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For our Canadian members and those of you who like to travel. ;) Canadian Jewellers Announces 2024 Industry Summit in Toronto By Karen Dybis | April 26, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Angela-CJA.jpg "The Canadian Jewellers Association (CJA) will hold its second annual...

She does very nice work with the flowers, and her pieces are lovely but I don't care for the styles with the satellite stones outside the mounting except for the Rose necklace with the heart-shape ruby dangling, and of the rings I like the Gladiolus best. What do you think of them, thumbs up or thum...

Instead of holding the show this fall they decided to skip ahead and have the Intergem show in Idar Oberstein in April of 2025, so mark your calendars if you plan to go, and use the link to access more information. ;) Idar-Oberstein’s Intergem Moves Show Dates April 17, 2024 INTERGEM switches from F...

Petra is having outstanding sales while De Beers remains a bit cautious but optimistic. Here's the scoop from Roskin Gem News Report, and you'll need to use the link to access the sub-links. :) Big Blue Cullinan Diamond: Petra Tender up by 22%! April 17, 2024 https://8x64db.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/w...

From Roskin's Gem News Report, check out this ancient Greek cameo that was found and the love poem that's on it. ;) Talking Ancient Cameos: What Ancient Greek Sounded Like https://8x64db.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/inscribed-gemstone-ancient-greek-credit-Peter-Komjathy-BHMAqui...

This one's from AGTA so you'll have to use the link to read it. :? Don’t Be Fooled by “Chinese Akoyas”—They’re Actually Bead-Nucleated Chinese Freshwater Pearls April 17, 2024 By Eric Yen, Yen’s Jewelry & Accessories https://agta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-3.5mm-768x768.jpg https://agta.or...

Here's the latest on store closures from Rapaport, and they're much higher than they were last year, with mixed reasons for shutting down. Here's how things played out in Q1, with a short video clip at the end of the brief article. ;) US Jewelry Business Closures Rise in First Quarter April 14, 2024...

This is the Jewellery Business' May issue, with text from their newsletter that led me to it so I suggest you save it for when you have some time to sit down, relax and peruse it at your leisure. ;) The May 2024 issue of Jewellery Business is now available! Here are some of the feature articles you ...

Here's the Jewelry District episode for this week. ;) The Jewelry District, Episode 120: Watches and Wonders, AGS Conclave, a Lab-Grown Factory Visit By Kathy Passero | April 24, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/JCK-podcast-DeBeers_300x300-300x300.jpg "JCK editor-in-chi...

Crime against jewelers may have gone down a bit in '23, but the numbers are still way too high and the only real saving grace in this report is that only one jeweler was shot. Here are the stats and trends in jewelry store robberies. :? Jewelry Crime Down, But Still “Historically High” By Rob Bates ...