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Aug- 2017 -15 August
Raymond Weil creates first in-house movement
Raymond Weil has developed its own in-house movement for the first time, produced in partnership with manufacturer Sellita to create the freelancer Calibre RW1212. This exclusive movement was developed and designed by the R&D department of the Geneva watch company and produced by the movement manufacturer based in Le Crรชt-du-Locle.…
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15 August
Citizen Watch UK shakes up management team
Mark Robinson, managing director of Citizen Watch UK has been appointed to the new position of group managing director of Citizen Watch United Kingdom. Robinson will assume overall strategic responsibility for all brands in the UK. Robinson has been with Citizen for over 20 years holding various management positions. For…
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15 August
Daisy London expands Good Karma range
Daisy London has expanded its Good Karma jewellery collection with the newly launched Good Karma single studs and sparkle rings. The range of the Good Karma single studs features some of the brandโs already established stud earrings to buy as singles, giving customers the option to mix and match them…
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15 August
Fair Luxury announces debut exhibition at Goldsmithsโ Centre
Industry change group Fair Luxury (formerly FLUX), will host โFair Luxury Presentsโ โ an exhibition of luxury jewellery that focuses on issues of ethical provenance โ at the Goldsmithsโ Centre in Clerkenwell from 18 September to 27 October 2017. The exhibition will set out to demonstrate a new view of…
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14 August
Handmade in Britain announces exhibitors
Contemporary craft and design fair, Handmade in Britain, has announced its exhibitors for this yearโs event. Now in its 11th year, more than 100 highly skilled designer-makers and galleries will be showcasing their designs across a wide range of disciplines. The jewellers and metalsmiths who will be exhibiting at the…
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14 August
Retail parks outperform high street and shopping centres
Retail parks showed a growth in footfall in July, with high streets and shopping centres suffering a decrease, figures from retail footfall analysts Springboard show. Footfall on the high streets fell by 2.1% which shopping centres showed a 1.3% decline. Retail parks saw a 1.7% increase. July was the fourth…
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11 August
Family find luxury watch which fell from space
A ยฃ1,500 watch has been found 19 days after it was launched to the edge of the atmosphere by a jewellery firm from Derbyshire. The piece was launched into space on Space Exploration Day, 20 July by Derbyshire-based watch specialists, Jura Watches. It became part of a regional treasure hunt,…
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11 August
Marcia Lanyon announces retirement
Marcia Lanyon has announced her retirement and the winding down of her eponymous gem-dealing company 42 years after its establishment. With a career which began in London’s Hatton Garden, Lanyon worked for the gemstone dealer George Lindley Ltd and was responsible for stock and grading gemstones. In the evenings she…
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11 August
Howard Levine steps down from Chalfen of London to start new venture
After more than 12 years, Howard Levine has announced his departure from Chalfen of London. Citing his reasons for leaving as wanting to โfollow his passionโ, Chalfen of London will continue as normal with Sonny Akhtar in his place. Levine will be setting up new company Diamnet to give jewellers…
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10 August
Sarah Ho unveils Hidden Gardenโs latest chapter
The second chapter of the Hidden Garden collection has been launched with the Wisteria Suite. The pieces use an โexplosionโ of colours and shapes and takes inspiration from the Wisteria that is seen on London townhouses in the summer. The Wisteria flower represents longevity and grace and is used in…
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