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Nov- 2020 -20 November
Holiday engagement rings driving jewellery sales, says De Beers
Engagement rings are driving jewellery sales this holiday season, according to De Beers Group’s latest Diamond Insight ‘Flash’ report. From the group’s interviews with US-based jewellers, bridal sales are the primary source of diamond jewellery demand in recent months. When it came to customers researching engagement rings, online was the…
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19 November
Indria Scott named as face of De Beers’ ReSet Collective
Indria Scott has been named as the new face of De Beers Group’s ReSet Collective campaign. The “eco-conscious” model will front the campaign that will showcase five pendants created to celebrate sustainability in the diamond industry. The ReSet Collective includes five leading US jewellery designers – Jade Trau, Jennie Kwon,…
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19 November
Andre Michael unveils alphabet diamond pendant collection
Andre Michael jewellery has launched an alphabet diamond pendants collection for the festive season. The jeweller said it comes as an increasingly wide choice of first names in the UK has led to an increased demand for lettering across the alphabet. In addition, the holiday 2020 trends report from the…
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18 November
Marloe Watch Company reveals latest addition
Marloe Watch Company has revealed the latest addition to its range of British designed mechanical watches. The new Atlantic collection features an automatic mechanical chronoscope with four distinct models inspired by the “dawn of transatlantic air travel” – R34, Flyer, Fortune and Spirit. The company said a limited number of…
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18 November
Carolina Bucci announces new K.I.S.S line
Carolina Bucci has announced the launch of its new K.I.S.S. bracelet and necklace jewellery line. The jewellery is reportedly made from a single, sinuous coil of 18 karat gold that has been worked to create a “remarkably fluid silhouette”, with both flexibility and wearability. For the larger bracelets there is…
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18 November
Rough diamond value falls in Cycle 9, says De Beers
De Beers Group has announced that the value of rough diamond sales slightly declined against the previous cycle for the ninth sales cycle of 2020. Currently, rough diamonds are being provisionally valued at $450m (£338m) for the ninth sales cycle, which is a decrease from the $467m (£351m) sales value…
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17 November
Berluti and Hublot announce limited edition watches
Berluti and Hublot’s partnership has announced the launch of a 100 limited editions Big Bang Unico chronograph watches. The partnership, which began four years ago, has focused on bringing together a collaboration of both the watchmakers’ experience with the fashion house’s designs. Both companies reportedly worked “hand in hand”, with…
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17 November
Christie’s New York announces December auction
Christie’s New York has announced the date of its live ‘Magnificent Jewels’ auction, 8 December. The auction will showcase just over 380 jewels, featuring a selection of coloured diamonds, colourless diamonds and gemstones, and signed pieces by Suzanne Belperron, René Boivin, Bulgari and Cartier. Among the expensive sapphires highlighted in…
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16 November
Hallmarking slightly improves in October
The total number of pieces hallmarked in October 2020 fell by 17.5% compared with the same month last year, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay office. This marked a total improvement against September’s figures, where total hallmarking was down by 19.5% against the prior year. Gold hallmarked…
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16 November
Christie’s brings Dame Vera Lynn collection to auction
Christie’s Important Jewels is currently operating an online auction throughout November which includes the private collection from the late Dame Vera Lynn. The company said bidding, which opened on 4 November, will begin closing lot by lot on 18 November. A highlight of the auction is said to be a…
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