How to prolong the life of your pearls

Buying beautiful pearl jewellery is all well and good, but it isn’t just about wearing the pearls, you need to inform your customers how to care of them to maintain their beauty and prolong their life. Follow these everyday handy tips to keep your pearls (and your customers) looking their…

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Company Q&A – Monnickendam Diamonds with director Neil Holness

What is the history of Monnickendam Diamonds? We’re a family run company that’s been around since 1890. We’re on our fourth generation and fifth due to join in the future. We have been diamond polishers since the beginning and we are one of the few left in the country, it’s…

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The Scent of a Stone – Vanacci’s Perfumed Jewellery

Design focused Leeds accessories brand, Vanacci, has developed a new range of jewellery which makes full use of the wearer’s perfumes with an innovative, absorbent material it has named the Lockstone. SHEKINA TUAHENE sits down with creators James Whitfield and Sean Sykes to get the science At a time when…

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Voice on the High Street – Adam Jacobs

Name: Adam Jacobs, Jacobs the Jewellers Location: Reading Year established: 1948 Number of staff: 9 Website: www.jacobsthejewellers.com When was Jacobs the Jewellers founded? In 1948 Douglas and Jean Jacobs opened ‘Douglas Jacobs’ on the King’s Road in Reading, initially selling a hand-picked selection of second hand silver and jewellery. They…

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Sell to both bride and groom – Part II

Selling a bridal couple who are looking for a wedding ring is one of the best ways to get another jeweller’s customers, but overlooked by most jewellers. In the May issue I told you how not to let this happen to you. The main reason the bridal couple came into…

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Worldpay interview Q&A

James Frost, chief marketing and commercial officer of WorldPay. Developed My Business Hub. Electronic point of sales operated through a wi-fi enabled tablet. What is My Business Hub? The UK’s leading payment processor. We help businesses both large and small accept card payments through a variety of different means; in…

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Is it time for jewellers to invest in cryptocurrency?

In September, diamond jeweller Samer Halimeh made the decision to start trading with cryptocurrency. Also, digital cash brand Dash has partnered with the National Association of Jewellers to specifically target the UK market. This all begs the question: is it time for jewellers to invest in cryptocurrency? What is cryptocurrency?…

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Could the GIA’s diamond detector save the diamond industry?

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has created a new device which it says is more effective than anything else in the market at detecting synthetic diamonds. Will the new technology be the silver bullet the industry needs to solve this problem? SHEKINA TUAHENE speaks to Tom Moses, executive vice…

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Janet Fitch- Earrings jump through hoops

The popularity of earrings has swung throughout history, from being important in antiquity to times when they were not worn at all, but last year saw a resurgence of earrings of every variety, matched or mismatched, and the momentum continues now, with statement chandelier and hoop earrings as well. Demand…

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The rise of wearable tech – how the market turned luxury

Wearable tech has in recent years become mainstream, but it doesn’t always look great as a fashion item. As more brands try to enter the space with ‘luxury’ wearable tech pieces, SHEKINA TUAHENE speaks to patent lawyer MARK MARFE about how these products come to be and why there is…

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