation of the key differentiating factors.

JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Aug. 30 Share Unofficially, it's the final week of summer.