Austria

Clarity and Success celebrates 30th anniversary

Clarity and Success, a provider of stock and business management to retail jewellers, is set to celebrate its 30th birthday in 2025. Originally founded in Germany in 1995, the company launched the first version of its software the following year, with a public exhibition debut in 1997 at the Inhorgenta…

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Wolf expands Wisa Lux partnership

Wolf has announced that it has extended its partnership with Wis Lux, the company’s representatives in Central Eastern Europe. As well as handling Wolf customers in Central Eastern Europe Wisa Lux will now handle Wolf customers in Austria. Wisa Lux was established in 2010 focusing on customers in Central and…

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Swarovski Created Diamonds collection launches globally

The Swarovski Created Diamonds collection is expanding globally to China, Italy, Korea, Japan, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Austria, and the UAE, after its debut launch in the USA and Canada. Swarovski Created Diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds – the only difference is how they originate. They are made…

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Ralf Barthelmeß returns to Thomas Sabo

Ralf Barthelmeß has returned to Thomas Sabo as its new senior vice president wholesale, beginning in January 2023. Barthelmeß worked for the company as head of sales for a decade between 2006 and 2016. He will re-organise sales in close cooperation with CEO Dr. Gunnar Binder and company founder Thomas…

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Inhorgenta Munich’s international attendance surges 40%

Inhorgenta Munich has reported “strong” and international participation in a “challenging” time as 17,285 visitors from 79 countries attended the latest show, with international visitors growing to 40%. Overall, the event, which took place from 8 April to 11 April 2022, saw 732 exhibitors from 33 countries, remaining stable at…

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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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Vicenzaoro show reports increase in foreign visitors

The September 2019 edition of Vicenzaoro saw a 10% increase in foreign trade members, who arrived from 117 nations worldwide. Overall the rise in foreign trade members was led by the Middle East (+23%), North America (+22%), Russia and Ukraine (+19%) and Asia (+18%) with a particular increase by Japan…

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The Farnese Blue Diamond sold for $6.7m at auction

The Farnese Blue, a 6.16-carat pear-shaped dark grey-blue diamond which has passed through the hands of four European royal families, has been sold at auction for $6.7m (£4.9m) The diamond hit the public market for the first time in over 300 years and was sold after four minutes of bidding…

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Karl Lagerfeld announces autumn-winter collection

Jewellery designer Karl Lagerfeld has announced his autumn-winter 2018 jewellery collection. It aims to combine classic designs with a contemporary, creative vision. The pieces incorporate some of the brand’s iconic motifs, including Choupette, the letter ‘K’ and Karl Lagerfeld’s handwritten signature. The collection is divided into three key groups that…

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Historic diamond ‘The Farnese Blue’ to auction for first time

Historic diamond, ‘The Farnese Blue’, will appear on the market for the first time in its history this spring, after having remained in the same family for over three centuries. Given to Elisabeth Farnese the Queen of Spain, on a diadem that formerly belonged to Marie-Antoinette, the diamond has subsequently…

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