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Goldsmiths’ Company to stage UK’s ‘biggest’ precious metal student event

London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall will be hosting the “UK’s biggest” careers event for apprentices, students and graduates of jewellery and allied trades, on 5 February 2019. According to the group ‘Make Your Mark’ has proved a “huge success” since its launch in 2014, and now the event promises to deliver even…

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Sproules Jewellers completes £500,000 refurbishment

Sproules Jewellers in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland, has unveiled its newly refurbished premises following a significant investment with support from First Trust Bank. The new 2,500 sq ft extension has seen the creation of a new ‘Diamond Room’ with two champagne bars overlooking the city where customers can browse and select…

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Master jewellers Steven Stone opens its new showroom in Manchester’s Spinningfields

Steven Stone, the bespoke jeweller specialising in diamond and gem set jewellery, is opening a new showroom in Manchester’s Spinningfields area, over 80 years since the company was originally founded in Manchester. It will join their two other showrooms – located in Marylebone, London and Hale, Greater Manchester – and…

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Annamaria Cammilli continues UK growth with five new stockists

Annamaria Cammilli, has announced it has established five new stockists with Harrington & Hallworth, Rudells, Strange, Williamson Brown and Jill Wheelock-Lines. Established 35 years ago by artist and sculptor Annamaria herself, Cammilli has expanded its presence in the UK with the new partnerships announced in the last quarter. The Florentine…

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Christie’s London ‘Important Jewels’ auction totals £6.6m

Christie’s ‘Important Jewels’ auction reached a sales total of £6.6m, with the top lot of the auction, a rare Art Déco rock crystal, onyx and diamond Cartier ‘Model-A’ Mystery Clock, which was estimated to be worth between £200,000-300,000, and was actually sold for £560,750. The ‘Model A’ Mystery Clock was…

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World Gold Council appoints David Tait as CEO

The World Gold Council, the market development organisation for the gold industry, has appointed David Tait as its CEO. Tait joins the World Gold Council following a successful career in the financial services industry. He was most recently global head of fixed income macro products at Credit Suisse.  Prior to…

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Ntinga to produce its Lustre Collection in Hatton Garden

Jewellery manufacturer Ntinga has decided to control the production its Lustre Collection by using its workshops in Hatton Garden to produce the “popular collection”. The small family business said it feels its customers “want to embrace the fact that these are now being made in British workshops and helping our…

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Blossom Copenhagen launches new collection

Blossom Copenhagen has released a new jewellery collection based on designer Christina Elbro and her husband Holger Elbro’s perception of life. Christina ElbroI said: “I am a true romantic and I design jewellery for women who love a feminine touch. My favourite symbol is the heart, and that is the…

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TH March to highlight ‘importance of jewellery insurance’ on BBC Radio 4

TH March’s CEO Neil McFarlane will be interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s flagship weekend programme, Moneybox Live, on the importance of properly arranged personal jewellery insurance. Broadcaster Paul Lewis plans to talk to McFarlane on 24 November about how best to insure personal jewellery and other precious possessions in the…

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Breitling marks expansion into Chinese market with gala celebration

Breitling, the Swiss watch brand, hosted a celebration of its entry into the Chinese market with a red carpet gala night at Beijing’s Phoenix Center on November 20, 2018. International movie stars and Breitling Cinema Squad members Brad Pitt and Daniel Wu were on hand to mark the occasion, along…

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