Gem Quiz

And the Answer to December’s Gem Quiz Was…

And congratulations to the winner!

Published

1 year ago

January 15, 2025

INSTORE Staff

MUSGRAVITE MIGHT BE really, really hard to find but it didn’t prove overwhelmingly difficult to identify for our brainy readers. Steve Glazer, GG, CGA, of Bob Richards Jewelers in Germantown, TN, put his credentials to good use to claim the top prize – again! Well done, Steve and all our honorable mentions. Thanks everyone for playing. A new Gem Quiz will be posted soon.

Honorable Mentions

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

Maisy Alpert
Tropical Jewelry and Gems
Plantation, FL

Bill Brewer
The Gem Vault
Flemington, NJ

Greg Brooks
Benchmark Jewelers
Leavenworth, WA

Mike Burnette
Gem Shopping Network
Duluth, GA

Joseph Campos

RJ Claydon
Diamonds Direct
Laguna Hills, CA

Emily Dahm
Kloiber Jewelers
Milwaukee, WI

Sally Davis
Vierk’s Fine Jewelry
Lafayette, IN

Lisa-Marie Delgado
Gary J Long Jewelers
Stockton, CA

Jonathan Hart
Karen’s Jewelers
Oak Ridge, TN

Rachel Ingle
Vierk’s Fine Jewelry
Lafayette, IN

Karen Kuhn
Arabesque Jewelers
High Ridge, MO

Samantha Kwiatkowski
Straith’s Jewelry Studio
Centralia, IL

Cindy Lanoux
Pattons Fine Jewelry
Baton Rouge, LA

Debora Lewandowski
Krieger Jewelers
Wrightstown, WI

Emma Lochner
Huntington, IN

Andrea Mattei
Judith L Ansteth Jewelers
Chicago, IL

Holly McHone
Holly McHone Jewelers
Astoria, OR

Stephanie McLeish
Michael Agnello Jewelers
St Clair Shores, MI

Nancy Mitchell-Morris
Mitchell’s Jewelry
West Baden Springs, IN

Mandy Mott
Greenleaf & Crosby
Palm Beach, FL

Babs Noelle
Alara
Bozeman, MT

Steffanie O’Sullivan
Viir Jewelers
Tucson, AZ

Phyllis Painter
Phyllis Painter
Houston, TX

Leslie Phillips
Sather’s Leading Jewelers, Inc
Fort Collins, CO

Irene Schrowang
Schneiders Jewelers
Kingston, NY

Kate Shay
Scott & Company Fine Jewelers
New Oxford, PA

Lauren Striggow
James & Sons
Tinley Park, IL

George Ward
Ward’s Jewelers
Bonsall, CA

Thomas Wiggins
Werkheiser Jewelers
Bethlehem, PA

Brian Wilson
Royal Diadem Jewelers
Greensboro, NC

Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson

When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren. For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish. "Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful." The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing." Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."