IWC to create bespoke timepiece for BFI’s fundraising gala

Luxury watch brand IWC Schaffhausen has announced its continued partnership of the British Film Insitute’s (BFI) fundraising gala event, Luminous, with the creation of an exclusive timepiece. The fundraiser, which will be held on October 6, the eve of the BFI film festival, is designed to celebrate film talent from…

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Fellows reports successful first monthly watch auction

Fellows announced that its inaugural ‘The Watch Sale’ – a new monthly watch auction – was successful with a 93% sale rate.  The Watch Sale, which launched on Monday, April 20, marked a move away from the company’s separate specialist watch sale and specialist pocket watch sale, which were held…

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‘Perfect’ 100-carat diamond could sell for $25m at auction

A ‘flawless’ 100-carat diamond is expected to fetch between $19m (£12.7m) and $25m (£16.7m) at a Sotheby’s auction in New York.  The diamond has been described as ‘perfect’ and joins an elite group of just five comparable-quality diamonds over 100 carats to have ever been sold at auction worldwide. The…

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Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office hosts second successful student event

The Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office stage a successful second iteration of its ‘Make Your Mark’ event at the Goldsmiths’ Hall on Friday and Saturday last week. The event, which is aimed at students pursuing careers in precious metal jewellery-making, played host to around 750 students over the two days, and…

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Galio jewellers launch design competition

Galio jewellers in St Albans has launched a design competition in conjunction with the St Albans Fashion Week (SAFW).  The competition will run alongside the SAFW’s ‘Creative Next Generation’ which aims to unearth the next generation of creative talent. The overall winner of the competition will have the opportunity to…

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John Travolta signs for Breitling campaign

Global star and seasoned pilot and aviation aficionado, John Travolta, has signed with Swiss watch brand Breitling for their 2015 advertising campaign. Breitling depicts him alongside another flying legend, the North American X-15 aircraft, loaned by the Air Force Flight Test Museum from its base at Edwards, California. During the 1960s,…

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Out-of-town footfall jumps 3.8%

Footfall in March was 0.2% higher than the same time last year, an improvement on the 0.5% fall in February.  This is according to the BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor which found footfall was above the three-month average of -0.5% and was the best overall footfall performance since March last…

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RJC celebrates tenth anniversary with AGM in Mumbai

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has celebrated its 10th anniversary this week by hosting its first annual general meeting (AGM) outside of Europe.  Co-hosted by the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), the AGM represented the organisation’s first conference held outside of Europe. The…

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Gemfields’ emerald and beryl production triples in Q1

Gemfields has reported an increase in its production levels as emerald and beryl production rose significantly during the first quarter (Q1) of 2015.  Production of emerald and beryl almost tripled in the first quarter of the year (ending March 31, 2015) at its 75%-owned Kagem mine with 9.9 million carats…

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EXPERIENCES: Gem hunting: Myth vs. reality

I had already planned a trip to Namibia in South West Africa when I first came across the show ‘Gem Hunters’ on the Travel Channel. BY EDWARD FLEMING I was interested that it appeared to give a blow-by-blow account of how to go abroad and buy stones. Certain scenes are…

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