Podcast Episodes

Episode 146: Rising Gold Prices, Tariff Questions

Episode 146

JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates explore the ramifications of the staggering rise in gold prices and share a strategy jewelers can use to offer gold at more palatable…

Published on 4 months ago

Episode 145: Watches and Wonders, Tariffs

Episode 145

In this week’s episode, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates Victoria discuss highlights from Watches and Wonders, including a Bremont relaunch, new Bulgari pieces, and R…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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In The Jewelry District’s first-ever video podcast, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates sit down with JCK managing editor Melissa Rose Bernardo to discuss buzzworthy tre…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 144: Guest J.K. Symancyk

Episode 144

JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates talk with J.K. Symancyk, CEO of Signet Jewelers. J.K. shares his beginnings, from a theater major and aspiring lawyer to specialty re…

Published on 5 months ago

Episode 143: Plumb Club Symposium, Tariffs, and Lab-Grown Diamonds

Episode 143

JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates recap highlights from NYC Jewelry Week, including takeaways from The Plumb Club’s Symposium ’25 that leaders everywhere can apply to …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 142: Tucson Shows, De Beers and Signet News, Audemars Piguet Turns 150

Episode 142

On this week’s episode, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates discuss highlights from the colored gem shows in Tucson, where designers were buzzing over Guatemalan jade. R…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 141: Guest John Green

Episode 141

JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates interview John Green, president and CEO of Lux Bond & Green, a fifth-generation family-owned jewelry store based in Connecticut. John…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 140: LVMH Watch Week, Tiffany, Tucson

Episode 140

JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates discuss LVMH’s recent annual Watch Week in New York City. Highlights include Tiffany’s dazzling 13-foot Bird on a Rock sculpture, cut…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 139: Guests Richard and Billie Hughes

Episode 139

JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates interview our first-ever father-daughter guest duo, Richard “Dick” Hughes and Billie Hughes, co-founders of Lotus Gemology, a full-se…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Episode 138: Holiday Sales, Gold Prices, 2025 Color and Design Trends

Episode 138

Victoria Gomelsky and Rob Bates discuss recent holiday sales results and weigh in on what 2025 may bring for jewelers as a new administration takes office, tariffs loom on the horizon, and gold price…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago