Gem Quiz

Here’s the Answer to December’s Gem Quiz

And congratulations to our winner!

Published

4 months ago

January 8, 2024

INSTORE Staff

Here’s the Answer to December’s Gem Quiz

And the winner of our December Gem Quiz is …

Our December mystery stone is famously shy of light and so we offered just the briefest of peeks (in the form of obscure literary mentions) but that was enough for many of our Gem Quiz readers to identify Proustite. First out of the hat with the correct answer was Samantha Kwiatkowski of Straith’s Studio in Centralia, IL. Well done, Samantha, who takes home a Gem Geek t-shirt. And well done too to all our Honorable Mentions, who also answered correctly. Another Gem Quiz will be posted soon. Watch this space!

Honorary Mentions

Stuart Adelman
Artelle Designs Fine Jewelry & Custom Design
Plymouth, MN

Derrick Allen
SJ Jewelers
Rochester, MN

Matthew Baker
Sanders Diamond Jewelers
Pasadena, CA

Denis Boulle
de Boulle
Dallas, TX

John Bradshaw
John J. Bradshaw
Nashua, NH

Lisa-Marie Delgado
Gary J Long Jewelers
Stockton, CA

Steve Glazer
Bob Richards Jewelers
Germantown, TN

Autumn Knight
Arizona Watch & Jewelry Service
Tucson, AZ

Cindy Lanoux
Pattons Fine Jewelry
Baton Rouge, LA

Brittany McCurley
J. Garett Jewelers
Wilmington, NC

Cecile Madison
Milano Jewelers
Pembroke Pines, FL

AndreaMattei
Judith Ansteth Jewelers
Chicago, IL

Jennifer Sabrio
Pattons Fine Jewelry
Baton Rouge, LA

Kate Shay
Scott & Co Fine Jewelers
New Oxford, PA

Katrina Sustachek
Rasmussen Diamonds
Racine, WI

Jeff Teel
Stuart Benjamin & Co. Jewelry Designs
San Diego, CA

Kimberly Wilson
Bella Couture Carmel
Carmel, IN

She Wanted to Spend More Time with Her Kids. She Called Wilkerson.

Your children are precious. More precious than gold? Absolutely! Just ask Lesley Ann Davis, owner of Lesley Ann Jewels, an independent jewelry store that — until the end of 2023 — had quite a following in Houston, Texas. To spend more time with her four sons, all in high school, she decided to close her store. Luckily, she was familiar with Wilkerson and called them as soon as she knew she wanted to move on to bigger, better and more family-focused things. Was she happy with her decision? Yes, she was. Says Davis, “Any owner looking to make that life change, looking to retire, looking to close, looking for a pause in their career, I would recommend Wilkerson. Hands down!”