Fellows to auction watches from the Queen’s goldsmith

Watches belonging to Stuart Devlin, a gold and silversmiths who held a royal warrant to supply gold and jewels to the Queen, are due to go under the hammer at Fellows in Birmingham on 24 and 29 January. A diamond watch by Jaeger LeCoultre and a gentleman’s 18ct white gold…

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Selling Advice: Keeping the right inventory

Curb your enthusiasm. That is the best advice I can give you before you got to the a show show. If you jewellers are asking why, take a good honest look at your inventory. Remember. I said honest. The replies I hear are: “We have too many older pieces and…

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Three-Minute Interview – Miglio Designer Jewellery

Describe yourself in three words? I have been described as energetic, approachable and hard-working. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I have always wanted to be an archaeologist, having always loved antique jewellery. In the early ‘70s, watching my mother getting dressed taught…

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Tiffany & Co to disclose diamond provenance

Tiffany & Co. has announced it will begin sharing the provenance of its newly sourced, individually registered diamonds with consumers. It added that by 2020, it will also share the diamond’s craftsmanship journey –  which it says will be an industry first. Named the ‘Diamond Source Initiative’, Tiffany is tracing…

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Voice on the High Street – Baileys & Sons

Can you tell us a little about the history of Baileys & Sons? My great-grandfather founded our family jewellery business in London in 1919. My family then moved to Amersham, where Hewitt’s Jewellers was created. In the 1950’s my grandfather joined the business and later on my father Nigel also…

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Company profile: Winsor Bishop

Sisters Sophie Fulford and Tanya von Moll inherited Winsor Bishop after their father, Robert, passed away in 2011. Having been working in a director role in London for eight years, Fulford returned to the store’s location in Norwich to take over the day-to-day operations of the business as managing director,…

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Emily Mortimer launches new Cosmo Collection

Emily Mortimer jewellery has launched it’s new Cosmos Collection jewellery range. The collection draws inspirations from the ‘stella trend’ and “incorporating an array of technicolour gemstones”, and includes “stand out” statement pieces, alongside key staples for everyday accessorising, available in both gold and silver. The collection is available on the…

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Inhorgenta Munich ‘pleased with ongoing growth’

Inhorgenta Munich continues its success story. In 2018, the international trade fair for jewellery, timepieces and gemstones attracted 4% more exhibitors than in 2017. This trend continues: considerably more exhibitors will attend this year’s fair, from February 22 to 25 2019. Inhorgenta Munich once again sends very encouraging signals to…

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Fabergé launches new Dalliance timepiece

Fabergé has unveiled The Dalliance GemAddict – the latest of Fabergé’s bespoke timepiece designs. The Dalliance collection features a mechanical movement unique to Fabergé that sees the hands of the watch travel around the edge rather than the centre of the Grand Feu enamel face, creating a space where other…

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Three-Minute Interview: Chris Garland

Describe yourself in three words? Honest, passionate and hard-working. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I didn’t know what I wanted to be at school but I loved maths, logic and rugby so when I was first introduced to computers – our maths…

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