Opening at Harry Winston

 
Position: Archivist
Reports To: Estate Jewelry Manager
Location: 718 5th Avenue, New York, NY
Submit resumes to Angela Hedges at ahedges@harrywinston.com (no calls please)

I. Job Summary:

To centralize, organize, classify, code and manage the Harry Winston archives.  The first goal will be to implement a system that will make the various archives completely searchable through digital media. Once implemented the Archivist will be responsible for maintaining the archives and inputting new information, as well as using the system to provide output to help achieve Corporate goals.   Concurrent with organizing the Harry Winston archives, the Archivist will be responsible for conducting research and providing any other assistance necessary toward the publication of the Harry Winston brand book to be published in 2012.

The archives consist of:

·         Retail Replacement Valuations

·         Invoices

·         Job Books

o   Job Books contain renderings or copied images of jewelry that was actually produced and contain all component information, date of manufacture and stock number

o   Job Books contain the component and total cost of each piece and its tag price

·         Stock Books

o   Stock Books contain the job number and all of the information included in the Job Book (except an image) along with from whom the components or the piece was purchased, the date of manufacture, date of sale, purchasers last name and invoice number

o   Stock Books contain the total cost of the piece

o   Stock Books contain rough diamond purchases and a detailed listing of each diamond cut from the rough

·         Stock Cards

o   Individual card with an image of the piece, a summary of component information, date in stock, a record of where the piece moved for potential sale before being finally sold, purchaser name, date sold and invoice number

o   Stock cards contain the tag price for each piece

·         Gemstone Cards

o   Individual cards used primarily for diamonds and some colored stones and include the weight, quality, date of purchase, gemological report number if applicable, a record of where each piece moved for potential sale before being finally sold, purchaser name, date sold and invoice number

·         Design Archives

·         Press Books

o   Books containing press clippings, photographs, articles and interviews pertaining to Harry Winston and Harry Winston, Inc.

II. Key Duties Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

o   Centralize and Organize the Harry Winston Archives
·         Identify and become familiar with the various Archives
·         Plan a system of codifying the Archives to make them fully functional as a reference tool
·         Work with IT and Systems departments to digitize the Archives and use the coding system to make them completely searchable

o   Manage the Harry Winston Archives
·            Track within the Archive System new designs and finished pieces of jewelry
·            Track within the Archive System significant Diamonds and Colored Stones
·            Document with the Archive System all Corporate initiatives that are relevant to building a continuous history
·            Provide Archival information as requested by Estate, Design, Marketing, Retail and other departments

o   Contribute to the Harry Winston Brand Book
·            Conduct research as required by the Project Manager
·            Outline and summarize information as required by the Project Manager
·            Categorize and collate images as required by the Project Manager
·            Provide any other assistance as required by the Project Manager

o    Key Job Relationships
·            Estate Jewelry Manager
·            Global Art Director
·            Global VP of Systems and Operations
·            Global Marketing VP

o   Job Qualifications
·            College Graduate (Degree in Art History or History preferred)
·            Proficient in Microsoft Extensis Portfolio
·            Ability to conduct research and organize large amounts of disparate information
·            Minimum of three years in a research position
·            Excellent written and organizational skills
·            A general knowledge of the history of Harry Winston and/or jewelry history in general is preferred





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JEWELRY CAMP NEWSLETTER

NEWSLETTER

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Hello Everyone:

This is going to be Jewelry Camp’s first real newsletter!  I will try to have one every few months and plan to include interesting stories, facts and upcoming events.  If you have something to add please send it to Sandy.

This year we moved Jewelry Camp to a Professional location for your comfort and to enhance your learning experience.

We are trying to bring you more everyday lessons that you will be able to use in your business.  As this economic environment changes, we as an industry must continue to learn and grow as a community with each other, to network and help each other.

As the economy changes and the little silver bead fades into the background as all trends have...we the antique and estate jewelry industry must and have to bring the Main Street Jeweler something new...

