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A big congrats to the recipients of the financial aid to achieve their dream of becoming an horologist! Here's wishing you a long and prosperous career in watchmaking. 8-) Horological Society of New York Honors Students, Schools at Gala By Karen Dybis | May 23, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-cont...

We have some lovely diamond jewels here as well as one stupendous Ceylon sapphire and diamond ring, and this photographer did a great job so kudos to them. 8-) Harry Winston Diamonds Headline Bonhams Sale By Annie Davidson Watson | May 23, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ha...

Wow, according to spaceweather.com we're lucky to have dodged a bullet. Check this out. :!: ROCKS AND SOIL ELECTRIFIED BY THE SUPERSTORM: "Across the USA on May 10th and 11th, sky watchers marveled at bright displays of aurora borealis during the biggest geomagnetic storm in decades. Little did...

Here's another rare stone I found in my friend Brad The Gem Trader's newsletter, and I just posted one he has that's a daylight fluorescent opal I put in the Enthusiast Zone, so check out this one and then take a look at the opal if you haven't seen it yet. Both stones are rare finds, which Brad has...

Here's another unique stone from my friend Brad The Gem Trader that has probably sold already, but it's a good opal fix for us today so check out this puppy. He's also got a faceted amber with a bug in it that I'll post in Organic Gemstones for you. 8-) 1.93 ct. Daylight Fluorescent Mexican Opal htt...

They're grading LGDs now so they might as well grade moissanite too, and Charles & Colvard is the premiere source for moissanites so anyone who wants an alternative to LGDs should really look into them. :) IGI to Issue Grading Reports for Moissanite By Rob Bates | May 23, 2024 https://www.jckonl...

We need to pique more young peoples' interest in working in the trade, so if you know someone who might fit the bill let them know about this and any other trade conventions and scholarships and that can give them the contacts and support they need to get started. :) Jewelry Manufacturing Symposium:...

The headline is somewhat misleading, so don't look for the lavender diamond in the necklace because it's a ring shown below the necklace, which is lovely as are all the pieces in this one. There's a second photo under the sapphire necklace that you can see via the link at the bottom. ;) Sotheby’s to...

This is a long one from National Jeweler that they claim will shape the jewelry trade for the next 5 years, but after seeing what they're talking about I rather doubt many designers will be jumping on some of these materials; or at least I hope not since there's a lot of enameling, and items like ma...

This new alloy looks promising if it performs as they say it does, so I expect that we'll be seeing designers favor it over solid platinum for reasons which you'll find out about below. Check this out. ;) PGI to Debut New Platinum Alloy in Las Vegas https://nationaljeweler.com/uploads/79a93c7291b808...