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Joe Corey’s No. 1 Tip For Selling Platinum
At Day’s Jewelers in Waterville, Maine, platinum sales are up as a percentage of the retailer’s overall sales. But that should come as no...
5 Statement Styles That Say It Better In Platinum
In the spring of 2023, Lauren Harwell Godfrey joined a group of jewelry designers on a trip to Bostwana, where they toured De Beers’ main diamond...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Nov. 24
Today is the final day of NYC Jewelry Week. Below, we highlight an opportunity to get kids excited about making jewelry. For the short week ahead,...
High Contrast Engagement Rings for the Bi(color)-Curious
In the watch world, two-tone typically refers to the combination of yellow gold and steel, while in jewelry, the term usually means the pairing of...
Train Your Sales Associates To Sell Platinum In No Time
When Kevin Reilly, senior vice president of Platinum Guild International (PGI) USA, joined the organization in 2006, sales training was a much more...
5 Platinum Earrings That Are Worth The Weight
Gold has heft—that’s one of the things people love most about it—but platinum is heftier: 60% heavier than 14k gold, and 40% heavier than 18k...
Martin Katz on the Perfection of Paraiba Set in Platinum
When the red carpet jeweler Martin Katz designs high jewelry featuring paraiba tourmaline, one of his favorite gems, it only makes sense to use a...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Nov. 3
Eight weeks and counting till the holiday season is over. This week, shop for collectible art and design in New York, bid on noteworthy timepieces in...
The Platinum Hero of Patek Philippe’s Cubitus Collection
Even among non-watch lovers, it was big news. On Oct. 17, Patek Philippe, the Swiss watch industry’s premier brand, introduced its first new family...
What To Know About PGI’s New Inoveo Platinum Alloy
Way back in June, during the JCK Las Vegas show, I met up with Benny Oeyen, executive head of market development for PGMs (platinum group metals) at...