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Platinum up 9.4% in December; Overall 2018 results revealed

Platinum hallmarking increased by 9.4% in December 2018, compared with the same period the previous year, despite overall volumes decreasing by 2.1% according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The number of gold pieces hallmarked decreased from 322,033 in December 2017 to 312,281 in 2018. Silver and palladium…

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Fellows to auction watches from the Queen’s goldsmith

Watches belonging to Stuart Devlin, a gold and silversmiths who held a royal warrant to supply gold and jewels to the Queen, are due to go under the hammer at Fellows in Birmingham on 24 and 29 January. A diamond watch by Jaeger LeCoultre and a gentleman’s 18ct white gold…

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Tiffany & Co to disclose diamond provenance

Tiffany & Co. has announced it will begin sharing the provenance of its newly sourced, individually registered diamonds with consumers. It added that by 2020, it will also share the diamond’s craftsmanship journey –  which it says will be an industry first. Named the ‘Diamond Source Initiative’, Tiffany is tracing…

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Emily Mortimer launches new Cosmo Collection

Emily Mortimer jewellery has launched it’s new Cosmos Collection jewellery range. The collection draws inspirations from the ‘stella trend’ and “incorporating an array of technicolour gemstones”, and includes “stand out” statement pieces, alongside key staples for everyday accessorising, available in both gold and silver. The collection is available on the…

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Inhorgenta Munich ‘pleased with ongoing growth’

Inhorgenta Munich continues its success story. In 2018, the international trade fair for jewellery, timepieces and gemstones attracted 4% more exhibitors than in 2017. This trend continues: considerably more exhibitors will attend this year’s fair, from February 22 to 25 2019. Inhorgenta Munich once again sends very encouraging signals to…

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Fabergé launches new Dalliance timepiece

Fabergé has unveiled The Dalliance GemAddict – the latest of Fabergé’s bespoke timepiece designs. The Dalliance collection features a mechanical movement unique to Fabergé that sees the hands of the watch travel around the edge rather than the centre of the Grand Feu enamel face, creating a space where other…

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Man charged with Leicester jewellery store robbery

A 41-year-old man has been charged with robbery following an incident at Mallard jewellers and pawnbrokers in Leicester, which took place on Saturday (5 January 2019). Imtiaz Patel, 41, of Marina Road, Leicester, was also charged with possession of a knife in a public place. A statement by Leicester Police…

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Goldsmith’s Fair 2019 opens for applications

Goldsmith’s Fair has opened applications for designers to submit their work for the 37th edition of the showcase. Jewellery professionals have until midnight on 28 February 2019 to submit their work before The Goldsmiths’ Fair Selection Committee meet in March to deliberate applications. Last year, 138 exhibitors took part and…

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‘Landmark year’ of jewellery sales for Sotheby’s

Auctioneers Sotheby’s recorded a ‘landmark year’ for jewellery sales in 2018, with worldwide sales totaling $414m (£328m) for the year. Worldwide watch sales totalled $88.5m (£70.2m), up 60% on 2017 ($55.4m), with 55% of the bids for watches being placed online (42% for jewellery sales). The number of jewels sold…

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Boxing Day footfall falls for third consecutive year

Footfall declined by 3.1% on Boxing Day, the third consecutive year in which footfall on Boxing Day has been lower than in the year before according to the latest figures from Springboard. Springboard said the fall “indicates the lessening in importance of Boxing Day as a trading day”. Over the…

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