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Apr- 2014 -14 April
Graduate competition finalists revealed
London based boutique Nude Jewellery has narrowed down the search for its Graduate in the Spotlight 2014 to just three entrants.Dovile Bertulyte, Frank Luckham and Agnieszka Maksymiuk submitted their designs for the competition, which opened in January, and voting to find which of the three should be crowned winner has…
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11 April
Harry Levy continues at London Diamond Bourse
Harry Levy, president of the London Diamond Bourse (LDB), has begun serving another term as LDB president. The decision was made through an election by the body’s council of management, held Thursday 3 April. Harry Levy has served as LDB president since 2011, and currently also serves as president of…
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11 April
Carat* sponsors BAFTA costume design award
Carat* has announced that it will be the official category sponsor of the ‘Costume Design’ award at the BAFTA Craft Awards taking place on April 27. Scott Thompson, founder and CEO of Carat*, said: “As part of our continued support of the arts, we are thrilled to be able to…
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11 April
Citizen launches watch registration programme
Citizen has announced the launch of a renewed national watch registration programme which will provide customers with an extended guarantee. Customers who sign up to the programme receive a one-year extension to the five-year guarantee provided with the firm’s products. The registration programme is open to all customers who have…
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10 April
Goldsmiths’ Fair to feature 170 leading designers
The Goldsmiths’ Fair will showcase 170 leading designer-makers as well as sporting a radical new look when it returns on September 22. The exhibition, which comprises of an array of contemporary jewellery and silver, will be held at the Goldsmiths’ Hall in London and will showcase newly completed masterpieces from…
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9 April
JewelStreet seeks £100k investment through crowdfunding
The online-only startup jewellery retailer, JewelStreet, has launched a round of ‘crowdfunding’ in an attempt to raise £100,000 of investment capital. Crowdfunding is a way of young companies attracting investment from the general public via an online platform, normally with only small amounts of cash required, but with no equity…
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9 April
Holts Academy to celebrate apprenticeship pilot scheme success
Holts Academy has announced it will host an event celebrating the success of 14 apprentices recruited through the Holts Birmingham ‘apprenticeship pilot scheme’. The event, which will be held on May 14 at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, will give local employers a chance to network and find…
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8 April
Swiss investigate disappearance of $50m pink diamond
An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a $50m (£30m) pink diamond from a storage unit in Geneva.Storage firm Malca-Amit had been holding the 50.66 carat diamond for South African diamond trader Sylla Moussa, but he reported it missing in September 2013. Police searched the premises of the…
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8 April
Bric-a-brac £20m Fabergé egg to go on display
A £20 million Imperial Easter Egg designed by Karl Fabergé, which was unknowingly bought by an American scrap metal dealer to melt down before he realised its value, is to go on display at Wartski’s showroom in London later this month. The owner, who wanted to remain anonymous, purchased the gold…
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7 April
Q1 hallmarking figures rise 23%, gold jewellery on the up-and-up
The number of articles hallmarked across the four UK assay offices rose by 23 per cent in the first three months of 2014 compared with the same period the previous year, according to the latest figures. In a statement, the Birmingham Assay Office revealed that the best performers were 9ct…
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