Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
A new addition to the GIA Library just rewrote history!
In March 2026, the Richard T. Liddicoat Gemological Library and Research Center at GIA in Carlsbad acquired 400+ antique and vintage jewelry and watch journals, including a Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review from July 1883, now the oldest issue in our collection.
With publications spanning the U.S., Japan, Italy, China, Ukraine and beyond—and even microfilm archives of what became JCK magazine—the GIA Library continues to preserve the story of our industry across generations.
Our librarians are currently working to digitize these rare works, but related historical journals from our archive are available for viewing now on the GIA Library Internet Archive page: archive.org/details/gialibrary?and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22Jewelry+trade--Periodicals%22
A new addition to the GIA Library just rewrote history!
In March 2026, the Richard T. Liddicoat Gemological Library and Research Center at GIA in Carlsbad acquired 400+ antique and vintage jewelry and watch journals, including a Jewelers’ Circular and Horological Review from July 1883, now the oldest issue in our collection.
With publications spanning the U.S., Japan, Italy, China, Ukraine and beyond—and even microfilm archives of what became JCK magazine—the GIA Library continues to preserve the story of our industry across generations.
Our librarians are currently working to digitize these rare works, but related historical journals from our archive are available for viewing now on the GIA Library Internet Archive page: archive.org/details/gialibrary?and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22Jewelry+trade--Periodicals%22
