2015 | Jewellery Focus

Dec- 2015 -

10 December

Rare spider diamond ring predicted to fetch £200,000 at auction

A rare diamond ring in the shape of a spider – dubbed the ‘Spia-mond Ring’ – has been predicted to fetch £200,000 at auction. The original ring from the premier of the Spiderman 2 movie went on sale for 10 days on online auction website Catawiki on Friday, 4 December.…

9 December

E-Commerce

Michael Northcott

Drone delivery by US jeweller succeeds

A jeweller in the United States has completed what is thought to be the first drone-delivery ever undertaken by a jeweller. Distinctive Gold Jewelry, of Frankfort in Illinois, delivered a women’s watch to a couple celebrating their anniversary. The business owners say that have being “dying to do” such a…

9 December

Events

Tom Davis

Jacobs the Jewellers named UK’s ‘best jewellery retailer’

Jacobs the Jewellers in Reading has been named the UK’s ‘Retailer of the Year’ at the first-ever National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) awards. Jacobs, which won the award at the 80th Benevolent Society Ball held in Solihull on 3 December, was selected from a shortlist of five companies through a…

8 December

Economy

Tom Davis

November retail sales slow as Black Friday shoppers turned to digital

Retail sales in the UK slowed down in November as consumers turned to e-commerce across the Black Friday weekend. That is according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, which found UK retail sales decreased 0.4% on a like-for-like basis from the same month last…

8 December

Crime

Tom Davis

Teenager charged with theft of ring from Ipswich jewellers

A teenager has been charged following the theft of a £809 ring from a jewellery store in Ipswich. Rolanders Saulys, of no fixed address, was arrested by police shortly after the incident having initially been detained by two members of the public. The 19-year-old is accused of stealing a £809…

8 December

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

Polished diamond prices increase for first time in six months

Polished diamond prices increased in November for the first time in six months, boosted by shortages of select categories and seasonal holiday demand. That is according to the latest RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) which found 1-carat, GIA-graded diamonds rose 0.7% in price in November – its first increase in six…

8 December

Current Affairs

Tom Davis

NPA urges Welsh government to ‘crack down on crime’

The National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) has urged the Welsh government to crack down on illegal money lending. The call for action, which has urged the government to join forces with police and other enforcement agencies, was a result of the NPA responding to the Welsh Government’s consultation regarding its Financial…

7 December

Brand Profiles

Tom Davis

A case in point

Celebrating history, cultivating quality and offering value for money simultaneously is no mean feat, but family-owned watch manufacturer Pointtec has hit the mark. TOM DAVIS sits down with managing director of Pointtec UK, the company’s UK distributor, to learn about the brand’s ambitions. [divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] It’s rare for…

7 December

Advice

Tom Davis

ADVICE: Christmas tips

There will be a lot of requests for annual leave over the Christmas period and if you cannot close the business, you will need to apply a fair and consistent approach to authorising and rejecting annual leave requests. Consider what you did last year, particularly in terms of holiday requests. If it…

7 December

Auctions

Tom Davis

Bonhams jewellery sale sets three world records

Bonhams’ last London Fine Jewellery sale of the year, which took place on Saturday 5 December, set three new auction world records. Jewellery from renowned designers including Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, along with a pair of Kashmir sapphires belonging to a European princess, went under the hammer. The…