Swatch sales drop by almost a third

Swatch has announced that sales for 2020 fell by almost a third due to Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns affecting business. The watch manufacturer saw sales dropped to CHF 5.95m (£4.45m) over the period, resulting in a total net loss of CHF 53M (£43m). Known for brands such as Omega, Tissot…

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Hancocks London JOM priced at £29,500

Hancocks London has announced its Jewel of the Month for February is a gold and Amethyst riviere necklace which is priced at £29,500. The 1870s necklace is made in 15 carat yellow gold and set with 18 graduated oval faceted amethysts in scalloped collets joined by chain links. The central…

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Sixty-second Interview: Leora Moreno, founder of Leo With Love 

Describe yourself in three words? Audacious, poised, exuberant  How did you get to be where you are today? By embracing the butterflies and recognising that feeling anxious about something because I haven’t done it before, is actually a sign of progress. Which aspect of your job do you enjoy most,…

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Hublot launches limited edition Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic series

Hublot has launched 50 limited edition pieces of the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic series with through-tinted orange sapphires. The watchmakers has reinterpreted the Big Bang Sapphire Tourbillon in an orange shade, achieved through the incorporation of titanium and chromium in the manufacturing process. Unlike traditional tourbillon movements, equipped with manual…

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CMJ suspends membership fees

The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) has announced that it will be suspending its membership fees in an effort to support retailers financially. The fee suspension is set to last throughout January, February and March for all members in the UK and Ireland. Last year, membership fees were suspended for…

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Robinson Pelham launches Arcadia Beads collection

Robinson Pelham has launched the Arcadia Beads collection for a starting price of £490. The jeweller was founded in 1997 by friends when they met within the jewellery community. For 16 years, the trio worked from their Pimlico Atelier, solely on bespoke and private commissions for their clients. In 2012,…

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Christie’s prepares for Valentines jewellery sale

Christie’s has announced it will host an online jewellery sale ahead of Valentine’s Day, which will last from 27 January to 10 February. The holiday auction will feature works from iconic designers such as Angela Cummings, Bulgari, Buccellati, Cartier, David Webb, Graff, JAR, Tiffany & Co, and Van Cleef &…

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From the Bench: HEAVEN & HELL by Arabel Lebrusan at Lebrusan Studio

Sometimes my work treads a fine line between art and jewellery design. Merging traditional craft with modern-day narratives, I create one-of-a-kind jewels that serve as social commentaries, telling the stories that tend to fall through the cracks of our capitalist society. For decades, the international media has called for attention…

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Fellows auctions Art Nouveau dragonfly for £15,950

Fellows auctioneers has recorded a sale of an early 20th Century Art Nouveau dragonfly brooch which sports the green and purple suffragette colours for £15,950 in its first auction of 2021. The brooch was part of a Fine Jewellery sale which contained over 500 lots and ran from 11am –…

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NDC partners with Lorraine Schwartz on new diamond initiative

The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has partnered with US jewellery designer, Lorraine Schwartz, for its Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative. The partnership will allocate $1m (£729,865) into programmes, which will provide opportunities for designers from the Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) community. The initiative’s goal is to expand the number…

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