Year: 2016

Phillips to expand international watches team

Auction house Phillips has announced a “significant” expansion to its team of international watch specialists, with new roles in New York, Geneva and Hong Kong. The new appointments include Douglas Escribano as senior international specialist in New York; Amy Chow as senior specialist in Hong Kong; and Alex Ghotbi as…

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Petra Diamonds revenue soars 25% in Q3 results

Petra Diamonds has announced its revenue rose 25% to $120.5m (£82.9m) in the third quarter (Q3) of the 2016 financial year, when compared with the same period in 2015. In its latest trading update for the period from 1 January to 31 March, Petra said its revenue was pushed up…

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IJL unveils 2016 KickStarter line-up

International Jewellery London (IJL) has announced the names this year’s ten most promising, and emerging, designers selected to be part of its annual KickStart Bursary Programme. The 10 winning designers will benefit from exhibiting as a group at this year’s show, while receiving market and industry support from IJL and…

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Swarovski to relocate Covent Garden store

Jewellery brand Swarovski is set to relocate its London Covent Garden store in a bid to embrace a new “fashion aware customer”. The current store on Covent Garden’s Piazza will be relocated to St Martin’s Courtyard, which the company said will help it reach a new fashion aware customer who…

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Consumer confidence dips in Q1 2016

Consumer confidence fell in the first three months of 2016, according to the latest Consumer Tracker from business advisory firm Deloitte. The quarterly survey of 3,000 UK consumers revealed a renewed caution in the consumer section, with confidence falling by 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of the year- from…

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Jacobs the Jewellers launches 2016 young designer award

Jacobs the Jewellers has launched the second year of its Reading-based young jewellery designer competition. The competition, which is held in association with the Bishopsland Educational Trust, HS Walsh and the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, has been launched after the success of its inaugural contest last year. Four young jewellery…

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Diamond and sapphire prices soar for Bonhams

Sapphire and diamond jewellery designs achieved top prices when they went under the the hammer at Bonhams Fine Jewellery sale in London yesterday. Bidders in the New Bond Street saleroom, online and on the telephones, competed for 129 lots at the auction on Wednesday, 20 April, which achieved £4.98m with…

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Police appeal after failed robbery at Hampshire jewellers

Police are appealing for information after a failed robbery at a jewellery store in Lymington, Hampshire. At around 12:55pm on Tuesday, 19 April, a man stopped outside Barry Papworth Jewellers on St Thomas Street, on a bicycle. He used a mallet to strike a glass panel in an attempt to…

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Edblad launches ‘High Summer’ collection

Swedish jewellery brand Edblad has announced the launch of a new collection – ‘High Summer’. The collection is an extension of the brand’s spring ‘Body & Soul’ collection, and has been created for the “woman who seeks functionality and comfort without renouncing luxurious materials and beauty”. The range, which will…

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Shirley Temple’s blue diamond ring fails to sell

The blue diamond ring previously owned by former child-star Shirley Temple has failed to sell at an auction in New York. The Sotheby’s auction opened bidding for the ring at $19m (£13m) and closed it at $22m (£15m), which was below the ring’s reserve price. The 9.54-carat ‘fancy deep blue…

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