Bring on Antique and Estate Jewelry.  The romance, the quality, the history; the memories (Grandma had a pin just like that one when I was a little girl) it is the comfort food of the jewelry industry.  Antique jewelry warms the heart and brings the memory of childhood alive again.  Bring the Antique and Estate Jewelry alive to your client and the Jeweler.

Remember, the more lectures you attend, the more people you meet and hear, the more you learn from their experiences.  Over the years of Jewelry Camp I have always found even the smallest piece of information that I learn is worth the time I spend at the conference and has improved my business.

This year Judy Cohen will be there with her books and Sandy has arranged for Kassoy to have a small booth for the sale of loupes and gauges as well as take orders for other instruments, be sure to take a moment and visit both websites and if there is something you would like for them to bring to the conference for your purchasing pleasure...give them a call and they will be more than happy to accommodate you.

J.M. Cohen, Rare Books

http://www.jmcohenrarebooks.com

KASSOY

http://www.kassoy.com

Our January event was a great success, bringing Tom Burstein, the Vice President of Harry Winston Sales and Nicolas Luchsinger, Vice President of Van Cleef & Arpels to lecture on one stage.  This was Tom’s idea and a great one as it turned out.  Even though we have brought you both of these gentlemen before, this was really the first time to hear and see both great houses on one stage.  To be able to see side by side the beauty of each and the differences, why they shared so many famous and great clients and why.  How each house had it’s own style and feel for each occasion and how each client at different time chose each of these two fine houses to create a wonder for them and all to see.

Our other speakers included Donna Bilak whose talk was of the highest caliber and will be of the same standard this summer as she opens Jewelry Camp on July 15, 2011 with her informative lecture on, Flora Bejeweled: Horticulture, Jewelry and the Victorian Language of Flowers.

Ulysses Dietz again gave a marvelous talk on, Objects of Desire, 500 years of Jewelry and this summer he will talk about his first love of Silver.

Speakers this summer will include some old favorites with NEW Topics and speakers from the past with things many of us have forgotten about.  See More

Michael Goldstein will be presenting a new class on why they like the old style stones and the market as well as his classic hands on estimating and pricing.

Roy Rover will be speaking on Costume Jewelry and will bring a hands-on approach as he will also be displaying at “Dealer’s Night.”

William Drucker will be speaking and also displaying at dealers night too! (Topic to be Announced) See More...

Sandy and I will be keeping the Webber Romero Scharloship going and are looking for applicants and donations.  See More... 


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In the next newsletter, Appraisals...Dealing with a bad one and how they work.

An Interesting Article...By Joyce Jonas

1910: THE TWILIGHT OF THE EDWARDIAN ERA

by Joyce Jonas

In 1902 Albert Edward, Price of Wales, was crowned Edward, King and Emperor of Britain and the Empire, and the beautiful Princess Alexandra, his Queen. The sobriety of the Victorian years was replaced by the extravagant, fun loving decade known as the “Edwardian Era”, dating from 1901 to 1910. In fact, the Edwardian style began circa 1890 and ended circa 1915. Edward VII was a dandy; his Queen epitomized the elegance, gentility and femininity that defined the period, and the jewelry.

Edwardian style was heavily influenced by the 18th century, the period with which the Edwardians had most in common. In reaction to the heavy 19th century sprays, jewelry of 1910 was made to look razor thin, as delicate as fine lace. The commercial use of platinum, which began in Paris in about 1903 and in England three years later, enabled jewelers to use a minimum of this very strong but malleable metal to hold a stone in place, and revolutionized the jewelry of the decade, and the burgeoning century. A profusion of openwork bow knots and ribbons, festoons of floral garlands and intricately saw-pierced rococo designs proliferated, set with European-cut diamonds and large Oriental pearls considered equal in value to the diamonds.

Tightly corseted “S shape” gowns were fashionable, and beautiful silks and lace, created an elegant “all white” look when combined with platinum set diamonds, and pearls. Popular gemstones included Montana sapphires, pale opals, demantoid garnets, and amethyst were most evident. New stones included kunzite and morganite, named for gemologist George Kunz and financier J.P. Morgan.

