This October the Jewelers International Showcase will be held in Miami Beach, Florida. This is a wholesale show not open to the general public. This means that you need to either own a store or retail jewelry from some other outlet and have to present the proper credentials, which normally include a tax ID certificate at a minimum.

However, if you are lucky enough to ever get into a jewelry show like this, be ready to go ga-ga over loads of gemstones, fine metals, pearls, you name it. I haven't been to this particular show (normally I go to one in Orlando), so here's the description from the JIS web site:

Jewelers International Showcase (JIS) now in its 29TH year of serving the Jewelry Industry has become the largest Independent Jewelry Tradeshow in the Western Hemisphere. World-Wide Manufacturers and Wholesalers of Jewelry market and sell their products and services to the Jewelry Trade Attendees primarily from Florida, the Caribbean, Central and South America plus now many other USA States.

At JIS' largest show in October, buyer attendance is typically over 4000 Jewelry Firms (12,000 Attendees) with approximately 30% of those coming from about 50 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America, 55% from Florida and 15% coming from other USA States. One major uniqueness of JIS shows is that JIS allows the delivery of Jewelry right on the Show floor, leaving the decision for factory shipment or delivery on the Show floor to buyers and exhibitors alike.

The site also includes a seven minute informational video about the show in case you seriously think you may want to attend some day.