Jorie Grassie: The last deer tusk jeweller in the UK?

Jorie Grassie recently acquired Harvey Nichols as her first English stockist and is on a mission to revive deer tusk jewellery in the industry. Hailing from the US prairie state of Illinois, Grassie left her American home to come to Scotland almost 20 years ago. Living on the Culachy estate…

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Five carat fancy pink diamond could fetch £800,000 at auction

An exceedingly rare fine fancy pink diamond weighing 5.03ct will headline Bonhams London Fine Jewellery sale on 26 September. The diamond, which has VS1 clarity, is estimated worth between £600,000-800,000. According to Bonhams unlike all other coloured diamonds, the gem’s colour is caused not by trace elements in their chemical…

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VOTH: Kiki McDonough

Name: Kiki McDonough Location: Sloane Square, London Year established: 1985 Number of staff: 8 Website: kiki.co.uk Tell us about the story behind Kiki McDonough? I am a British fine jewellery designer famous for my striking colour combinations and use of semi-precious gemstones, set in 18ct gold, to create timeless and…

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Family jewellers Hugh Rice to open third store with Hull opening

Hugh Rice has announced it is opening its second store inside British Land’s centre St. Stephen’s in Hull, due to open this Autumn. The jewellers originally chose St. Stephen’s to open their flagship store in 2008, stocking Swiss watches and diamond jewellery and most recently hosting their first Rolex Room.…

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Brand Q&A: AG Mounts

How was AG Mounts founded? I established the company in 1996. We manufacture and design jewellery ourselves in our factory. We pretty much do everything from a to z. That includes designing, making, casting, mounting, setting and polishing. We design our own mounts as well, and we take special orders…

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Selling from complaints

Complaining customers can be your biggest boosters if they are looked at as a customer ready to buy, instead of a complainer bringing trouble. It all starts with how all customers should be greeted regardless of their attitude.  However, your attitude is also important and you should greet all customers…

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Voice on the High Street – Alex Monroe

Tell me a bit about the history of the company? It was set up by Alex Monroe after he had finished studying silversmithing at what is now the London Metropolitan university. Tell me a bit about the kind of jewellery you stock? Our bumblebee has become our signature piece, but…

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‘Rare’ 1950s Rolex sold for £48,488 at Birmingham auction

A rare, early Rolex Submariner has been sold for £48,488, including buyer’s premium, at a Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham. According to Fellows the “fascinating timepiece”, was one of the first models worn by Sean Connery’s 007 in early James Bond films, such as Dr. No. This particular watch was introduced…

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Not so charmed

This month brought the news that Anders Colding Friis would stepping down as president and CEO of Pandora by the end of August. His departure was announced against a backdrop of shares which slumped by nearly a quarter on Tuesday 7 August after a reduced sales and profit growth forecast,…

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A magical world arrives in the jewellery industry

“The Harry Potter brand is worth almost £25bn, so our aim with this range was really to expand further into the global market,” says Gregory Kirk, marketing executive at The Carat Shop. He is talking about the release of a new Harry Potter jewellery collection created in partnership with Swarovski…

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