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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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EC One partners with Natalie Perry Jewellery

Ethical jewellery designer, Natalie Perry, has partnered with jewellery boutique, EC One – the designer’s first bricks and mortar stockist in London. The boutique, based in London’s iconic Exmouth Market, has a collection of 12 pieces from the Floral Fragments range in both 9ct and 18ct fairtrade gold, which includes…

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Gemfields Singapore Emerald auction generates $24.8m

Gemfields has announced the results of an auction of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore from 14 – 17 November 2018, with revenues totalling $28.4m (£22m). The emeralds were extracted by Kagem Mining in Zambia, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of…

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Sotheby’s sells ‘most expensive watch’ at auction in 2018

Sotheby’s Geneva has sold ‘The Asprey’ for CHF 3,915,000 (£3m), making it the most expensive watch auctioned this year. The timepiece was manufactured in 1952, and according to the group was the “star lot of an exceptional selection of world-class vintage wristwatches”. The auction attracted over 900 bidders from 54…

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Raw Pearls celebrates diamond and pearl range success with exclusive offer

Raw Pearls is celebrating the success of its new diamond and pearl range by launching an upcoming exclusive offer for its customers to mark the occasion. The group will be offering its customers a 10% discount on any order from its diamond and pearl collection, which will run from the…

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