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18 June

Simon Baker joins Longines for Royal Ascot

Longines ‘Ambassador of Elegance’, Australian actor Simon Baker, joined the watch brand for a day at the races as it commemorated nine years of being the Official Timekeeper of Royal Ascot, as well as its Official Partner and Watch. On Tuesday 16 June, the owners of Gleneagles, the winning horse at…

18 June

Events

Michael Northcott

Sponsors amongst biggest winners at UK Jewellery Awards

The UK Jewellery Awards recognised the achievements of the great and the good of the jewellery industry last night, with two of the event’s leading sponsors netting three of the most prestigious gongs. Around 650 figures from across the jewellery industry gathered at the Tower of London for the ceremony,…

17 June

Crime

Tom Davis

Armed robber jailed for raid on Edinburgh jewellery store

An armed robber has been jailed for 13 years today after raiding a jewellery store in Edinburgh earlier this year. Matthew Ferry, 24, stole £233,160 worth of high value watches from Laing the Jeweller in Edinburgh’s Frederick Street on March 2 this year, where he threatened staff members with a…

17 June

Product Launches

Tom Davis

Serendipity Diamonds launches CanadaMark diamond engagement rings

Serendipity Diamonds, a UK-based diamond and jewellery supplier, has added traceable, ethically-sourced CanadaMark diamond engagement rings as part of its offering. The company said it created its first 100% traceable diamond engagement ring commission earlier this month – using a combination of Fairtrade Gold and CanadaMark diamonds. CanadaMark diamonds are…

16 June

Events

Michael Northcott

NAG and BJA members vote to unify

The members of the NAG and the BJA have voted unanimously in favour of unifying the two trade associations at a London meeting. The meeting, which took place at Goldsmith’s Hall near St. Paul’s Cathedral, comprised an AGM for the National Association of Goldsmiths and an EGM for the British…

16 June

Crime

Tom Davis

Gang admit £230,000 armed jewellery store raid

Three men have admitted carrying out a £230,000 armed robbery on a jewellers at the Argyll Arcade in Glasgow last year. Jason Yendall, 29, Aaron Brannan, 24, and Jason Britton,23, pleaded guilty to the armed raid on the jewellery retailer Rox in the Argyll Arcade. In total, 21 watches were…

16 June

Trade Organisations

Michael Northcott

Gem-A members ‘could force’ EGM

The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has released an statement acknowledging disquiet amongst some of its members, but previously told Jewellery Focus it is could not release a statement containing a direct response to the concerns raised in a recent petition. In its statement, the organisation said: “The Council of Gem-A is well aware of…

16 June

Economy

Tom Davis

UK Inflation rate rises to 0.1%

The UK inflation rate has turned positive again in May after dipping below zero in April for the first time since 1960, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reported that the UK’s inflation rate rose to 0.1% in May, up from…

16 June

International

Michael Northcott

Endless opens first own-brand store

Endless Jewelry has revealed its first fully own-brand retail premises with a store opening event in Estonia, its 23rd market. The opening of the ‘Monobrand Store’ was attended by a range of national media, who had the chance to quiz the firm’s founder founder, Jesper Nielsen. Nielsen said: “We have been active less…

15 June

Advice

Michael Northcott

How to bring seasonality to your e-commerce site

Matching creativity to a flexible e-commerce system means you can use one-off and regular occasions to your advantage, says KEVIN SPARKS. Jewellers and watch retailers are experts at dressing their shop windows and their physical stores to attract customers and entice them to part with their cash: and exactly the…