Christie’s London ‘Important Jewels’ auction totals £6.6m

Christie’s ‘Important Jewels’ auction reached a sales total of £6.6m, with the top lot of the auction, a rare Art Déco rock crystal, onyx and diamond Cartier ‘Model-A’ Mystery Clock, which was estimated to be worth between £200,000-300,000, and was actually sold for £560,750. The ‘Model A’ Mystery Clock was…

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Three-Minute Interview: Paul Platnauer

Describe yourself in three words? Integrity, drive and passion. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I always planned on going into the family business when I left school making me the third generation of R Platnauer Ltd, over 25 years ago, and to…

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Voice on the High Street – Trustcott Jewellers

Tell us a little about Truscott Jewellers We’re a proudly traditional family-owned jewellers based in the heart of historic Gloucester. We’re located on an old cobbled street a stone’s throw from our celebrated cathedral and a few doors along from the house of Beatrix Potter’s Tailor of Gloucester. The business…

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World Gold Council appoints David Tait as CEO

The World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, has appointed David Tait as its CEO. Tait joins the World Gold Council following a successful career in the financial services industry. He was most recently global head of fixed income macro products at Credit Suisse.  Prior to…

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Selling advice: Do you show too much?

Do you show too much? Most salespeople do. I see this all the time in jewellery shops from the finest luxury shops to the middle price ones. This happens not only in the UK, but when I conduct sales training world wide. It is a common problem, jewellers don’t know…

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Focus On: Wedding and engagement rings

Whilst traditions remain strong – at least in the UK – more often than not the groom will choose the engagement ring for the bride. Stolen £20k gorilla returned to Karma Sanctum hotel But new research, conducted on behalf of Diamonds Factory by OnePoll and reported on JewelleryFocus.co.uk, showed that…

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Ntinga to produce its Lustre Collection in Hatton Garden

Jewellery manufacturer Ntinga has decided to control the production its Lustre Collection by using its workshops in Hatton Garden to produce the “popular collection”. The small family business said it feels its customers “want to embrace the fact that these are now being made in British workshops and helping our…

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Using social media to boost your jewellery business

Social media might seem like a complete waste of time, particularly if you’re running a high-street store that relies on punters coming in off the street, but the simple fact is things like Facebook and Twitter can absolutely revolutionise the way that you interact with (and attract) customers – both…

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Voice on the High Street: Clive Ranger

Tell us about Clive Ranger Jewellery. Clive Ranger is a small family owned business that started up in 1977, but was taken over last year by our former manager, Carl Parry. We pride ourselves on old fashioned customer service and continue to manufacture our own diamond rings so our jewellery…

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Blossom Copenhagen launches new collection

Blossom Copenhagen has released a new jewellery collection based on designer Christina Elbro and her husband Holger Elbro’s perception of life. Christina ElbroI said: “I am a true romantic and I design jewellery for women who love a feminine touch. My favourite symbol is the heart, and that is the…

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