Year: 2019

The evolution of watches: A brief history

Pardon the pun, but watches have certainly changed a lot over time. While there may remain some controversy as to who the true inventor of the wristwatch really was, watches have become one of the must-have fashion items of the modern age. However, they’ve not always looked as sexy as…

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Links of London enters administration placing 350 jobs at risk

British jewellery brand Links of London has entered administration, placing around 350 jobs at risk.  Matt Smith and Dan Smith, restructuring partners at Deloitte, have been appointed as joint administrators to the company. The brand is owned by the Greek Folli Follie Group, with headquarters in London, and sells luxury…

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Ingle & Rhode crowdfunds as demand for ethical Jewellery booms

Ethical fine jeweller, Ingle and Rhode launched a crowdfunding campaign earlier this week to help cater for the high demand of ethical wedding bands and wedding rings from millenials. Launched on Seedrs, the funding round has a minimum target of £150,000, representing 4.6% of the business.  The investment will be…

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Chrono24 attracts €43m investment to help fuel growth

The investment comes from new York-based Insight Partners and unnamed Asian finance funds that have made substantial co-investments. Founder and co-CEO Tim Stracke said he is “looking forward to an exciting future”. He said: “Continuous growth without taking major losses has always been an essential component of our growth strategy.…

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Diamond market slows ahead of Christmas period, Rapaport reveals

According to Rapaport, Diamond market sentiment was at its weakest last month after the Hong Kong show demonstrated a slowdown in Chinese demand. With the number of diamonds on RapNet declining by 3.3% in September to 1.45 million, buyers from mainland China are said to be cautious, as the US-China…

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Facets PR goes into liquidation owing £190,000

The jewellery industry public relations firm Facets PR, set up by former Retail Jeweller editor Sarah Carpin, has gone into voluntary liquidation owing almost £190,000. A Statement of Affairs published on Companies House showed Facets Communications Limited – the company’s legal name – had appointed a voluntary liquidator, affirming speculation…

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RJC partners with United Nations Global Compact to advance SDGs

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has entered into a partnership with the United Nations Global Compact to help develop best practice impact case studies for building awareness and educating key stakeholders on how businesses can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The RJC Code of Practices standard aligns with…

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Muru to help raise money for Mind with Positivity Collection

This autumn, Muru Jewellery is donating 10% of sales from its Positivity Collection to the mental health charity Mind, to help raise awareness and funds for mental health issues. The collaboration launches on Thursday 10 October to coincide with World Mental Health Day and will raise funds to help give…

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Manufacturer Files: Masonic Jewellery.co.uk

Masonic Jewellery.co.uk has been passed through several different hands over the past 100 years, under different owners and even different names, but the tooling and the knowledge has remained consistent over the course of a century,” says Mike Jeffreys, owner and director of the manufacturer which provides authentic Freemason/masonic jewellery…

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Edinburgh Assay Office’s CEO assumes international chairman role

The Edinburgh Assay Office’s chief executive and master, Scott Walter, will take up the role of chairman of the Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals (CCMAPM) at the end of November. Walter held previous roles within the Convention sitting on the Standing Technical committee and…

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