To the Edwardians, more was better! As in ancient times, emphasis was on the upper torso. Bodices glittered with crescents, stars, and corsage ornaments, worn simultaneously. A “dog collar”, comprised of a diamond-set plaque and up to16 strands of small pearls, was the most popular jewel, ubiquitous because the Queen wore one to hide a throat scar. Long chains interspaced with pearls or diamonds, called sautoires were added, as were multiple strands of various length pearl necklaces. A pendant could be added to the end of the sautoire, and a wide variety of designs included floral baskets, pearl fringes, and “upside down” pendants that resembled handkerchiefs. Other styles included the lavaliere and the “negligee” necklace or brooch which featured two pendants of uneven length. Earrings were comprised of large oval pearl drops often suspended from a row of diamond collets. And by the King’s command, it was de rigueur for ladies of society to wear a tiara; diamond necklaces were supplied with the appropriate findings for conversion.

Upper crust American society had been marrying impoverished members of European royalty, in exchange for titles since the successful marriage in 1860 of Jenny Jerome to Lord Randolph Churchill. Many such marriages followed, including Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlboro. Fabulous jewels were worn in regal abundance in America and abroad.

The arrival in Paris in 1910 had brought an explosion of flamboyant color. Exotic costumes designed by Leon Bakst, dances choreographed by Diaghilev, and the music of Rimsky-Korsakov and Igor Stravinsky radically changed what jewelry and the world would look like, and trumpeted a visual fanfare for the end of an era that will not be seen again in  our lifetime.

SAVE THE DATE

ON

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

At: Douglaston Manor (7pm to 10:30 pm)

Consolidated Jewelers Association of Greater New York Presents...

Edward Lewand-Barry Block-Michael Goldstein

For further information please contact:"Marcia Mintz  CJA Adminst." Email

JCK

LAS VEGAS

Edward Lewand will be speaking ath the JCK Show in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 5th from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm., "Antique and Estate Jewelry: The New Profit Center for the Modern Jeweler"

and

Sunday, June 5th from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm., "Life Beyond the Silver Bead: The New Emerging Market of Antique and Estate Jewelry"

JCK Las Vegas 

 
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Have you Registered?

