Dix Noonan Webb to auction royal bracelet

Dix Noonan Webb has announced that an Art Deco cultured pearl and diamond bracelet owned by H.R.H. The Princess Margaret will be brought to auction on Tuesday 14 September 2021 and is estimated to fetch between £30,000 – £40,000. Comprising a double row of cultured pearls bordering a millegrain-set line…

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Bira backs ‘Shop Out to Help Out’ scheme

The British Independent Retailers Association (Bira) has said it will back a new campaign launched by Refundable, a consumer membership brand, to introduce a ‘Shop Out to Help Out’ scheme.  According to the group, the campaign, similar to the Eat Out to Help Out scheme launched last summer for the hospitality industry, would…

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Robinson Pelham launches two new capsule collections

Robinson Pelham has announced the launch of two new Elixir and Mini Arcadia capsule collections arriving later this month (July 2021). The new Elixir collection will act as an extension to the fine jeweller’s already released Elixir pendants. Featuring diamonds, sapphires, tsavorites, and paraiba tourmalines, the Elixir pendants’ vial is…

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Missoma to launch Harris Reed collection in September

Missoma has announced a new upcoming collaboration with designer Harris Reed, launching in September 2021. The collection will showcase Reed’s signature baroque romanticism and gothic edge aligned with the brand’s “cult-status layering aesthetic” across both demi fine and fine collections. Reed said: “Throughout this collaborative process, I was really able…

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Nour By Jahan expands its Play Collection

Nour By Jahan has announced the latest additions to its Play Collection which showcases a range of gradient coloured sapphires. The new additions are placed to create a “vibrant rainbow wave of technicoloured fun”, with sapphires set along an internal track. Designed to “move freely” on the bangle and ring…

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T.Gold jewellery show secures 100 companies

Vicenzaoro has revealed that some 100 companies have already confirmed their physical attendance at T.Gold, an international show for jewellery machinery and technologies applied to gold and jewellery processing, from 10 to 14 September 2021. Organised by the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), attending companies include, Legor Group Spa, Sisma Spa,…

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NAJ Summit 2021 to discuss LGDs

The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) has announced that its upcoming 2021 summit will feature conversations on laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs). Three speakers will focus on LGDs, providing masterclasses and hands-on workshops as part of the valuers’ conference, taking place from 11-13 September 2021. Julia Griffith, founder of The Gem Academy,…

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Deakin & Francis announces SMO gold partnership

Deakin and Francis, the family-owned jewellery firm, has announced a partnership with Single Mine Origin (SMO) to provide its customers with responsibly sourced gold. Through the partnership, all Deakin and Francis’ manufactured signet rings will be crafted with SMO certified gold. SMO gold was launched in 2018 through a joint…

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Hallmarking up 107.4% in June

The total number of pieces hallmarked in June 2021 soared 107.4% when compared with June 2020, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay Office. Some 672,021 pieces were hallmarked in June 2021, compared with 323,967 pieces in June last year.  Gold hallmarked pieces for June sat at 321,318…

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De Beers Group forevermark CEO steps down

De Beers Group has announced that Nancy Liu, CEO of the company’s forevermark division, has decided to step down and leave the business. In her place, Céline Assimon, the current CEO of jewellers, will expand her role to lead both jewellery houses. The change will take effect from 5 September…

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