What does the offshore hallmark mean for the jewellery industry?

“We were extremely happy when the British Hallmarking Council (BHC) finally, after a great deal of pushing and shoving from all sides, agreed that jewellery pieces hallmarked overseas should have a different mark to the ones we strike domestically,” says John Langford, director of Braybrook and Britten, triumphantly. For many…

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Birmingham City University reproduces historic American coin for Trump

Birmingham City University has reproduced a 227-year-old coin that will be presented to US President Donald Trump. The coin is to commemorate Birmingham hosting the annual British-American Business Council (BABC) transatlantic conference this week. The event at the University’s Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 7 June will welcome delegates from all…

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JNA Awards and RJC partner for better practice in the industry

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) and the JNA Awards will partner to promote sustainable and ethical business practices globally in the gemstone industry and international jewellery. RJC, which has more than 1,100 member-companies in 75 countries that span the entire jewellery supply chain, will introduce to its members the platform…

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Advanced synthetic diamond seminar to come to London

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will be offering new advanced synthetic diamond seminars in August in Mumbai and London. Participants will have the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of advanced diamond identification techniques and to have hands-on experience with current production synthetic diamonds and the latest detection technology. Taught…

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Maya Magal to open third store in London’s King’s Cross

British jewellers Maya Magal London are to open their third store at Coal Drops Yard, the new shopping district at King’s Cross, in October 2018. Following recent openings in Islington and Marylebone, the shop will affirm the brand’s retail presence in the capital and provide a flagship location for the…

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Raw Pearls extends product gallery

UK pearl jewellery supplier Raw Pearls has expanded the product gallery on its website. Mintel recently published a report called ‘Jewellery & Watches Retailing UK’ that revealed how 62% of jewellery and watch consumers research online ahead of going into a store to shop. The company said it has responded…

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Watchshop remains top of ecommerce market despite 22% drop in visibility

Despite a 22% decrease in their visibility over the past year, Watchshop remains top of the jewellery and watch ecommerce market, a new report has revealed. The Watches E-Commerce Insight Report, produced by digital marketing specialists Inside Online, ranks 50 of the leading websites within this competitive market according to…

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Signet achieves 81% online sales growth in Q1

Jewellery retail group Signet Jewelers, which owns H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported a 5.5% increase in total sales for the 13 weeks ending May 5, 2018. The company’s total sales for the quarter reached $1.5bn (£1.1bn), up 4.3% on a constant currency basis, with the increase in sales…

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Kundan Jewellery – Reviving a dying Mughal art

“Kundan jewellery just isn’t good business anymore, so people are finding other lines of work”, said Ali Azeem, a Kundan craftsman in Lahore. “You work hard all day, only to earn a 1000 rupees (£7) at day’s end. If only our own people value it as much as the foreigners do.”…

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Everledger showcases diamond Data Matrix code

Everledger and Dharmanandan Diamonds have successfully showcased a new innovative feature with the inscription of Data Matrix code on diamonds, as part of a ‘Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol’. The Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol, launched in February this year, is the industry data protocol using blockchain to track the provenance of diamonds. A…

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