Victoria Gomelsky JCK Editor-in-Chief Editor-in-chief of JCK magazine, specializing in jewelry, watches, travel and the occasional essay. Based in LA, NYC & a 747!
Can AI Help Manage a Jewelry Business? For the longest time, Vikas Sodhani (pictured) had no interest in joining the diamond business. Growing up in Texas, where his parents, both of...
A Tale of Two Spinels For years, a pair of perfectly matched oval gray spinels totaling 7.64 carats sat atop my dresser. They were a gift from the gem dealer Vlad...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of July 30 Our best bet for anyone feeling the heat this week is to take a dunk in the local pool, lake, or ocean. If you’re in NYC, a young adult crafting...
Barbie Would Flip for These Jewels Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the past six months, you know that Barbie, the film, is now out in theaters. JCK’s editors know this from...
Gary Roskin on the Colored Stone Business Circa 2023 Even though he’s held numerous roles in the gem and jewelry trade (including senior gem editor at JCK from 1997 to 2009!), Gary Roskin, founder of...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of July 23 The dog days of summer are upon us. If you’re not enjoying a pool, lake, river, or ocean, we hope you’re resting comfortably inside an...
Watches With Faces of Stone In the 1960s and ’70s, the Swiss jeweler and watchmaker Piaget made a name for itself as a creator of exceptionally groovy wristwatches featuring...
Jacob & Co.’s Only Watch 2023 Timepiece Is a Gem-Set Tour de Force Colored stones have their place in the luxury watch world: on bezels and dials and, among the more traditional brands, in movements, where tiny...
This Is the Hottest Color Combo of 2023 Now that the dust from Las Vegas Jewelry Week 2023 has settled, it’s easier to see one of the most obvious color themes that emerged at the JCK,...
JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of July 16 There’s a little something for everyone this week, from a gold and diamond conference in NYC tackling major industry topics, to an auction in...