Merci Maman to launch Blossom collection

Engravable jewellery brand Merci Maman is set to launch a new capsule collection on February 17, in time for Mother’s Day, as part of their ongoing #MyJourney campaign. The upcoming Blossom collection features a matching necklace and bracelet set, created in 925 Sterling Silver and 18k Gold plating, and takes…

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Pure London confirms return this summer

Pure London has announced the next edition of its buying event will be between 17-19 July 2022 at the Olympia London, which will also see the launch of Pure Jewel, an exclusive area for fine and precious jewellery. Curated by Pure London event director Gloria Sandrucci, Pure Jewel will showcase…

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Hallmarking surges 119.9% in January

The total number of hallmarked pieces climbed 199.9% year-on-year in January to 821,734, compared to 373,720 in 2021. According to the Birmingham Assay Office, gold increased by 84.2% to 310,986 compared to 168,815 last January. Silver saw the highest increase, jumping 152.8% from 190,522 to 481,683. However, palladium fell 62.9%…

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Andrew Berry Jewellery named Best of Welsh Business Awards finalist

Andrew Berry Jewellery and At The Bench are celebrating being named as finalists in the Best of Welsh Business Awards 2022. They are finalists in the following six categories: Best Jeweller; Best Business Specialist; The Brilliance Award; Business Professional of the Year; Businessman of the Year and Businesswoman of the…

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Graff launches ‘Wild Flower’ collection

Graff, the multinational jeweller based in London, has announced the launch of its new ‘Wild Flower’ collection, in tribute to the English Garden and “modern femininity”. The diamond collection comprises earrings, necklace and rings made with floral jewels, and it includes four styles of flowers in different sizes and arrangements,…

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Christie’s jewellery auction reports ‘record’ participation

Christie’s first jewellery auction of 2022, Jewels Online, which ran between 24 January and 9 February achieved a total of $5,183,500 (£3,816,481), with 131% hammer above low estimate and 96% sold by lot.  According to the auction house, the sale received “record” participation with the highest number of bidders for any…

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Petra Diamonds appoints independent non-executive director

Petra Diamonds Limited has appointed Jon Dudas as an independent non-executive director of the company, effective 1 March 2022. Dudas is currently chairman of Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, which he joined in 2020. Prior to this, he was an independent non-executive director and chairman of the National Atomic Company…

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DMR presents new ‘Love Lines’ collection

DMR Jewellery has introduced the new addition to its Valentine’s collection with the launch of its diamond ‘Love Lines’ collection. The collection comprises seven individual pieces of jewellery, including earrings, neckwear and wristwear. Two new styles of earrings have been launched to represent Cupid’s arrow, and customers are able to…

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Consumer spending slows in January

Consumer card spending rose by only 7.4% in January compared to the same period in 2020, marking the smallest uplift since April 2021, as spending was dampened by ongoing Plan B restrictions, inflation, and rising energy costs. Data from Barclaycard found that spending on essential items grew by 10.4%, the…

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Alrosa boosts its sales performance

Alrosa has announced its project to boost its sales division’s performance has resulted in the company reducing the amount of diamonds in the work-in-progress inventory by 4.3 million carats by the end of 2021, freeing up rough diamonds valued at over $300m (£221.37m) for sale. Alrosa said the project to…

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