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  • Mar- 2016 -
    31 March
    InternationalRJC to consider adding coloured stones to remit
    Michael Northcott

    RJC to consider adding coloured stones to remit

    The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced it is considering adding coloured gemstones to its purview. The body announced at Baswelworld that it has embarked on “a major new area of work on coloured gemstones and their potential inclusion into RJCโ€™s material scope” which currently includes diamonds, gold and platinum…

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  • 31 March
    Auctions
    Largest ever fancy vivid blue diamond could fetch ยฃ31.4m
    Tom Davis

    Largest ever fancy vivid blue diamond could fetch ยฃ31.4m

    Christieโ€™s has announced the โ€˜Oppenheimer Blueโ€™ is to go under the hammer, the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever offered at auction. Weighing 14.62 carats, the stone will lead Christieโ€™s auction of โ€˜Magnificent Jewelsโ€™ held at held at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva, on 18 May. The…

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  • 30 March
    CrimeDiamond firm ordered into liquidation after ยฃ1.2m scam
    Tom Davis

    Diamond firm ordered into liquidation after ยฃ1.2m scam

    A london diamond broker targeting โ€œvulnerableโ€ investors and mis-selling them fancy coloured diamonds has been ordered into liquidation by the High Court. The company, which the High Court said was mis-selling investors fancy coloured diamonds at inflated prices, was ordered into liquidation following a petition presented by the Secretary of…

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  • 29 March
    Retailersboutique.Goldsmiths stocks five new brands
    Tom Davis

    boutique.Goldsmiths stocks five new brands

    boutique.Goldsmiths has announced it has stocked five new brands as part of its Spring Summer 2016 (SS16) collection. The retailer, which is owned by Aurum Holdings, said jewellery brands Chrysalis, Chlobo, Daisy London, Virtue London and Nordahl were launched across the companyโ€™s stores and online nationwide on 21 March. The…

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  • 24 March
    RetailersSignet reports “excellent” full-year results
    Tom Davis

    Signet reports “excellent” full-year results

    Jewellery giant Signet Jewelers has reported an โ€œexcellentโ€ full year in its latest results for the 52 weeks ending 30 January, 2016. Same-store sales across the year were up 4.1% with annual total sales of $6.55bn (ยฃ4.63bn) – an increase on the previous year of 14.2%. The results were boosted…

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  • 24 March
    Current AffairsPetra Diamonds sells ‘exceptional pink’ diamond for ยฃ10.7m
    Tom Davis

    Petra Diamonds sells ‘exceptional pink’ diamond for ยฃ10.7m

    Petra Diamonds has announced the sale of an โ€˜exceptional pinkโ€™ diamond for $15m (ยฃ10.7m). The diamond, which was recovered from the firmโ€™s Williamson mine in Tanzania and weighs 32.33-carats, was purchased by Golden Yellow Diamonds on behalf of M.A. Anavi Diamond Group, a leading diamond manufacturer and specialist in large…

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  • 23 March
    Crimeยฃ400,000 worth of watches stolen in Stoke-on-Trent jewellery store raid
    Tom Davis

    ยฃ400,000 worth of watches stolen in Stoke-on-Trent jewellery store raid

    Some ยฃ400,000 worth of watches have been stolen in a raid on a Beaverbrooks store in Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire Police said they believe 10 people were involved in the burglary, which happened just after 2:35am on Thursday, 10 March, at the Intu Potteries shopping centre in Hanley. The offenders, who were…

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  • 22 March
    Watch FocusSwiss watch exports fall for eighth consecutive month
    Tom Davis

    Swiss watch exports fall for eighth consecutive month

    Swiss watch exports fell for the eighth consecutive month in February, recording a total value of 1.7bn francs (ยฃ1.23bn). Thatโ€™s according to new data from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH), which found the total value represented a decline of 3.3% compared with the same month last year.…

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  • 21 March
    CrimeHatton Garden raid ringleader jailed for six years
    Tom Davis

    Hatton Garden raid ringleader jailed for six years

    The man believed to be the ringleader of the Hatton Garden heist has been jailed for six years and three months for his part in the ยฃ14m raid. Brian Reader, 77, of Dartford, Kent, appeared by videolink at Woolwich Crown Court today and was sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiracy…

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  • 21 March
    AppointmentsGem-A appoints Alan Hart as CEO
    Michael Northcott

    Gem-A appoints Alan Hart as CEO

    The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced the appointment of Alan Hart as the associationโ€™s new CEO. A former member of the Gem-A Council, Hart is currently head of Earth Sciences Collections at the Natural History Museum, London. With a wealth of experience in the gem and mineral…

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