Mondaine to launch ‘first ever’ Swiss made smartwatch

Watch brand Mondaine has launched a brand new smartwatch – the first ever smartwatch to be Swiss made, according to the company.  The Mondaine Helvetica No 1 Smart will use the smartwatch platform MotionX, which manages the communication between the watch and a device that it is connected to via…

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i2i cans Jewellery & Watch London

I2i Events, the organisers of Jewellery & Watch London (JWL) and Jewellery & Watch Birmingham (JWB), has confirmed that the London event will not take place this year.  Organisers say they that JWL, which is usually held in June, could not secure its preferred dates at the Saatchi Gallery. Julie…

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Bremont co-founders named ambassadors for Air Ambulance

Bremont co-founders Nick and Giles English have been named ambassadors for The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS).  In tandem the watch brand has committed to raising enough funds for The Children’s Air Ambulance (TCAA), one of the three services operated by the charity, to pay for a new pilot for the…

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Uno de 50 to open first UK store on London’s Regent Street

Spanish jewellery brand Uno de 50 has announced it will open its first UK store later this year on London’s Regent Street.  The firm agreed a 10-year lease with The Crown Estate for a 1,250 sq ft unit. The move represents the brand’s first foray into the UK market, although…

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JewelStreet secures funding from UKTI

Online jewellery marketplace startup, JewelStreet.com, has secured a round of funding from the Government’s business agency, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). The undisclosed sum will be used to develop the firm’s search marketing strategy as well as its international fulfillment capability. Rob Passmore, co-founder and managing director, said: “We are totally…

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Birmingham Assay Office’s ‘Analytical Laboratory’ rebrands

The Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) has rebranded its Analytical Laboratory as AnchorCert Analytical.  The BAO said that the rebrand is due to the scope of its services expanding “enormously”. Originally specialising in precious metals, AnchorCert Analytical continues to analyse precious metals from 999 gold to platinum, but services are expanding…

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Tresor Paris collaborates with Ong-Oaj Pariam at London Fashion Week

Tresor Paris has appeared at the London Fashion Week in collaboration with fashion designer Ong-Oaj Pairam.  Kicking off London Fashion Week on Tuesday February 19 at the Grand Connaught Rooms Covent Garden, Pairam launched his Autumn/Winter collection 2015 featuring “bold and luxurious” prints. Pairam’s men’s wear collection of jackets with…

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CBI: Surprise dip in retail sales growth

Retail sales growth practically ground to a halt in February, according to the CBI’s latest quarterly Distributive Trades Survey.  The survey of 138 firms including 62 retailers showed that both volume of retail sales and orders failed to meet expectations of growth in February, following six months of buoyant sales.…

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Swiss watch exports rise in January

Swiss watchmakers have enjoyed a good start to the year with exports in January up on the same time last year, despite a fall in December.  This is according to new figures from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) which found that the volume of Swiss watches exported…

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Russian firm creates 5-carat synthetic diamond

A Russian laboratory-grown diamond manufacturer, New Diamond Technology, is claiming it has produced a 5.11-carat diamond, the largest man-made, polished, near-colourless stone ever produced.  According to US trade magazine JCK, the manufacturer said that the unenhanced radiant-cut type ‘IIa’ diamond, produced by the high-pressure, high temperature method (HPHT), bears a…

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