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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Feb- 2022 -7 FebruaryFeatures
Spot the difference: lab-grown vs. mined diamonds
When we think of diamonds, itโs rarely in a negative light. Their beauty is infamously captivating, making them the most popular gemstone used in jewellery, and distracting us of their darker past. The lifetime of a diamond isnโt quite as beautiful as the end result. Pertaining to their label of…
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4 FebruaryRetailers
Piaget celebrates Chinese New Year with โPossessionโ collection
Piaget has launched a new โPossessionโ collection to celebrate the Chinese New Year, with a selection of white gold and rose gold jewellery pieces. The collection comprises two 18K white gold pieces, including the Possession Contrast Ring which holds two bands made of diamonds and ceramic, set with a total…
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Jan- 2022 -13 JanuaryRetailers
KGK chairman receives JWA Lifetime Achievement Award
The Jewellery World Awards (JWA) has announced that the KGK group chairman Navrattan Kothari has been chosen as the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is in recognition of his achievements in business, contributions to the gemstone and jewellery trade, and philanthropic efforts. Building on his familyโs existing…
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6 JanuaryRetailers
Winsor Bishop announces refurb plans with ยฃ2m sale
Norwich-based jewellers, Winsor Bishop, has announced the biggest refurbishment in its 187-year history, with plans to open-up access to the Norwich storeโs first floor and create further retail space, subject to landlordโs consent. Much of the work will focus on bringing the plumbing and electrics up to date, and there…
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5 JanuaryTrade Organisations
IGI appoints new senior director of education
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has named John Pollard as its newest senior director of education. In this newly created role, Pollard will oversee and expand the instituteโs educational offerings and diploma programs, currently taught at 14 schools of gemology around the world. The programs include a wide array of…
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Dec- 2021 -17 DecemberTrade Organisations
BAJ students embark on Fuli Gemstones project
The collaboration between Fuli Gemstones and the British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has officially begun, as level five students at the BAJ are currently in the process of manufacturing peridot jewellery for the project. The students have been developing their stone setting skills and creating peridot jewellery using stones donated…
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6 DecemberManufacturers
Ntinga bolsters team amid growth plans
London based jewellery manufacturer, Ntinga, has announced the appointment of Lisa Davies as sales manager for the family business. In her new role, Davies will help to grow the business further amid the โcontinued successโ Ntinga has had this year. Ntinga said Davies will develop the business and provide a…
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Nov- 2021 -19 NovemberTrade Organisations
British Academy of Jewellery collaborates with Fuli Gemstones
The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) has announced it is collaborating with Fuli Gemstones to give its Jewellery Design and Manufacturing Diploma students โhands-on experienceโ working with Fuliโs natural peridot. The BAJ said the project challenges its level 5 diploma students to design and make jewellery featuring a Fuli peridot.…
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4 NovemberRetailers
Merci Maman launches new Zodiac collection
Merci Maman has announced the launch of a new zodiac themed collection which features seven new pieces, with two new gemstone bracelets in Lapis Lazuli and Moonstone. Each piece can be personalised with a zodiac symbol, or zodiac constellation, and can be hand-engraved on the reverse with any names, dates,…
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2 NovemberRetailers
Andre Michael tennis bracelet sales hit โrecord highโ
Andre Michael has reported โrecord salesโ for its tennis bracelet range and now forecasts that the sales momentum will continue throughout the Christmas period. The tennis bracelets are priced to enable retailers to sell them in the ยฃ1,000- ยฃ1,200 range, with the coloured gemstone bracelets selling well at around ยฃ2,500…
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