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Jessica Cadzow-Collins to launch Juraster Fine Jewellery

UK-based jewellery expert and trained gemologist Jessica Caszow-Collins is set to launch Juraster Fine Jewellery. With over three decades of fine jewellery expertise and having worked with the likes of Asprey, Chaumet and Garrard, Caszow-Collins was inspired to create a collection of her own that’s both “accessible and makes a…

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Goldsmiths Centre unveils apprentice exhibition

The Goldsmiths Centre has announced a new exhibition showcasing pieces from four apprentices. The Apprentice to Masterpiece: The Work of the Goldsmiths’ Apprentices exhibition will be on display until 25 April 2024. The artists on show are Sophie Chapman, representing Asprey London Ltd, Amy Gibson, from Alex Monroe Ltd, Celeste…

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DNW to hold auction in collaboration with Queens of Mayfair

Mayfair Auctioneers’ Dix Noonan Webb has teamed up with nearby Queens of Mayfair for DNW’s auction. DNW holds four auctions of jewellery each year at their Mayfair salerooms, the next sale being Tuesday March 15, 2022. Highlights include a Columbian emerald and diamond necklace which is estimated at £12,000-15,000; a…

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William and Son enters administration

William and Son, a Mayfair-based jeweller, has fallen into administration.  Damian Webb and Phillip Sykes of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed joint administrators of the business on 10 July 2020, the jeweller has revealed. In a statement, the jewellers confirmed the “affairs, business and property of the company are…

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Sotheby’s sells ‘most expensive watch’ at auction in 2018

Sotheby’s Geneva has sold ‘The Asprey’ for CHF 3,915,000 (£3m), making it the most expensive watch auctioned this year. The timepiece was manufactured in 1952, and according to the group was the “star lot of an exceptional selection of world-class vintage wristwatches”. The auction attracted over 900 bidders from 54…

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Augmented reality – What can it do for jewellery?

“Other retail industries are thinking about technological innovation in completely different ways,” says Jonathan Chippindale, CEO and co-founder of Holition, an augmented reality solutions and software provider, with concern, “and I worry that the jewellery industry isn’t waking up to this.” A recent survey of 1,000 shoppers, conducted by e-commerce…

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Online diamond retailer Vashi to open first flagship store

Online diamond jeweller Vashi has revealed plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in London’s Piccadilly Circus. Drawing on its strong online retail experience, the company said it hopes to offer “unique in-store customer service”. Vashi will be enlisting the help of design agency gpstudio to develop the flagship store.…

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Asprey reports jump in jewellery and watch sales

Luxury goods retailer and jewellery designer Asprey has reported a jump in retail sales in the first three quarters of the financial year. Asprey has seen “strong momentum” in the period from 1 April 2016 to 31 December 2016, with the company’s retail channel reporting a year-to-date increase of 65%…

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Asprey Bond Street gets a new look

The jewellery and watch departments of British luxury goods brand Asprey’s flagship retail store on New Bond Street have benefited from a re-design by consultancy gpstudio.

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