Carat
Carat weight remains a defining factor in the value and appeal of diamonds and other gemstones, making it a key consideration for professionals across the jewellery trade. For UK jewellers, designers, and wholesalers, staying informed on how carat trends influence pricing, consumer demand, and supply chain decisions is essential. Jewellery Focus offers in-depth coverage on carat-related topics, including market analysis, consumer education, pricing strategies, and insights into the ethical sourcing of larger stones. Our reporting helps trade professionals navigate this critical aspect of the gemstone and diamond market.
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Aug- 2017 -10 AugustDesigners
Elham and Issa partners with Wolf and Badger
Elham and Issa Jewellery has announced its partnership with British luxury retailer, Wolf and Badger. The hero pieces from the four collections – Awe, Amwaj, Evolution, Mystique – will be stocked in the Mayfair store on Dover Street, with the full collection online at the Wolf and Badger website. Established…
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3 AugustDesigners
C W Sellors to launch two new collections at IJL
The House Style collection, designed and manufactured by C W Sellors and inspired by Chatsworth five centuries of fashion exhibition, will launch at IJL this year. The seventy-four piece House Style Collection falls into four distinct design styles which reflect the glamour, elegance and history encapsulated by Chatsworth: Palmette &…
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Jul- 2017 -19 JulyManufacturers
Two large rough diamonds found by Alrosa in Yakutia
A very large rough diamond weighing almost 110 carats was recovered at the Processing Plant No. 3 of ALROSA’s Mirny Mining and Processing Division. Two days earlier, a 75-carat rough diamond was recovered at the Processing Plant No. 14 of Aikhal Mining and Processing Division. These large rough diamonds became…
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13 JulyDesigners
Natalie Perry Jewellery launches debut Fairtrade gold collection
A new British fine jewellery company, called Natalie Perry, launched this week with a debut collection, Floral Fragments. The collection is inspired by the disintegrating murals that adorn the walls of ancient Indian temples and is crafted in delicate 18-carat Fairtrade gold filigree, set with white diamonds and coloured gemstones.…
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Jun- 2017 -30 JuneDesigners
Upcoming jewellers recognised at New Designers Awards
Budding designers were given recognition at the first part of the New Designers Awards on 28 June. At a ceremony presented by British ceramicist Keith Brymer Jones awarded industry newcomers with their accolades. Silversmith Andrew Fleming, from the Glasgow School of Art, was given the New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company Silversmithing…
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29 JuneDesigners
Jeweller Elizabeth Gage honoured with MBE
British jeweller Elizabeth Gage has been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List to receive an MBE. The Master Goldsmith has been creating jewellery for over 50 years and works with 18 and 22-carat gold. Her designs are inspired by different cultures, histories and nature and have become worldwide collectibles.…
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23 JuneEvents
Hancocks London to showcase ‘rare jewels’ at Masterpiece London
Retailer Hancocks London is set to showcase some of its most “exceptional and rare jewels” at the upcoming Masterpiece London show. The premier showcase for art and antiques will take place on 29 June to 5 July and is aimed at buyers and collectors from all over the world. A…
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15 JuneAuctions
Harry Winston ring leads Christie’s London auction
A Harry Winston emerald ring was the highest sale at the Christie’s London Summer Luxury Sales. The rectangular-cut, Colombian 10.23-carat ring went for £377,000 to an anonymous buyer. It was valued at £50,000-70,000, five times less than what it sold for. Other jewels sold at the auction included a cushion-shaped…
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8 JuneAuctions
Tenner ‘car boot sale’ diamond makes £650k at auction
The diamond ring which was bought for £10 has been sold at a Sotheby’s auction for £656,750. The jewel was purchased 30 years ago at a car boot sale at West Middlesex Hospital in Isleworth, west London. The owner wore the ring for years unaware that it was a 26-carat…
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May- 2017 -30 MayCurrent Affairs
Daisy London introduces new chakra chokers
Jeweller Daisy London has announced the release of a new collection of Chakra chokers. Building on the collection which was launched in 2011, the new chokers continue to focus on the practice’s idea of “wellbeing” and the “use of our bodies’ energy”. The seven Chakra symbols originate from eastern philosophy…
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