Registration for The 34th Annual Jewelry Camp Filling Rapidly

Registration for "The 34th Annual Jewelry Camp" is in full swing. There are still a few spots available, so if you have not yet registered, now is the time!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PRLog (Press Release) – May 04, 2011 – The 34th Annual “Jewelry Camp”
Jewelry Camp has moved! Come join us as we bring “The Antique
Jewelry & Art Conference, Inc.,” to a whole new level! Jewelry Camp
will be hosted this year at “Tarrytown House Estate” located in
Tarrytown, New York just minutes from the City!
With more estate jewelry coming out of the vault and walking in to the
retail jeweler, there is no better time to brush up on your knowledge of
the antique and estate jewelry market. And there is no better place
to do just that and more than the 34th Annual Antique Jewelry & Art
Conference, lovingly known to many as “Jewelry Camp.”
In these economic times we need to get tough, focused and smart.
At Jewelry Camp you will meet and learn from some of the top
experts in buying, selling, appraising and collecting.
The list of experts is impressive. Included are:
Elizabeth Irvine Bray, A Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of
America in New York, Elizabeth Irvine Bray was a jewelry specialist with
Christie's auction house for over 7 years. She is currently a consultant and
appraiser based in Los Angeles, as well author of Paul Flato: Jeweler to the
Stars.
Paula Bixel, is the CEO of Gilt Vintage and Artisan Jewelry in Portland, Oregon.
Besides providing her clients with high quality vintage and antique jewelry,
Paula’s goal has been to educate and provide a source for information in her
community. The pieces that have fueled her passion are also important pieces of
our history and it is her goal to preserve this history and provide education in how
to care for, identify and appreciate each piece for its specific place in the jewelry
timeline. In this capacity she has provided professional support in the form of
estate assistance, advice to local curators, as well as providing special exhibits
for local galleries and museums.
Cathy Calhoun, Certified Gemologist Appraiser (CGA), is the new president of
the Society’s Board of Directors. Owner of Calhoun Jewelers, Ms Calhoun sits on
the board of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, Jewelers for Children,
DeBeer’s Diamond Empowerment Fund, and Women’s
Jewelry Association. Jewelers Association.
She has appeared on numerous television programs including PBS’s Antiques
Roadshow, ABC’s Good Morning America, and World News Tonight.
As you can see from just this partial list of experts, Jewelry Camp will be no
better place to enhance your knowledge of antique and estate jewelry, to
network, renew old friendships, and make new ones.
And, if you are looking for a position, more knowledge to enhance your current
job or, conversely, if you are able to offer an opening to, or are looking for new
people, Jewelry Camp is the place to be.
To be held at Tarrytown House Estate, located in Tarrytown, Ny just minutes
away from Downtown Manhattan and all airports, the Antique Jewelry & Art
Conference is considered by many to be the best jeweler’s working vacation.
Personal invitation from Ed and Sandy
The goal of Jewelry Camp© is to function as an educational tool to promote
knowledge in antique and estate jewelry not only to the jewelry industry and
collectors but also to the public. It is our aim to create a community for
networking to aid in the dissemination of knowledge.
In this fast paced world, it is important to rely on each other for education,
support as well as networking. We must take the time to help as well as learn
from each other.
This summer Jewelry Camp is bringing...
New Speakers, Old Favorites and Friends from the past to help the dealer and
collector prepare for the growing demand for Antique and Estate Jewelry.
Programs on Victorian, Edwardian and Deco Jewelry, Silver, Costume, colored
stones and diamonds. Knowledge you need for everyday in the “World of
Jewelry”
Three days of educational lectures and breakout classes.
To see more about the Antique Jewelry & Art Conference and registration, log onto www.jewelrycamp.org.
Or you may contact me by phone:
Sandy  Lewand
631-471-1922
631-377-9766
Or by e-mail at Jewelrycamp@me.com
The Antique Jewelry & Art Conference, aka “Jewelry Camp,” July 15th-17th, 2011
Now is the time to go jewelry camping! But enrollment is limited to 110 this
summer-Act Now

# # #

In today’s world we need as much knowledge and information as possible to help us buy sell and collect jewelry. As always, Jewelry Camp is important for networking and meeting people who can help you in everyday tasks.
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Position Open at Harry Winston

Position: Quality Assurance Analyst

        

Department: Quality Assurance

Reporting to: Quality Assurance Manager

Location: 718 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY

I. Job Summary:

The primary purpose of the Quality Assurance Analyst is to inspect manufactured goods to ensure that all HW quality standards are met.  Provide additional support in the evaluation of customer repairs and appraisals as well as provide departmental administrative support. 

II. Key Duties Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

·         Inspect and review the construction and assembly of manufactured jewelry, ensure that all HW quality standards are met.

·         Inspect and evaluate diamonds, colored stones and pearls to ensure that all HW quality standards are met through specific testing. 

·         Confirm that all components are accurate and function properly.

·         Confirm laser inscriptions where applicable. 

·         Identify manufacturing defect trends; work with QA team and QA manager to recommend solutions. 

·         Administrative tasks include but are not exclusive to inspection processing, documentation and departmental reporting. 

III. Key Job Relationships:

Daily interaction with the following departments:

·         Interact with Manufacturing

·         Merchandise Fulfillment

·         Gemstone Acquisition

·         Inventory Control

·         Merchandise Planning

IV. Job Qualifications: The

·         Graduate Gemologist preferred

·         Proficiency in Excel and Word required

·         Bench jewelry/manufacturing knowledge a plus

·         Solid written and verbal communication skills    

·         Capable of multi-tasking

·         Ability to manage small projects

If you are interested in applying for the position kindly forward your resume to the Human Resources Manager below.

