Emerald
Emeralds are among the most coveted gemstones in the jewellery trade, renowned for their rich green hues and association with luxury and heritage designs. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding trends in emerald sourcing, grading, and consumer demand is essential to meeting market expectations. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on emeralds, including market analysis, ethical and sustainable sourcing, design innovations, and insights into global supply chain dynamics affecting availability and pricing.
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Sep- 2018 -25 SeptemberAuctions
Christie’s Geneva auction to feature largest fancy vivid pink diamond worth $50m
Christieโs Geneva auction will present the largest and finest fancy vivid pink diamond ever offered at auction by the company with a price estimated between $30m to $50m (ยฃ22.8m to ยฃ38m). Weighing just under 19 carats (18.96 carats), the rectangular-cut gem named the The Pink Legacy will lead Christieโs Magnificent…
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21 SeptemberQ&A Sessions
Voice on the High Street: David Clark
Tell us about WE Clark & Sonโs history WE Clark & Son has a fantastic history, with its roots now going back four generations within the same family. WE Clark established his jewellery shop in Lewes, East Sussex in 1919 after marrying a beautiful hat model and deciding Lewes was…
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20 SeptemberFeatures
Why Valentineโs Day is more important than you think
Too many jewellers look at Valentineโs Day as just another day to sell more jewellery than they would on an average day. They prepare for it by making sure they have enough heart-shaped jewellery and perhaps more diamond stud earrings then usual and thatโs about it. What a mistake. They…
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14 SeptemberAdvice
Selling on returns
After the holidays most salespeople look at returns as a negative. They hope the other salesperson gets that customer. However, when they have to wait on that customer and hear: โI would like to return this,โ they have trouble hiding their feelings and it shows on their face. It neednโt…
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6 SeptemberProduct Launches
Everledgerโs Provenance Proof Blockchain to be open to entire industry by February 2019
The first coloured gemstone blockchain, initiated by the Guฬbelin Gem Lab in cooperation with Everledger, is to be open to the entire jewellery industry by February 2019. The primary purpose of the Provenance Proof Blockchain is to record all steps of a specific gem along the supply chain. Currently in…
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Aug- 2018 -13 AugustFeatures
How pearls made their high fashion comeback
No longer just for old aunties, royalty and your granny, pearls are reinvented by fashion and fine jewellery designers using them in cool and contemporary ways from duo pearl earrings to triple pearl rings. Who do we thank for this new style? Chanel and Lagerfeld in 2012 both turned their…
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8 AugustRetailers
Study finds diamonds are still the favoured gem among female Brits
Research shows diamonds are still the favoured gem for female Brits with tanzanite coming in second according to UK online jewellers Gemporia. The research was conducted amongst 1,866 women across the UK, aged between 18-80, and revealed that nearly a quarter (22%) of respondents chose diamond as their top gem,…
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1 AugustFeatures
Why salespeople get returns
Most sales assistants do not know the real reason why a customer returns a piece of jewellery, especially after the holidays. Therefore, they ask the customer: โCan I show you something else?โ โWhat was it you didnโt like?โ These questions turn off customers because they are interrogating and this puts…
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Jul- 2018 -25 JulyAdvice
Romancing diamonds and precious gems
Romancing jewellery is extremely important as it increases the desire to buy, which in turn leads to a faster close. It stops returns because a customer will use similar words when romancing it to their loved one. This increases the sentiment and that person would never think of bringing it…
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Jun- 2018 -1 JuneAuctions
Sotheby’s to hold London auction in June
Sothebyโs has announced that it will hold an auction at its London gallery on 6 June featuring an array of diamond jewellery. Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Bulgari feature strongly in the London auction, alongside tiaras, retro jewels from the 1940s and a selection of sapphire and emerald jewels.…
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