Fine Jewellery
Fine jewellery represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship and luxury, driving significant value for retailers, designers, and manufacturers in the UK trade. With its emphasis on precious metals, gemstones, and timeless design, the sector is shaped by evolving consumer tastes, sustainability concerns, and global market forces. Jewellery Focus provides extensive coverage on fine jewellery, including brand updates, product launches, market trends, and business insights. Our reporting supports trade professionals in navigating this high-value segment and identifying opportunities for growth and innovation.
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Sep- 2020 -25 SeptemberAuctions
Phillips launches private selling platform for jewellery
Phillips has announced the launch of Flawless, a new online destination offering jewels for immediate purchase, located through the auction house’s website. The group said it marks the “next exciting step for the company’s fast-growing jewels department”. The launch of Flawless will showcase 12 high and fine jewellery creations by…
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10 SeptemberAuctions
Fellows auctions rare Hennell bracelet
A rare Art Deco diamond bracelet from jewellery designer and silversmith Hennell is now up for auction at Fellows. The piece is set entirely with diamonds, and marks the first Hennell jewellery to be sold by the auction house. The bracelet features as Lot 391 in Fellows’ Fine Jewellery sale,…
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9 SeptemberAuctions
Cheffins hires jewellery valuations specialist
Cheffins has announced that Fay Roach has joined the auction house from the UK’s largest specialist jewellery valuations company. Roach is a member of the Institute of Registered Valuers and the Jewellery Valuers Association, and is also an FGA qualified gemmologist. She has previously worked in London’s Hatton Garden in…
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3 SeptemberFeatures
Building platinum jewellery sales in a post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 crisis has profoundly affected the fine jewellery market in 2020, but recovery is already underway. While it is too soon to say when the industry will fully recover, there is no question that consumers are willing to make fine jewellery purchases post pandemic, and fine jewellery buyers tend…
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1 SeptemberDesigners
Alkemistry launches Aria collection
The Alkemistry has announced the launch of a new collection entitled Aria, that “underpins their core brand identity”. The London-based fine jewellery brand noted that the collection “borrows from the movement and fluidity of air, one of the four elements of alchemy”. The collection’s pieces are made from 18 carat…
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Aug- 2020 -14 AugustRetailers
Nour By Jahan launches Jolie collection
Fine jewellery brand Nour By Jahan has launched its new Jolie collection. The Jolie collection is one of the five collections from the brand, that celebrates the individual character, shape and cut of each unique diamond. The Jolie collection includes pendant, ring, earrings, bracelet and watch, set in custom-made 18k…
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12 AugustAuctions
Auverture launches raffle for Beirut
Auverture has announced its support of the urgent relief efforts in Beirut through a fundraising raffle. The move comes after a giant explosion rocked the Lebanese city on 4 August, killing at least 200 people and injuring 5,000 more. Auverture notes that several of its designers come from Beirut, and…
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Jul- 2020 -31 JulyRetailers
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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28 JulyCoronavirus
LVMH profit plunges in half-year results
LVMH has announced that revenue in the first half of 2020 tumbled 27% to €18.4bn (£16.8bn) against the year prior. The luxury group, which owns Bulgari and Chaumet, reported that revenue in its watches and jewellery division plummeted by 39% to €1.32bn (£1.2bn) in the period. According to the group,…
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24 JulyAuctions
First public Fellows auction totals £1m
The first public auction to be held by Fellows since March garnered a total hammer price of over £1m. The Fine Jewellery sale, which took place at the independent, family-owned auction house in Birmingham on 23 July, lasted a total of six hours from 11am to 5pm. Bidders from all…
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