Current Affairs
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Sep- 2017 -12 September
UK and US jewellery communities unite in support of refugees
Orkney jewellery designer Alison Moore is one of more than 100 jewellers from the UK and USA to donate work to a special Facebook auction in aid of refugees around the world. The Auction for Aid begins on Monday, 18 September, and runs until Sunday, 24 September. It follows a…
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Aug- 2017 -17 August
Social media engagement posts are ‘cringe-worthy’, F Hinds finds
UK couples who are publicising their engagements to the world via social media are ruining their big announcement with poor-quality photographs and post captions, according to new research by F Hinds. Some 56% of UK engagement posts on social media are unpopular amongst followers, tarnishing the engagement announcement and making…
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16 August
Costco sued for $19m for selling ‘fake’ Tiffany rings
American wholesaler Costco has been ordered to pay $19m (£15m) in damages for selling Tiffany-labelled engagement rings. The reportedly made store made $37m (£28m) selling roughly 2,500 diamond rings, labelled as ‘Tiffany’ rings on store signs. The legal battle between the two companies began in 2013, with Costco arguing that…
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16 August
Birmingham jewellery professor made a Freeman of London
The head of Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery has been recognised for his services to education and made a Freeman of the Goldsmiths’ Company. Professor Stephen Bottomley will officially be honoured at an event at the London Guildhall later this year, after a selection committee at the Goldsmiths’ Company…
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11 August
Marcia Lanyon announces retirement
Marcia Lanyon has announced her retirement and the winding down of her eponymous gem-dealing company 42 years after its establishment. With a career which began in London’s Hatton Garden, Lanyon worked for the gemstone dealer George Lindley Ltd and was responsible for stock and grading gemstones. In the evenings she…
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Jul- 2017 -27 July
British Museum registers £750k Cartier ring ‘missing’ after six years
A £750,000 Cartier ring has only just been registered as missing by the British Museum despite reportedly being lost since 2011. Details of the loss were not made public until the publication of accounts from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The report said: “During the year, one…
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24 July
Vincenzaoro to host seminar on impact of new EU regulation on jewellery trade
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) and the Italian Exhibition Group, will present a seminar on the EU’s new regulation on conflict minerals at this year’s Vincenzaoro show. The new legislation is expected to impact the operating procedures of both jewellery companies in the European Union and those supply them from…
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Jun- 2017 -27 June
Cheap necklaces found to contain toxic metals
Some low cost necklace jewellery was found to have excessive levels of lead, cadmium or nickel release, according to a new survey. The study, carried out by London Trading Standards on low cost necklace jewellery found that in the worst cases parts containing 82% lead and 56% cadmium were found.…
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26 June
Theo Fennell saved from administration with new investment
A month after its administration announcement, jewellery designer Theo Fennell has entered a management buyout with private equity investor Endless. The Telegraph reports that Enact, the SME investor managed by Endless, has put £5m into the business. The eponymously named brand was set up in 1982 and has since become…
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22 June
Gold hallmarking continues to drop as silver remains strong
The number of gold articles hallmarked in the month of May reported a 14.1% drop when compared to last year’s figures. Figures from the Birmingham Assay Office suggest that silver showed a growing strength with a 24.1% increase in hallmarked articles when compared to the same period last year. Platinum…
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