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Millennials spent $25bn on diamond jewellery in 2015, says De Beers

Millennials spent more than US$25 billion on diamond jewellery in 2015 in the four largest consumer markets, acquiring more than any other generation, according to The Diamond Insight Report 2016, published today by The De Beers Group of Companies. Despite millennials (those aged 15-34 in 2015) facing more financial challenges…

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9ct gold soars 32% in positive August hallmarking figures

The number of 9-carat gold items hallmarked in August soared 32% in a positive month for overall hallmarking figures. That’s according to latest figures released from the four UK assay offices, and compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office, which found overall hallmarking figures soared 10.4% from 696,251 items last year…

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Natural Colour Diamond Association (NCDIA) launches in the UK

The Natural Colour Diamond Association (NCDIA) has announced it is to host its first meeting in the UK. The association, which launched in 2003, is a non-profit membership organisation that aims to “train, enlighten and educate” the global jewellery community and natural colour diamonds. Its first UK meeting will take…

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Nominations set to close for NAJ 2016 awards

Nominations for the National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) awards 2016 are due to close this Friday (16 September). The awards, which aim to acknowledge and celebrate the “exceptional” contribution of the association’s members to the jewellery industry, features seven categories. The categories: Designer of the Year An award to the…

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F Hinds opens new store in Harlow

F Hinds has opened one of its largest stores to open in 25 years, in Harlow’s Harvey Shopping Centre. The opening was suitably marked by its first customer, Mark Rapley, who purchased an engagement ring after seeing it in the store’s diamond window display. That same afternoon he proposed and…

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Applications open for inaugural Make Your Mark Awards

Applications are now open for the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office inaugural ‘Make Your Mark’ Awards. The new design competition, which aims to challenge today’s students working in precious metals, will be presented at a special event on Tuesday 1 November during the annual Make Your Mark event. There will be…

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Gecko launches record number of collections at IJL

UK jewellery supplier Gecko unveiled a record nine new collections at this year’s International Jewellery London (IJL) exhibition. The new ranges, which cater for men, women and children, arrived from best-selling brands Fiorelli, Fred Bennett, D for Diamond and Elements & Beginnings. Meanwhile, the launch of Gecko’s Orla Kiely sterling…

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Have-a-go hero injured trying to stop armed robbers in jewellery store raid

A man has been injured after bystanders helped foil an armed robbery at a jewellery shop in Windsor, Berkshire. The raid took place at around 10am yesterday (Thursday, 8 September), when four men attempted to enter Robert Gatwood Jewellers in King Edward Court shopping centre by smashing windows with a…

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Watchfinder looking to expand following surge in sales

Pre-owned watch retailer, Watchfinder, is looking to expand after it announced that on average over 12 months it has both sold and purchased one watch every 30 minutes. In the last year Watchfinder has sold an average of 560 Rolex, 175 Omega and 126 Tag Heuer watches each month, with…

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Aurum Holdings opens the Watch Lab in Newcastle

The Watch Lab, part of Aurum Holdings following its recent acquisition, has opened its doors on Northumberland Street in Newcastle. Based within the Monument Wall development, the store represents the seventh Aurum-operated venture in the region joining stores such as the Northern Goldsmiths and Reid & Sons in Newcastle city…

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