Year: 2016
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Mar- 2016 -31 MarchInternational
RJC to consider adding coloured stones to remit
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced it is considering adding coloured gemstones to its purview. The body announced at…
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31 MarchAuctions
Largest ever fancy vivid blue diamond could fetch ยฃ31.4m
Christieโs has announced the โOppenheimer Blueโ is to go under the hammer, the largest fancy vivid blue diamond ever offered…
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30 MarchCrime
Diamond firm ordered into liquidation after ยฃ1.2m scam
A london diamond broker targeting โvulnerableโ investors and mis-selling them fancy coloured diamonds has been ordered into liquidation by the…
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29 MarchRetailers
boutique.Goldsmiths stocks five new brands
boutique.Goldsmiths has announced it has stocked five new brands as part of its Spring Summer 2016 (SS16) collection. The retailer,…
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24 MarchRetailers
Signet reports “excellent” full-year results
Jewellery giant Signet Jewelers has reported an โexcellentโ full year in its latest results for the 52 weeks ending 30…
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24 MarchCurrent Affairs
Petra Diamonds sells ‘exceptional pink’ diamond for ยฃ10.7m
Petra Diamonds has announced the sale of an โexceptional pinkโ diamond for $15m (ยฃ10.7m). The diamond, which was recovered from…
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23 MarchCrime
ยฃ400,000 worth of watches stolen in Stoke-on-Trent jewellery store raid
Some ยฃ400,000 worth of watches have been stolen in a raid on a Beaverbrooks store in Stoke-on-Trent. Staffordshire Police said…
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22 MarchWatch Focus
Swiss watch exports fall for eighth consecutive month
Swiss watch exports fell for the eighth consecutive month in February, recording a total value of 1.7bn francs (ยฃ1.23bn). Thatโs…
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21 MarchCrime
Hatton Garden raid ringleader jailed for six years
The man believed to be the ringleader of the Hatton Garden heist has been jailed for six years and three…
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21 MarchAppointments
Gem-A appoints Alan Hart as CEO
The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced the appointment of Alan Hart as the associationโs new CEO. A…
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