Manufacturers
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Jan- 2021 -6 January
Lucara diamond mine renewal approved
Lucara has announced that the application for the renewal of its Karowe mining licence has been approved for a period of 25 years. The new licence will allow Lucara to continue mining for diamonds until 2046 and marks a “critical step” in the formal sanction of the Karowe underground expansion…
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Dec- 2020 -11 December
Tag Heuer announces new LTA partnership
Tag Heuer has announced its new partnership with the LTA, the national governing body for tennis in the UK. The three-year partnership, beginning 1 January 2021, will see the watch manufacturer become an official partner and the official timekeeper of the LTA’s summer events program. Rob Diver, Tag Heuer’s UK…
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Nov- 2020 -11 November
HB Antwerp to receive 998 carat diamond
HB Antwerp is set to receive a 998 carat diamond that has been discovered in the Botswana Karowe mine. When the diamond arrives the firm will analyse, plan and eventually cut the stone ready for consumer purchasing. HB Antwerp is known for its diamond trade chain and uses technology to…
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Oct- 2020 -5 October
De Beers launches ReSet initiative
De Beers Group has announced the launch of Reset, a new initiative by the diamond company to engage in conversations with jewellery designers around sustainability and to promote the positive impact of natural diamonds. The ReSet Collection launches today (5 October) and is a collaboration with five leading US designers,…
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Sep- 2020 -8 September
Hatton and Spencer launches travel case range
Jewellery packaging supplier Hatton and Spencer has introduced a new range of jewellery travel cases that are tailored to UK jewellers. The Keepsafe range is one of the first travel case collections to be offered by a UK packaging provider, according to the group. The collection features a variety of…
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8 September
Swatch brings back iconic design with bio-sourced materials
Swatch has launched the ”1983 collection”, a new series of timepieces made with natural materials. This marks the first time a watch manufacturer has been successful in replacing conventional materials with bio-sourced materials in a series production environment. The two newly introduced bio-sourced materials are extracted from the seeds of…
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Aug- 2020 -26 August
DEMI+CO launches wholesale range
Demi and Co has announced the launch of a new magnetic jewellery range for the wholesale market following a “phenomenally successful” first year of trading. After launching its website and creating the ALPHA mens brand, the group said that customers were purchasing their copper and magnetic bracelet range at a…
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Jul- 2020 -13 July
House of Garrard launches Aloria range
House of Garrad had launched its Aloria range inspired by one of the House’s “most legendary royal commissions.” Uniting heritage cues with cutting-edge craftsmanship and design, Aloria celebrates Garrard’s setting of the Cullinan I in the Sovereign’s Sceptre in 1910. The Aloria collection is the latest to join Garrard’s treasure…
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Jun- 2020 -22 June
Patek Philippe celebrates new manufacture building with exclusive Calatrava
Patek Philippe has celebrated the completion of its new production building in Geneva with an exclusive Calatrava in stainless steel. To pay tribute to the commissioning of the new production building, a flagship of impressive size for the creation, development, and production of Patek Philippe watches, the manufacturer reasserted its…
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8 June
BlueRock Diamonds completes $700k diamond sale
BlueRock Diamonds, a diamond producer that owns and operates the Kareevlei diamond mine in South Africa, has announced the private sale of 2,400 carats. The carats were sold at an average price of $290 (£229) per carat for a total of $700,000 (£552,000). According to the producer, the sale did…
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