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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Nov- 2018 -26 NovemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street: Clive Ranger
Tell us about Clive Ranger Jewellery. Clive Ranger is a small family owned business that started up in 1977, but was taken over last year by our former manager, Carl Parry. We pride ourselves on old fashioned customer service and continue to manufacture our own diamond rings so our jewellery…
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23 NovemberFeatures
How to care for antique jewellery
If youโve invested in antique jewellery, then you are in possession of a little piece of history. To be classed as โantiqueโ, the piece must be 100 years old or more. That jewellery has had quite the journey to reach you and has likely adorned many a personโs hand or…
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberInternational
Gemfields uncovers 5,655 carat โlion emeraldโ
Gemfields has uncovered a 5,655 carat Zambian emerald crystal with โremarkable clarity and a perfectly balanced golden green hueโ, which has been named โInkalamuโ – the Lion. The gem was discovered at Kagem, Zambia, the worldโs largest emerald mine, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial…
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1 OctoberEvents
Gemfields launches โEvery Piece Uniqueโ global campaign
Gemfields, the supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones, has launched a global advertising campaign with Gutenberg Global and adam&eveDDB, in order to raise awareness of responsible sourcing in the coloured gemstone industry. The mining company believes that coloured gemstones should be mined and marketed by championing three key values โ…
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1 OctoberFeatures
Q&A with Greg Valerio
Tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into the jewellery industry I got into the jewellery trade by accident, I was running my own charity and I really became very convinced that actually the solution to global poverty is trade, not aid. Thatโs why I formed a…
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Sep- 2018 -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 -10 AugustAdvice
Are online-only auctions the future?
The internet puts the world at our fingertips and e-commerce means we no longer have to leave the house for required goods. As trust in trading on the internet grows, higher quality, luxury goods are becoming more readily available and people are less worried when it comes to making high…
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7 AugustFeatures
How brands rise to the top
An enormous number of jewellery businesses that offer the same thing. Donโt get me wrong, many present beautifully designed and crafted collections, but outside of well-made jewellery they all look the same to me. I certainly couldnโt see many with a compelling story behind them โ a soul, that big…
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Jul- 2018 -4 JulyEvents
JNA Awards 2018 draws record number of entries
The seventh edition of the JNA Awards, has announced that a record-breaking number of 127 entries across 12 categories has been received. Organised by UBM Asia, the JNA Awards recognises best business practices, excellence and innovation in the international jewellery and gemstone industry. UBM said that fifty-six of those submissions…
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Jun- 2018 -19 JuneDesigners
Charlotteโs Web launches new Holi inspired jewellery range
Online jeweller Charlotteโs web has launched a new jewellery collection inspired by Holi, the Indian festival of colour. Inspired by the colours of the festival, the jewellery pieces use gemstone that are handsourced and real. Charlotte Howarth, founder, said: โAs I spend a lot of time between Ibiza and India,…
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