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May- 2018 -31 May
Everledger announces deal with HK Group to track My Diamond Story diamonds
Everledger and Hari Krishna Group (HK Group) have announced a deal that will see Hari Krishna’s flagship private label brand My Diamond Story tracked using blockchain technology. With this new development, Everledger, a global emerging technology enterprise, and the HK Group, one of the world’s largest diamond manufacturers and exporters,…
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31 May
British Society of Enamellers appoints new vice-chair
The British Society of Enamellers (BSOE) has appointed silversmith and enameller Monika Kamycka as vice-chair. She is skilled in ‘Plique-a-Jour’ enamelling, a technique which allows the enamel to become translucent, and is an advocate of enamelling education and promotion. Kamycka, who also owns the jewellery brand Mona Pink, said: “I’m…
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30 May
Average online order value rises for 14th consecutive month
The average order value for online purchases has increased for 14 months in a row, according to new data. Figures from the IMRG MetaPack UK Delivery Index showed UK shoppers fuelled most of the increase, with the value for each month increasing compared with the same month the previous year.…
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30 May
Versus Versace launches ‘Millennial focused’ timepieces
Fashion brand Versus Versace has launched its new summer watch collection, Buffle Bay, aimed at Millennial customers. The watches feature a 3D lion’s head, positioned on the right side of the timepiece in the 3 o’clock position, and is available in four colours: light blue, white, deep red or dark…
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29 May
De Beers to launch new fashion jewellery brand with lab-grown diamonds
De Beers Group has announced the launch of a new company called Lightbox Jewelry that will begin marketing a new brand of laboratory-grown diamond jewellery in September. Lightbox lab-grown diamonds will retail from $200 (£150) for a quarter-carat stone to $800 (£603) for a one-carat stone. The line will…
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25 May
Diamnet trading platform officially launches following 12-month development
A new diamond trading platform has been launched by the former managing director of Chalfen of London, Howard Levine. The platform – designed for the wholesale market – aims to connect retailers with a wider number of dealers and manufacturers as well as helping them to sell more bridal jewellery…
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25 May
Chow Tai Fook and GIA to bring blockchain diamond grading reports to consumers
Jewellery brand Chow Tai Fook and the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), a diamond grading authority, will use blockchain technology to deliver digital diamond grading reports to consumers for the first time. Clients of Chow Tai Fook’s diamond brand will receive a permanent and immutable blockchain record of their diamond’s…
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24 May
$17bn of emeralds gold and silver found in shipwreck
A shipwreck off the coast of Columbia has been discovered estimated to be carrying a cargo worth $17bn (£12.7bn), including gold, silver, and emeralds. The shipwreck is that of the San José, a Spanish ship that was sunk by British forces during the Spanish Succession in 1708. The discovery was…
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24 May
Signet jewellers joins De Beers blockchain platform Tracr
Signet Jewelers will be the first retailer to join Tracr, an end-to-end diamond blockchain being developed by the De Beers group in collaboration with the diamond industry. A project team at Signet will work alongside the Tracr team to ensure the platform meets the needs of the jewellery manufacture and…
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23 May
Forevermark unveils Millennial focused retail store in China
Forevermark, a diamond brand owned by De Beers, has launched Libert’aime, a new Millennial focused store at HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai, China. The group said the store has been created to “celebrate the spirit of a new generation of women who are strong, unique, and authentic”, and offers diamond…
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