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Sep- 2015 -24 September
Bonhams sells Hope Spinel for record ยฃ962,500
Auction house Bonhams has sold the rare British-owned gemstone – the Hope Spinel – for a record price of $30,000 (ยฃ19,600) per carat. The piece, which was sold at the companyโs Fine Jewellery sale in London today (September 24), was sold for a total of ยฃ962,500, beating the previous record…
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23 September
Edinburgh Assay Office launches diamond certification in Heathrow office
The Edinburgh Assay Office has introduced a new diamond certification option to its Hallmarking in Transit offering at its London Heathrow sub-office. The office said the service, which is provided by Solitaire Gem Labs (SGL), will enable its Hallmarking in Transit customers to add a โone-stop, secure diamond certificationโ to…
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23 September
Nominations open for NAJ Awards 2015
Nominations for the first ever National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) Awards are now open until Monday, September 28. The awards, which will take place on December 3 this year in conjunction with the benevolent ball, offers members of the newly-formed NAJ an opportunity to gain recognition for the excellence of…
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22 September
Global diamond jewellery demand grew 3% in 2014
Global diamond jewellery demand grew 3% in 2014 to exceed $80bn (ยฃ51bn) for the first time, according to De Beers. The Diamond Insight Report said this is the fifth consecutive year of growth since the global recession, while global rough diamond production rose 6% to $19bn (ยฃ12bn). Consumer demand in…
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22 September
Entrepreneur pays record ยฃ600k for โGold.co.ukโ domain name
A British entrepreneur has paid ยฃ600,000 for a web domain name – the largest sum ever spent in the UK. โGold.co.ukโ was bought by British online bullion dealer BullionByPost, founded by Rob Halliday-Stein, and will offer investors a range of physical gold, silver bars and coins along with insured delivery…
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22 September
Ernie Blom: ‘Trade can feel positive’ ahead of holiday season
World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) president Ernie Blom believes the global diamond trade “can be positive” ahead of the upcoming holiday sales. Blom said that initial indications from the September Hong Kong Gems and Jewellery Fair were that it had been “solid”. Meanwhile, price cuts by De Beers and…
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22 September
Ogden of Harrogate opens third store
Independent jewellers Ogden of Harrogate has opened its third store in the centre of York. The new premises, which follows the launch of the companyโs Little Diamond Shop in 2010, is located on the corner of Stonegate and Petergate and has housed a jewellery shop since the late 1980s but…
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21 September
Sotheby’s to auction rare 12ct โBlue Moonโ diamond
Auction house Sothebyโs Geneva is set to auction the rare โBlue Moonโ diamond with an estimated value of $35-55m (ยฃ22.6m-ยฃ35.4m). The diamond is the centrepiece of the โMagnificent Jewelsโ auction and Noble Jewels in Geneva on November 11. It weighs 12.03 carats and has been graded โfancy vivid blueโ, the…
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21 September
Bonhams appoints new international jewellery director
Auction house Bonhams has appointed of Daniel Struyf as its international jewellery director.ย Struyfโs role will see him working directly with Bonhamsโ global CEO and global head of jewellery, Matthew Girling, with one of his key tasks to further expand the companyโs market share in the jewellery sector. He will…
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18 September
Petra Diamonds revenue drops 10% in full year results
Petra Diamondsย hasย announced that revenue for the year ended 30 June 2015 dropped by 10% to $425m (ยฃ271.7m) compared with the previous year, according to its preliminary unaudited results. Net profit after taxation was downย a more considerableย 33% to $62.8m (ยฃ40.2m). The firm put the decreases down toย theย reliance of itsย underground mines on…
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