Episode 139: Guests Richard and Billie Hughes

The Jewelry District

JCK

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

9.9 • 25 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

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-service colored gemstone testing lab based in Bangkok. The pair give listeners an insider’s guide to the complex world of colored stones. Why is describing faceted color gemstones “pure hell”? (“It’s like trying to describe the wind,” in Dick’s words.) How do experts really detect treated stones? Bonus: Find out how you can learn more from these experts in Tucson.Sponsored by IGI: igi.org

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jewry District, a podcast by J.C.K. brought to you by IGII, the International Gemological Institute.
0:17.2	Today, Rob Bates and Victoria Gamalski talked with Richard and Billy Hughes, co-founders of Lotus Gemology.
0:30.0	Hey, everyone. Welcome to the jewelry district. This is Victoria Gimelski, editor-in-chief of JCPK and
0:36.6	JCP Online.com, calling in from New York City.
0:40.4	And I'm with Rob Bates, news director of J-C-K and J-CK Online.com, also calling in from New York City.
0:49.2	It's very nice to have Victoria in our city.
0:53.0	Unfortunately, it's 12 degrees.
0:54.9	Oh, God, I know.
0:56.5	I was just telling Natalie, our producer, my mom literally marched me to the mall on Sunday in L.A.
1:02.6	and was like, we need to get you a coat.
1:04.8	So I still have my mom buying me my winter coats.
1:08.3	How's, before we start with the bulk of the show, do you want to talk a little bit about
1:12.9	how things are right now in L.A.?
1:14.6	Yeah, well, so that's, unfortunately, the reason I'm here is because I was supposed to attend
1:19.4	a bunch of watch events in Los Angeles that were organized by LVMH for all the LVMH brands,
1:25.7	which include Tiffany and Company and obviously Louis Vuitton,
1:29.6	Ullo, Tag Hoyer.
1:30.8	And it was going to be the first time that LVMH was doing this set of watch events in L.A.
1:36.1	And, of course, when the fires happened, they rescheduled and quickly reorganized and then
1:40.7	reset them for here in New York for a couple of days.
1:43.0	So that's why I'm here.
1:44.6	Things in L.A. apparently I just got a text from Jim, my partner, and the winds are back to howling,
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