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Nov- 2015 -19 NovemberInternational
Lucara finds 1,111-carat diamond in Botswana mine
Diamond producer Lucaraย has announcedย the recovery of a 1,111 carat gem quality, Type IIa diamond. The magnificent stone, which originated from the south lobe of Lucaraโs Karowe Mine, is theย worldโs second largest gem quality diamond ever recovered and the largest ever to be recoveredย through a modern processing facility. The stone was…
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19 NovemberEvents
SalonQP hails ‘record attendance’ at latest show
Luxury watch show SalonQP returned to the Saatchi Gallery for the seventh edition of the show from 12-14 November 2015 with record visitor numbers and the greatest number of exhibitors to date, according to the organisers. Show attendance was up 23% on 2014, with the Saatchi Gallery frequently full to…
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19 NovemberWatch Focus
Swiss watch exports slip 12.3% in October
Swiss watch exports fell 12.3% in October compared with the same month last year, according to new figures from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH). The report found that exports of Swiss watches scraped past the 2bn Swiss francs (ยฃ1.3bn) mark, a level that FH said has traditionally…
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18 NovemberEconomy
UK jewellery exports via Heathrow up 18%
The value of jewellery exported via Heathrow airport has increased by 18% over the past two years, according to new figures. The UK customs data released by Heathrow, and analysed by management consultants Seabury, found jewellery to be the third most valuable export travelling via the London-based airport at ยฃ3bn.…
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18 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Christmas kicks off in Hatton Garden with festive light switch-on
Christmas kicked off in Hatton Garden last night (17 November) with the areaโs first ever Christmas lights switch-on. Organised by the Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID), the event took place between 5pm and 7pm at the corner of Hatton Garden and 120 Holborn, and featured music, entertainment and VIP…
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18 NovemberCrime
VIDEO: Gang raid East Grinstead jewellery store in 60 seconds
Sussex Police have released a video showing a gang of thieves who raided a jewellery store in East Grinstead in less than one minute. The incident, which took place on Monday, 26 October, saw a gang of four break through the front door of retailer Decorus where they smashed glass…
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17 NovemberCrime
Car used by axe-wielding jewellery store raiders recovered
A car used by a masked gang who threatened staff with axes at a jewellery store in Leicester has been recovered by police. The incident took place on Saturday, 14 November, when three masked men entered G Naran, in Melton Road, Belgrave, and threatened staff with axes. Police said that…
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17 NovemberEconomy
Retail parks perform well as retail footfall continues to fall
Retail footfall in the UK was down 0.2% in October compared with the same month last year, unchanged from the decline in September. That is according to data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Springboardโs Footfall and Vacancies Monitor, which found the fall was slightly above the three-month average…
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16 NovemberWatch Focus
Fossil Group acquires wearable tech firm Misfit
Fossil Group has acquired wearable technology company Misfit in a bid to improve its โconnected accessoryโ offering. The group, which is the parent company of Fossil watches and licensee of other watch brands including Michael Kors and Skagen, said the purchase will allow the company to offer consumers both traditional…
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16 NovemberEditor's Blog
Hallmarking: Let’s be sure to look at the full picture
It is of course disappointing to see that the hallmarking figures have fallen into year-on-year decline for October. After what has been a very leavening 12 months of near uninterrupted growth in monthly volumes passing through the four hallmarking offices, seeing a dip is a frightening reminder of how fragile…
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