Iris Negron

(T) 212-315-7912

(F) 212-765-8809

INegron@HarryWinston.com

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Three New Breakout Sessions

Three new breakout sessions posted on the website today!  

JewelryCamp 2011, Tarrytown 15-17 July

Donna Bilak

(Main Room Lecture)

Flora Bejeweled: Horticulture, Jewelry and the Victorian Language of Flowers

The 19^th century marked a great age of horticultural interest within Victorian society, through botanical expeditions that brought plants from all over the British empire, to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew where they were they were studied and admired by the public and professionals alike, and via nurseries that sold cultivars for display in the Victorian home. During this time, floral jewelry enjoyed immense popularity in England. Significantly, it was connected to a highly sophisticated language of flowers whereby sentiments were expressed through floral arrangements – thus, floral jewelry was given and worn as tokens of love and friendship. This talk explores the fascinating relationship between botany, fashion and etiquette and their influence on 19^th-century floral jewelry design in England, which transformed the expression of human emotion into jeweled bouquets.

(Breakout Session)

Western European Jewelry Design, 1800-1900

This seminar presents an overview of artistic styles, discoveries and technological advances that both influenced and characterized jewelry production in 19^th-century Europe. Within this framework, we will examine Neoclassical, Victorian and Second French Empire styles, as well as Arts and Crafts, Wiener Werkstätte, and Art Nouveau.

Lisa Stockhammer-Mial

(Breakout Session)

Wishful Thinking? A Guide to Identifying Authentic Period vs. Reproduction
Jewelry.

A detailed photographic journey exploring some of the major clues and
identifiers with the aim of discerning authentic period jewelry from modern
copies or revival styles. Covers Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian and the Art
Deco periods. Compares through digital photography actual examples of period
jewelry with modern copies and revivals. Relevant for today's buyer, all are
taken from today's diverse marketplace. 

Carolyn Jacoby

(Breakout Session)

The Remarkable World of Paspaley Perliculture

 Experience the remarkable world of Paspaley perliculture and the development of the finest and most beautiful pearl in the world.  Learn the criteria used to assess and evaluate the physical and quality characteristics that determine the beauty and value of South Sea cultured pearls.  Prepare to be swept away in wonder!

This is just the beginning!  I will be posting many more topics that will be covered this summer at Jewelry Camp!  If you have not already subscribed to our blog, please do so and visit the website regularly for up to the minute information.


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For Those Attending 1/23/11 Jewelry Camp 

---

 Good Afternoon,

With Sunday just around the corner I wanted to send an email to everyone on our list to let you know that it isn't to late to register.  

For those of you who have already registered, the program will begin at 9am Sunday morning, Building D, Katie Murphy Amphitheater.  This is where you will receive the schedule for the day (this is also located on the website should you want to view it ahead of time) as well as check in.  I look forward to seeing all the familiar faces as well as many news ones.  I think my favorite part of Jewelry Camp is the fact that there are always many new friendships made, I know sounds a little corny!  At the bottom of this page you will also find transportation directions.  I would also like to make sure that everyone has my cell phone as well as Edward's.  For directions, trust me, call him... 516-429-2622 for anything else you my contact myself, Sandy...631-377-9766

In the mean time should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me whether by phone or email at anytime.  The office number is 631-471-1922  and my email is jewelrycamp@me.org.

Directions to Campus

The college is located at West 27th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. This midtown location, the center of the fashion industries, is easily reached by every subway, major railroad line, and bus route in the city. See the left-hand navigation for details on reaching FIT by air, by rail, or by road. Though there are parking garages in the neighborhood, there is no on-campus parking.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY AIR

