Luxury jewellery Laings opens £1m flagship store

Joe Walsh, the CEO of Laings, independent luxury jeweller and Scotland’s oldest family jeweller, opened a new £1m store in Southampton last week (Friday 15 September). The new store is located in the city’s Westquay Shopping Centre on Harbour Parade. The new flagship showroom replaces the former Parkhouse store on…

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Diamond dealer becomes ‘first Bond Street jeweller’ to trade with Bitcoin

Samer Halimeh New York has become the world’s first diamond dealer and ‘Bond Street’ level jeweller to accept Bitcoin. The luxury diamond brand is using Bitpay as its merchant services provider and the portal will host the company’s Bitcoin wallet and supply for trading. Samer Halimeh New York will now…

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‘First eco-friendly jewellery store’ opens in Cleethorpes

Eco-friendly Salt & Silver Jewellery has opened its first store in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes. Setting up as an online brand three and a half years ago, the demand for the silver jewellery led to the owner deciding to open a physical store. Founder and owner, Katie Rudd…

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Henryka’s stockists reach over 50 following season’s trade shows

Silver and gemstone jewellery brand Henryka has opened three new accounts and replenished several existing stockists at this season’s trade shows, taking the number of stockists in the UK to more than 50. Henryka exhibited at the CMJ Autumn Trade Event in August and IJL in September, where it showcased…

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Raymond Weil unveils latest edition for Freelancer timepieces

Raymond Weil, luxury Swiss watchmaker, has unveiled its newest edition to the already established Freelancer line of timepieces. With the introduction of its new chronograph range, it aims to express the ‘youthful and dynamic spirit’ that the Freelancer range prides itself on. The new Freelancer chronograph was designed to combine…

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‘Top prizes’ secured for this year’s Make Your Mark Awards

This year’s winners of this year’s Make Your Mark Awards are set to receive ‘top prizes’ donated from different companies in the jewellery and silversmithing industry. Prizes secured to date include a coaching session with jewellery house Garrard, which will include a tour of its historic London workshop. Also, jewellery…

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Loveness Lee launches new collection ahead of LFW debut

British fashion jewellery brand, Loveness Lee has launched its second collection, Hermetics, which will showcase at London Fashion Week. Developed from the debut Patination collection, Hermetics features the brand’s signature aesthetic of jagged motifs and unique textures but in a simpler form, with muted hues of silver and gold. Gold…

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Nadine Aysoy to expand in US following successful IJL showing

Fine jewellery brand Nadine Aysoy has gained a new distribution and marketing contract with US-based showroom, Mega Mega Projects New York, following her debut showing at this year’s IJL. The brand will now expand globally, with showcases at New York and Paris Fashion Weeks, as well as Los Angeles and…

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Goldsmiths announced as headline sponsor for bridal show

Goldsmiths has been named headline sponsor for this year’s Condé Nast Brides – The Show 2017. Jewellery experts from Goldsmiths will be providing advice on the perfect rings for brides and their partners through its Bespoke Bridal services. Visitors to the show will be able to browse through The Bespoke…

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Horologist Dr John C Taylor OBE honoured with stamps

British horologist and inventor Dr John C Taylor OBE is to be honoured with a set of six postage stamps issued by the Isle of Man Post Office. Dr Taylor, 80, who was born in Buxton, Derbyshire and has lived in the Isle of Man for the greater part of…

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