Banks Lyon set for store refurbishment

Independent jeweller Banks Lyon is set to reveals its newly refurbished store to celebrate its 30th anniversary in business. One year in the planning, the refurbishment is set to include both cosmetic and practical improvements to create what the company describes as an “exceptionally attractive atmosphere” and to provide a…

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W. Salamoon & Sons opens London boutique

Middle-eastern fine jewellery brand W. Salamoon & Sons has opened its first UK store in London’s Belgravia area. The launch of the store was celebrated at a cocktail reception held in the Garden Rooms at the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel on Sunday, September 27. Over 500 guests attended the event, as…

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Rare Egyptian coins stolen in Southport jewellery store raid

A rare set of Egyptian coins has been stolen from a jewellers in Merseyside. Amongst the rings, earrings and pendants stolen from the Southport premises were a set of silver coins with the images of Egyptian queen Nefertiti and Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun on them. Officers believe the thief, who struck…

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Mappin & Webb receives royal warrant expansion

Mappin & Webb has received an expansion to its royal warrant after being appointed Royal Warrant Holder as Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen. The jewellery store, which has held a royal warrant as Silversmiths to Her Majesty The Queen since 1897, has now been appointed jewellers…

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Vacheron Constantin introduces ‘most complicated watch’ ever made

Luxury watch brand Vacheron Constantin has introduced what it claims is the ‘most complicated watch’ ever made.  With 57 complications the Reference 57260 has beaten the previous record holder the Patek Philippe Calibre 89, which has 33 complications. The model’s name stands for the number of complications and the 260th…

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Laing Edinburgh to stock IWC Schaffhausen

Independent jeweller Laing Edinburgh has announced that it set to stock luxury watch brand IWC Schaffhausen. The store announced that it has introduced the brand’s new 2015 Portugieser collection to its offering, which comes with a host of technological and design modifications as well as new features. The watch’s newly…

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Stockport jewellery store staff threatened by armed raiders

A jewellery store in Stockport, Manchester, has been hit by armed raiders who are believed to have stolen money and jewellery from the shop before driving off. The incident occurred at around 4.40pm on Tuesday September 22 2015, when police were called to reports of an armed robbery at a…

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Bonhams sells Hope Spinel for record £962,500

Auction house Bonhams has sold the rare British-owned gemstone – the Hope Spinel – for a record price of $30,000 (£19,600) per carat. The piece, which was sold at the company’s Fine Jewellery sale in London today (September 24), was sold for a total of £962,500, beating the previous record…

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Edinburgh Assay Office launches diamond certification in Heathrow office

The Edinburgh Assay Office has introduced a new diamond certification option to its Hallmarking in Transit offering at its London Heathrow sub-office. The office said the service, which is provided by Solitaire Gem Labs (SGL), will enable its Hallmarking in Transit customers to add a “one-stop, secure diamond certification” to…

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Nominations open for NAJ Awards 2015

Nominations for the first ever National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) Awards are now open until Monday, September 28. The awards, which will take place on December 3 this year in conjunction with the benevolent ball, offers members of the newly-formed NAJ an opportunity to gain recognition for the excellence of…

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