Gem Quiz

And the Answer to December’s Gem Quiz Was…

And congratulations to the winner!

Published

4 months 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

Four Decades of Excellence: How Wilkerson Transformed a Jeweler's Retirement into Celebration

After 45 years serving the Milwaukee community, Treiber & Straub Jewelers owner Michael Straub faced a significant life transition. At 75, the veteran jeweler made a personal decision many business owners understand: "I think it's time. I want to enjoy my wife with my grandchildren for the next 10, 15 years." Wilkerson's expertise transformed this major business transition into an extraordinary success. Their comprehensive approach to managing the going-out-of-business sale created unprecedented customer response—with lines forming outside the store and limits on how many shoppers could enter at once due to fire safety regulations. The results exceeded all expectations. "Wilkerson did a phenomenal job," Straub enthuses. "They were there for you through the whole thing, helped you with promoting it, helping you on day-to-day business. I can't speak enough for how well they did." The partnership didn't just facilitate a business closing; it created a celebratory finale to decades of service while allowing Straub to confidently step into his well-earned retirement.