Silver brings hallmarking up for August

The number of silver articles hallmarked in the month of August brought overall figures into the black when compared to the same time last year. Overall, there was a 7.9% increase in the number of metals hallmarked. There were 468,460 silver articles hallmarked, up 132,361 from the 336,099 articles form…

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Jewellery making tourist attraction comes to Cumbria

Husband-and-wife duo Brian and Zoe Fulton have opened a new visitor attraction. The Fultons Lakes Jewellery Works is located in the historic market town of Keswick in the northern Lake District, and will offer a unique and exclusive luxury experience in which customers will be able to see jewellery being…

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Domino expands to Far Eastern market

Domino jewellery has recently dispatched £500,000 worth of British-made gold and platinum, semi-set jewellery and diamond ring mounts to new customers in Australia, Japan and Taiwan. The orders are the result of a sales trip made earlier this year by the company’s sales and marketing director, Andrew Sollitt and overseas…

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Timex releases watch with contactless payment ability

Timex are launching the Fairfield Contactless, a new range of watches for AW17 with contactless payment capabilities. The watch is powered by bPay, and has been described as “the perfect fusion of style and smart functionality.” The first in the collection to launch is modelled after one of the brand’s…

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The Cheshire Watch Company unveils Diamond Suite

The Cheshire Watch Company (CWC) held an event for the launch for its new Diamond suite this week. The suite is a 3000 sq feet department which is spread across two floors at the building owned by Kamani Commercial. It was opened by Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards, who also…

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GALLERY: Timex celebrates its 160 year heritage

Fashion watch brand Timex celebrated a 160 year heritage last night, 28 September 2017, at Beat nightclub in London. Also on display was a first look at TIMEX’s SS18 collections, as well as the unveiling of the new Fairfield Contactless range; the brand’s latest collaboration in partnership with electronic bill…

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Buckley London to preview SS18 collection at TFWA Cannes

Fashion jewellery designer Buckley London will be unveiling seven new collections for the SS18 season in an exclusive preview next week at the TFWA World Exhibition and Conference in Cannes, France. The new collection will be showcased at the Buckley London stand, featuring elegant curves, feather motifs and leaf shaped…

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British shoppers fear Christmas will disappear from high streets

Almost a third (30%) of British consumers are worried about Christmas disappearing from the high street, and as a result just 7% will do all of their Christmas shopping online this year, new research has found. Research carried out by e-tailer Christmas Tree World has revealed that Christmas drives more…

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Winner named for Goldsmiths’ Fair Best New Design Award

Scottish jeweller Jonathan Boyd has won the Goldsmiths’ Fair 2017 (Week One) Best New Design Award for Weeds, a conceptually-driven series of works. More than 50 gold-plated silver brooches tell the story of the life-cycle of a small flower – from a little seedling to a full flower blowing in…

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iKuria releases first engagement ring collection

London-based fine jewellery brand iKuria has announced the launch of its first engagement ring collection. Ikuko Kurahone, the designer and founder of the brand, has named the collection “In Love Again”, reflecting how married couples can fall in love with each other again and again during their marriage. The collection…

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