World Diamond Day Debuts—But This Time, There’s No Single Voice Leading the Charge
World Diamond Day made its debut on April 8, 2026, with a simple but ambitious idea: what happens if the diamond industry—long shaped by...
Rob Bates Launches The Jewelry Wire, Bringing Daily Industry Coverage to Substack
Veteran jewelry industry journalist Rob Bates has (mostly) stepped away from his long-standing role at JCK Magazine to launch an independent publication, The Jewelry...
International Jade Summit 2026 – Monterey Bay Jade Festival – Where Art, Supply, and...
Set along the coast of Monterey Bay, the city of Monterey provides a fitting backdrop for a gathering centered on jade. Known for its...
Idar-Oberstein: German Gemmological Conference Focuses on Pearls
The German Gemmological Association will host its 2026 conference on April 18–19 in Idar-Oberstein, with a full weekend program dedicated to pearls and cultured...
Twentieth Sinkankas Symposium 2026: Gems & Minerals of Burma (Myanmar)
The Twentieth Sinkankas Symposium will take place April 25, 2026, at GIA’s world headquarters and Robert Mouawad Campus in Carlsbad, California, bringing together a...
AGS Confluence 2026: Practical Education, Real-Time Conversation—No Travel Required
The American Gem Society will host Confluence 2026 online on April 22, 2026. The half-day program brings together industry experts to deliver practical insight—without...
Tucson 2026 — 8 Days, 6 Shows, and 100+ Images from Tucson to Inspire...
A first-hand look at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows—and the stones that might spark your next jewelry design or inventory idea.
Why Tucson? Tucson...
Who Wore What Jewels at the Actors Awards and the Oscars? Lauralee Gives Us...
When Hollywood’s awards season rolls out, most of the attention goes to the gowns. But if you’re in the jewelry business, that’s not where...
Antoinette Bonanno Matlins Receives AGA Lifetime Achievement Award
Antoinette Bonanno Matlins Receives AGA Lifetime Achievement Award
For decades, Antoinette Bonanno Matlins, PG, has been one of the jewelry industry’s most recognizable voices for...
Photomicrography: Images from Within by Sammantha Maclachlan
Here's another amazing image from Sammantha ...
But before you read the description, just look at this picture. What do you think it is?
Or... what...
GIA’s Winter 2025 Gems & Gemology (G&G)
GIA’s Winter 2025 Gems & Gemology (G&G) issue is now available—online and in print. Fittingly, GIA describes this issue as one where “colored stones...
GIA and the Science of Origin Determination: The Research Behind the Report
AGTA's DYNAMIC Seminar with Dr. James Shigley, Dr. Aaron Palke, and Wim VertriestGIA's Team Discusses What it Takes to offer a Country of Origin...
