Editor-in-chief of JCK magazine, specializing in jewelry, watches, travel and the occasional essay. Based in LA, NYC & a 747!
3 New Can’t-Miss Collections at JCK Las Vegas 2025
One reason JCK Las Vegas remains such an important hub for the international fine jewelry trade is because the show offers a truly diverse range of...
A Guide to JCK Talks’ 101 Sessions
On Thursday June 5, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the JCK show is offering the equivalent of a university course in jewelry retailing through a series of...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of May 4
The spring sales season heats up this week with major jewelry and design fairs in Geneva and New York, a pair of personality-driven auctions, and a...
Trésor’s New Symphony Collection Is a Gemmy Masterpiece
A dramatic gold necklace that curves like a question mark, its finial ends capped by rich blue gumdrops of aquamarine. A pair of blue sapphire and...
Do This When You’re in Vegas
Matt Villano, JCK’s Las Vegas insider, knows Sin City inside and out.
A writer and editor in Northern California, he covers the city regularly,...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of April 27
Bone up on industry affairs this week with a trio of informational sessions—an audio podcast, a video podcast, and a webinar. And for anyone...
Harwell Godfrey’s 4:20 Bracelet Is Lit
Just in time for marijuana culture’s high holiday, designer Lauren Harwell Godfrey, the founder of her eponymous Marin County, Calif.–based fine...
At Gurhan, What’s Old Is New Again
Gurhan Orhan, the talented Turkish metalsmith and fine jeweler best known for using pure 24k gold, does not, as a rule, pay attention to...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of April 20
The spring holiday season wraps up this week with a watch collecting panel, a Parisian jewels sale, and an art and antiques buying fair. Happy Easter...
7 New Watches That Exemplify the Season’s Crimson Tide
For the second year running, the Swiss watch industry has been in a red state—literally.
The Watches and Wonders show in Geneva in early April...