Episode 169: 24 Karat, JIS, Signet, De Beers Sightholders

The Jewelry District

JCK

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

4.9 • 50 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Victoria Gomelsky and Rob Bates cover a mix of fun events and notable jewelry industry news. From the glitz and glamour of 24 Karat Weekend to the colorful, gold-bedecked showcases at JIS Spring in Miami, the hosts take us on a tour of jewelry events that kicked off the season. Victoria shares her takeaways from JIS, including an enormous gold chain with a price tag she can’t stop thinking about. Rob covers the latest changes coming from Signet as well as drastic cuts—and one newcomer—to De Beers’ sightholder list. Title sponsor: De Beers (adiamondisforever.com)

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Jewelry District, a podcast by J.C.K. brought to you by De Beers.
0:16.8	Today, Rob Bates and Victoria Kamalski talk about JIS Miami, 24-Karrate weekend, Cignant News,
0:23.3	and Changes to De Beers' site holder list.
0:30.6	Hey, everyone.
0:32.0	Welcome to the jewelry district.
0:34.1	This is Victoria Gamelski, editor-in-chief of J-CK andCPay and JCP online.com, calling in from Los Angeles, and I'm with...
0:42.3	Rob Bates, a contributor to JCPay and JCPayonline.com, calling in from New York City, where you were just here, right?
0:53.5	It was just there.
0:54.9	Yeah, it's all a blur already.
0:56.8	But of course, I was there for all the events of 24-kart weekend, which is, you know, for many
1:02.2	years, it was always in January.
1:04.1	And now for many years, it's been in March.
1:06.8	I can't get used to the March thing.
1:08.6	It was tough at first.
1:11.5	Yeah.
1:12.0	I think, of course, because I'm coming from the West Coast, March tends to be a nicer time.
1:17.2	Yeah.
1:17.5	Yeah.
1:18.1	To land in New York.
1:19.2	In fact, when I did land, it was like almost 70 degrees.
1:23.0	Weirdly, I think for a whole day I went without a coat, which was bizarre.
1:34.3	And then it got cold again. But of course it is a nicer time in general and a little less prone to, you know, blizzards and things. Although I suppose March and April, the cruelest months in New York, as far as I remember from living there, you can get snowed on any of those months.
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