Gemstone
Gemstones are at the heart of the jewellery trade, prized for their beauty, rarity, and commercial value. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding gemstone trends, grading, sourcing, and market dynamics is essential to meeting consumer demand and maintaining competitive advantage. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage on gemstones, including market analysis, ethical sourcing initiatives, design trends, and insights into the global supply chain that shapes the availability and pricing of precious and semi-precious stones.
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Mar- 2023 -28 MarchDesigners
Faberge owner posts record revenues
Faberge owner Gemfields has posted record revenues of $341m (ยฃ279m), an increase of 32%, for the year ended 31 December 2022. The company also posted strong EBITDA growth of 25% up to $166m (ยฃ136m) and an EBITDA margin of 45%. Gemfieldsโ net profit was also up to $74m (ยฃ60m) compared…
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15 MarchRetailers
Gembridge celebrates 1,250 gemstones sold with no returns
American gem seller Gembridge has celebrated the achievement of selling 1,250 gemstones with no returns. Sales among the 1,250 also includes the biggest transaction so far on the digital marketplace which came in at $220,000 (ยฃ184,127). Gembridge connects customers in 60 countries with the worldโs top 1,000+ suppliers of gemstones…
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13 MarchAppointments
Opsydia appoints new sales and marketing director
Diamond and gemstone security specialist, Opsydia, has appointed Jimmy Gove to the position of sales and marketing director, effective immediately. Opsydia is recognised for its technology that places unique identifiers on and beneath the surface of gemstones to secure their identity. Gove brings to Opsydia more than a decade of…
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9 MarchDesigners
Maya Gemstone launches The Odyssey collection
Maya Gemstone has recently announced the launch of The Odyssey, a futuristic jewellery capsule collection.ย Inspired by her interest in technology and micro-mechanics, founder Olga Pekarevskaia designed The Odyssey to be a protective talisman collection with a slick monochrome aesthetic. Each piece has a unique concept, with an encased matte…
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Jan- 2023 -16 JanuaryRetailers
Engagement ring purchases increased in 2022, Queensmith reports
Jeweller Queensmith has released its 2022 engagement ring report, finding that the average person spent ยฃ6,500 on an engagement ring in the year, an increase from previous years. November was the most popular month to purchase an engagement ring last year, while Queensmith also noticed there was a growing trend…
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13 JanuaryAppointments
Allied Gold appoints new head of luxury sales
Allied Gold has announced the appointment of Carol Sinfield as its new head of luxury sales. Sinfield has spent over 25 years working in the industry in roles ranging from consumer facing retail to European wholesale working in both British manufacturing and branded jewellery. Jerry Anderson, director, said: โThis is…
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3 JanuaryRetailers
Pomellato launches Together Collection
Pomellato has launched its latest range, the Together Collection, aimed at expressing โthe enigma of love in its many formsโ. Pomellato Together is a range of rings and bracelets that express the beauty and complexity of human bonds with a simple Milanese elegance. The jewels are composed of double bands…
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Nov- 2022 -10 NovemberDesigners
Fine jewellery designer Suzy Levian launches new collection
Fine jewellery designer and entrepreneur, Suzy Levian has developed a new concept for setting diamonds into cocktail rings, the Secret Diamond Gem Collection. Emulating motifs associated with โfeminine energyโ, the Secret Diamond Gem Collection aims to โillustrate the strength of women, and the beauty held withinโ. It features the Golden…
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7 NovemberRetailers
Bradleyโs Jewellers presents gemstone advent calendar
Independent jewellery retail business, Bradleyโs Jewellers York has created a limited-edition advent calendar for Christmas, containing hand-picked precious and semi-precious gemstones. The calendar comprises 24 windows which open to reveal a loose gemstone that has been hand-selected by Bradleyโs Jewellersโ owner, Kay Bradley. She has curated a range of gemstones…
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Oct- 2022 -13 OctoberDesigners
Amanda Coleman marks Top-Drawer show with new collections
Amanda Coleman has launched three new collections at the Top-Drawer show, the Tourmaline gemstone design pieces, the whimsical Sunshine and Showers and charming, seasonal Robin Redbreast creations. The British jewellery designer, who makes everything by hand in her Lincoln workshop, also revealed she has added six new retailers to her…
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