Episode 132: Signet CEO Change, Independent Watchmakers

The Jewelry District

JCK

Fashion & Beauty, Business News, Business, Arts, News

9.9 • 25 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

On this week’s episode, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky (https://www.jckonline.com/writer/victoria-gomelsky/) and news director Rob Bates (https://www.jckonline.com/writer/rob-bates/) discuss Signet CEO Gina Drosos’ impending retirement, reflect on her successes over the past seven years, and speculate on what’s ahead for new CEO J.C. Symancyk. Next, the conversation turns to Victoria’s recent New York Times report on the coming-of-age of independent watchmakers. These once-struggling fringe creatives are having a mainstream moment, partnering with major players in the luxury sector and seeing their pieces sell at auction for over a million dollars.Sponsored by Tracr: tracr.com

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by J.C.K. brought to you by Tracer.
0:16.4	Today, Rob Bates and Victoria Gamalski talk about leadership changes at CigNet and the recent growth of independent watchmakers.
0:29.7	Hey, everyone. Welcome to the jewelry district. This is Victoria Gimelski, editor-in-chief of JCPayK and J-CK Online.com, calling in from Los Angeles,
0:41.2	and I'm with.
0:42.3	Rob Bates, news director of J-C-K and J-C-K-Online.com, calling in from New York City.
0:49.6	Hey, how are you?
0:51.0	Doing good.
0:51.7	It is the start of Rosh Hashanah tonight.
0:54.4	So Shana.
0:55.1	You and to all those who celebrate.
0:58.7	I actually was just telling Natalie, our producer, that I went and visited my dad's grave this
1:03.5	morning and left a little apple and drizzled some honey and wished him a happy new year
1:08.7	and got some honey on myself in the process. And, you know,
1:12.3	here I am, sticky. But I'm happy to have been able to do that. It's 114 is the expected high today.
1:19.5	So in Los Angeles? Correct. In the valley. Let's make that clear.
1:23.7	It's a whole 14. So, I mean, is that a dry heat?
1:27.7	But that has to be horrible.
1:29.6	It is kind of horrible.
1:30.5	Now, my mom said 114.
1:32.6	I'm not, let's not quote that.
1:34.9	So, yeah, we're in the midst of a little October heat wave, which just feels unfair.
1:39.5	But on the plus side, it probably means we can get a few more days of pool frolicking.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from JCK, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of JCK and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.