Austria

Feb- 2018 -

9 February

Nuclear physicist turned jeweller

Guenther Wurmbauer, 36, originally from Austria, spent five years studying at university before becoming a nuclear physicist. When his job took him to the west of Scotland in 2010, his wife Jareeya struggled to find work and so decided to sell jewellery online. Sourcing products in the Far East, the…

Dec- 2014 -

10 December

Events

Tom Davis

Gemfields reports record-sales at £27m ruby auction

Gemfields has announced the results of its recent higher quality rough ruby auction, which saw an average realised price of $689 (£440) and total sales of $43.3m 27.6m – the highest value achieved at a Gemfields auction. The auction, hosted in Singapore from 3 to 8 of December, saw 62,936…

Feb- 2014 -

17 February

Economy

Michael Northcott

Inhorgenta attendance matches previous year with 30,000 visitors

Major trade show Inhorgenta Munich has confirmed that almost 30,000 visitors from 80 countries were in attendance for this year’s show, which represents “the same level as the previous year”. In a statement, the organisers said that around one third of the visitors came from abroad. Among the countries most…

Nov- 2012 -

15 November

Current Affairs

Jewellery Focus Staff

Archduke Joseph diamond astonishes bidders, selling for £13 million

A near perfect diamond has become the most expensive Golconda diamond and also the highest priced carat-for-carat colourless diamond ever, after fetching a massive sum at auction.

Jul- 2012 -

19 July

Events