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Brand And Industry News: How To Tell If You’re Being Cased; New Custom Jewelry Software, More August 28, 2013 (0 comments)
Webinar: You're Being Watched! How To Know You’re Being Cased and What To Do
Neenah, WI—Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. is hosing a webinar next week to help jewelers understand what the signs are that their store is being cased by criminals, and teach tips to lessen the chances that it will be hit. The webinar will be held September 5, at both 9 a.m. eastern daylight time (EDT) and 3 p.m. EDT.
Casing is the process whereby criminals observe a jewelry operation and its employees to identify its vulnerabilities and opportunities to commit a crime. By being aware when they are being cased and taking appropriate actions, jewelers can present a difficult target and may therefore lessen the threat of armed robbery, grab-and-run, sneak theft, and switches.
The webinar will involve a presentation of approximately 30 minutes in duration, followed by answers to your questions.
Slots for the session are limited, so click here to register and select your session. After registration, within a few days Jewelers Mutual will send an email with specific instructions for login and participation in the webinar.
Stuller, GemVision Announce CounterSketch Studio 4.0
Lafayette, LA—Stuller and Gemvision announce the release of CounterSketch Studio 4.0, an extensive update to their existing 3D jewelry design software.
Launched in 2009, CounterSketch Studio is a creative software program with full 3D capabilities, allowing a jeweler and customer to design a piece of jewelry together in real time on the showroom floor.
“Whether a jeweler is altering an existing design or conceptualizing from scratch, this program has everything needed to create bridal, fashion, remounts, even earrings and pendants,” says Jeff High, president of Gemvision and chief innovation officer for Stuller. “With the new ‘freehand mode,’ jewelers gain creative freedom without sacrificing speed and ease of use.”
Enhanced features include:
- Freehand Mode, which allows jewelers to add popular additions or parts to designs such as halos and patterns
- Fresh, on-trend flexible styles
- New intuitive, user-friendly interface including easy-to-use slider controls
- Stunning, photorealistic images of designs that are true-to-life
- More than 150 new gemstone choices allowing jewelers to render a design any way a customer wants
“Offering your customer an opportunity to tbe a part of the design process is an unforgettable experience for them,” says Stuller founder and chairman, Matt Stuller.
A "Freehand Mode" screen shot from CounterSketch Studio 4.0.
Gem Conference Announces Speakers for Hong Kong 2013
Hong Kong—The Gemstone Industry & Laboratory Conference (GILC) has announced speakers for its 2013 meeting next week in Hong Kong. The invitation-only event will be held September 12.
Speakers and topics include:
- Chris Smith, American Gemological Laboratories: glass-filled blue sapphire
- Henry Hänni: branding of pearls
- Mimi Ouyang, chair of the Gemmological Association of Hong Kong: the current market and definition
- W.W. Wong, executive administrator (Accreditation), Innovation and Technology Commission, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: how the Hong Kong Lab Accreditation Scheme (HOKLAS) works to support the gem industry
- Open discussion on ethical trade and disclosure codes.
For information, contact seavy.chen@gemstone.org
Chow Tai Fook To Distribute Crossworks’ Square Hearts-And-Arrows Diamond
Hong Kong—Canadian diamantaire Crossworks Manufacturing Ltd. (an HRA company) and Asian retailer Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. have entered a long-term supply and licensing agreement for Crossworks’ patented hearts and arrows ideal cut square diamond to be distributed in China exclusively through Chow Tai Fook’s network of stores.
The stones also will be marketed under the De Beers Forevermark brand in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
Chow Tai Fook’s extensive retail network includes more than 1,850 points of sale in more than 400 cities in greater China, Singapore, and Malaysia. It also has a growing e-commerce presence.
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