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  • Apr- 2016 -
    7 April
    Q&A Sessions
    Honoured by Royalty: Greg Valerio
    Tom Davis

    Honoured by Royalty: Greg Valerio

    After recently being honoured with an MBE, the work Greg Valerio has done with artisanal and small-scale miners in the jewellery industry is second-to-none. TOM DAVIS sat down with the jeweller and activist to hear more about his experiences and where he sees the future of Fairtrade gold [divider style=”solid”…

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  • 7 April
    UncategorizedVOHS: Becky Rowe Jewellery
    Tom Davis

    VOHS: Becky Rowe Jewellery

    Name: Becky Rowe Jewellery Location: St Martin, Guernsey, Channel Islands Years established: September 2011 Number of staff: Five Website: www.beckyrowejewellery.com When was Becky Rowe Jewellery founded? In February 2011, my brother Sam and I went to The Munich Jewellery Show. It was then that we realised the combination of my…

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  • 7 April
    Watch FocusLearning about: TAG HEUER CONNECTED
    Tom Davis

    Learning about: TAG HEUER CONNECTED

    It’s still early days, but some retailers are saying  TAG Heuer’s new smartwatch,  ‘Connected’, is successfully occupying the space between consumer electronics gadgets and traditional timepieces. Here we explore its features and its take-up. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] WHAT IS THE ‘CONNECTED’ WATCH? The TAG Heuer Connected Watch with Intel…

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  • 7 April
    Q&A SessionsBRAND Q&A: Anakao Jewellery
    Tom Davis

    BRAND Q&A: Anakao Jewellery

    A new jewellery brand, Anakao, is named after a small fishing village in the south of Madagascar, which remains virtually untouched by modernity. For Vinay Soudakar and his wife, the website says, it holds a special place in their heart. MICHAEL NORTHCOTT spoke to Vinay to find out more about…

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  • 7 April
    Voice On The HighstreetVOHS: Banks Lyon
    Tom Davis

    VOHS: Banks Lyon

    Name: Rodney Banks Lyon Location: Lancaster Year Established: 1985 Number of Staff: 12 Website: www.bankslyon.co.uk When was Banks Lyon founded? Banks Lyon Jewellers was founded by myself in 1985. Having served various apprenticeships at H. Samuel, Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths alongside gaining a distinction in my FGA, my father was…

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  • 7 April
    Q&A SessionsBrand Q&A: Swatch
    Tom Davis

    Brand Q&A: Swatch

    Calvin Klein Watches and Jewellery, part of the Swatch group of brands, enjoyed double-digit growth in the UK market last year. TOM DAVIS sat down with brand president, Laura Burdese, to learn about the brand’s UK footprint and its future expectations [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Give us a bit of…

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  • 6 April
    AuctionsRare blue diamond sells for £22.5m
    Tom Davis

    Rare blue diamond sells for £22.5m

    The world’s largest oval fancy vivid blue diamond to ever go under the hammer has been sold for $31.8m (£22.5m). The De Beers ‘Millennium Jewel 4’ was auctioned at the Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale on 5 April, selling for the highest price ever paid for a jewel…

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  • 6 April
    EconomyNon-food shop prices continue to fall in March
    Tom Davis

    Non-food shop prices continue to fall in March

    Non-food prices in the UK continued to fall in march, as overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.7% during the month from the 2% decline in February. The latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index, found that non-food deflation rose to 2.6% in March from the 3%…

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  • 6 April
    Editor's BlogWhy it’s important to be a boffin
    Michael Northcott

    Why it’s important to be a boffin

    So how is the industry holding up so far this year? A salient question, but a hard one to answer without some statistical context. On the face of it, the trade is only just holding onto its hat, with a minuscule 0.8% increase in hallmarking volumes in February compared with…

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  • 5 April
    EconomyPolished diamond prices remain stable in March
    Tom Davis

    Polished diamond prices remain stable in March

    Prices of polished diamonds remained stable in March, according to the latest RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) from the Rapaport Group. The company said prices were supported by steady dealer trading even though the outlook for consumer demand remains uncertain. It added, in the first quarter, sentiment improved as polished prices…

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