From LaGuardia Airport
Take the Grand Central Parkway West exit out of the airport bear right onto Brooklyn Queens Expressway East which becomes I-278 West/Brooklyn Queens Expressway bear right onto I-495 West/Long Island Expressway follow through the Midtown Tunnel take the 34th St./Downtown exit turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From JFK International Airport
Take the Van Wyck Expressway exit/I-678 North merge onto the Van Wyck Expressway to the I-495/Long Island Expressway exit merge onto I-495/Long Island Expressway West follow through the Midtown Tunnel take the 34th St./Downtown exit turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From Newark International Airport
On the Newark International Airport Exit Take the US-1/US-9 ramp towards New York Via Skyway (Rt-21) merge onto US-1/US-9 North US-1/US-9 North becomes US-1 North US-1 North becomes 12th St. follow through Holland Tunnel take the Uptown fork and turn right onto Hudson Street Hudson Street becomes 8th Avenue turn right onto W. 28th St. turn right onto 7th Ave to W. 27th St.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY RAIL

Subway
Take the 1 or the N, R to the 28th Street Station. Alternatively, take the C, E, or F to the 23rd Street Station or take the 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, D, F, N or Q to the 34th Street Station. For more info visit the MTA's website at www.mta.info.

Railroad 
Take Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, or the Long Island Railroad to Pennsylvania Station at 34th Street and 7th Avenue. Walk south on 7th Avenue to 27th Street.

Take Amtrak or Metro-North commuter railroad (Harlem, Hudson, New Haven, Port Jervis, and Pascack Valley Lines) to Grand Central Station at 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue.  Take the S shuttle subway to Times Square, then the 1 downtown to the 28th Street station. 

Take PATH trains to the 23rd Street or 34th Street stations.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY BUS 

Take the Crosstown bus at 23rd Street or 34th Street. 

Take the 7th Avenue or 8th Avenue bus. 

The Port Authority Bus Terminal is at 40th Street and 8th Avenue. 

New Jersey buses go to the George Washington Bridge Terminal, and then take the subway or metropolitan bus line.

DIRECTIONS TO FIT BY CAR

From the East (Long Island) 
I-495 West / Long Island Expressway through the Midtown Tunnel take the 35th St. exit towards 34th St./Downtown turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From the North (Connecticut) 
I-91 South continue onto I-95 South / Bruckner Expressway to I-278 West / Bruckner Expressway bear right onto Triborough Bridge bear left onto FDR Dr. take Midtown Tunnel (I-495)/E. 34th St. exit merge onto FDR Dr. Service Road West turn right onto E. 34th St. turn left onto Lexington Ave. turn right onto E. 27th St. continue onto W. 27th St.

From the North (Upstate New York) 
I-87 South / New York Throughway take the 1-287 South/Rt-17 South exit towards New Jersey merge onto 1-287 South stay straight to go onto NJ-17 South take the 1-80 East exit towards New York merge onto I-80 East take the I-95 South/New Jersey Turnpike exit merge onto I-95 South take the exit towards Lincoln Tunnel/Secaucus (Rt 3) merge onto I-495 East through the Lincoln Tunnel take the 40 St. and North/West Side Highway exit merge onto Dyer Ave. turn right onto W. 40th St. turn right onto Broadway turn right onto W. 27th St.

From the West (Northern New Jersey) 
New Jersey Route 3 take the I-495 East exit towards the Lincoln Tunnel merge onto I-495 East through the Lincoln Tunnel take the 40 St. and North/West Side Highway exit merge onto Dyer Ave. turn right onto W. 40th St. turn right onto Broadway turn right onto W. 27th St.

From the South (Southern New Jersey) 

New Jersey Turnpike take I-95/New Jersey Turnpike North to 16E (US 46)/Lincoln Tunnel take the Rt 3 exit 16E towards the Lincoln Tunnel merge onto I-495 East through the Lincon Tunnel take the 40 St. and North/West Side Highway exit merge onto Dyer Ave. turn right onto W. 40th St. turn right onto Broadway turn right onto W. 27th St.http://www.jewelrycamp.org

Harry Winston

Tom Burstein of "Harry Winston" to speak on "The Evolving History of Harry Winston" on January 23, 2011 at Jewelry Camp to be hosted at FIT in New York City.  To register call Sandy at 631.471.1922 or email  jewelrycamp@me.com



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