Year: 2015
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Dec- 2015 -7 DecemberCrime
Gang jailed for 51 years over ยฃ1m of watch thefts
An organised gang of criminals from Estonia who flew into the UKย in order to steal more thanย ยฃ1 million pounds worth of watches have been jailed for 51 years. Taimar Uibopuu, 30, from Estonia was found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery and sentenced to 15 yearsโ imprisonment;ย Alar Kalyurand, 43, from…
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7 DecemberRetailers
Goldsmiths WestQuay to reopen after ยฃ1m refurbishment
Goldsmiths WestQuay in Southampton is to reopen this weekย after an extensive ยฃ1m refurbishment. The high street jeweller has carried out a ‘luxury refit’ and also introduced a brand-new ’boutique.Goldsmiths’ iteration. The premises will be open to the public on 10 December. The refurbished Goldsmiths store will feature dedicated Omega, Breitling,…
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7 DecemberCurrent Affairs
De Beers suspends Canada Snap Lake mine operation
De Beers has announced it has suspended operations at its Snap Lake diamond mine in Canada due to poor market conditions. The company said work to suspend production at the mine has begun, a process which could take up to nine months. It will evaluate market conditions over the next…
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7 DecemberTrade Organisations
Inaugural NAJ Awards incorporated in Benevolent Society Ball
The 80th British Jewellery Giftware & Finishing Federation Benevolent Society Ball, incorporating the NAJ Awards, took place inย Solihull on December 3. This year’s event incorporatedย very first National Association of Jewellers Member Awards, designed to “flag up all that is most excellent about the UKโs extremely diverse jewellery industry”. The NAJ…
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4 DecemberTaking Stock
GVUK: Gemvision to launch CounterSketch International
Get Ready for a New Way to Create Bespoke Jewellery Personalisation has become the norm and bespoke jewellery design is at the heart of this. In January Gemvision will launch CounterSketch International allowing you access to over a thousand fully adjustable parametric CAD files, then to download that file model…
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3 DecemberEvents
BCU to launch technology hub for jewellery students
Birmingham City Universityโs (BCU) School of Jewellery will officially open its new โDigital Technology Hubโ next week – housing 3D printing and laser technologies. The investment in the hub is part of an effort to enable both the industry and students to benefit from being able to create complex jewellery…
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3 DecemberEvents
Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office opens first retail hallmarking facility
The Goldsmithsโ Company Assay Office has announced the opening of its first hallmarking facility within a retail jeweller. The in-house assay office, which opened in November, is located within a purpose-built facility at Graff Diamondsโ London workshop in Mayfair. The facility, which has its own dedicated member of the assay…
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2 DecemberEconomy
Shop prices fall to joint record low in November
Shop prices fell 2.1% in November as retailers took part in โintenseโ competition in the build up to Black Friday. That is according to the latest British Retail Consortium (BRC) and Nielsen Shop Price Index which found the fall was down from a 1.8% fall in October. On a 12-month…
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2 DecemberCrime
VIDEO: Have-a-go-heroes tackle jewellery robber in Leeds
Armed robbers who targets a Leeds jewellers in a million pounds raid were tracked down after โhave-a-go-heroesโ intervened and detained one of the gang. The Estonian gang, who flew into the country just days before the raid, stole more than 150 watches worth more than ยฃ935,000 when they struck at…
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1 DecemberWatch Focus
Phillips holds inaugural watch auction in Hong Kong
Auction house Phillips has broken the record for the highest auction price ever paid for a wristwatch in Asia at its inaugural Hong Kong auction. The auction saw the sale of a Patek Philippe branded watch, which went for a record HK$12,040,000 (ยฃ1m). Overall, the Hong Kong auction realized HK$117,760,750…
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