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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Jan- 2015 -22 JanuaryEvents
Record-breaking csarite to be displayed in Tucson
Milenyum Mining has announced that the world’s largest known faceted csarite gemstone will be displayed by The Courtney Collection, at the Gem and Jewelry Exchange trade show in Tucson, US. The 121.65-carat pear-shaped gem was cut from a rough of approximately 430 grams – previously, the largest known faceted csarite…
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Dec- 2014 -11 DecemberRetailers
Drakes announces opening of new store
Jewellery retailer Drakes Jewellers has officially announced the opening of its new store in Drakes Circus Shopping Centre, Plymouth. The shopping centre, which officially opened on December 3, is situated on the top of the shopping centre is split into two distinctive sections – a multi-brand section and a diamond…
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10 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Panama Diamond Exchange and Fiera di Vicena announce partnership
Fiera di Vicena, the Italian jewellery trade fair organiser, and the Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE), have partnered to organise events to help promote the trade in gemstones and jewellery in Latin America. The announcement follows the signing of a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ (MOU) on Friday, December 5, which outlined the…
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2 DecemberProduct Launches
Gemfields partners with Mary Fisher to create ‘100 Good Deeds bracelet’
Gemfields, the coloured gemstone provider, yesterday announced the launch of its 100 Good Deeds Bracelet, scheduled to coincide with World AIDS day. Designed in collaboration with activist and designer Mary Fisher, and promoted in an advertising campaign featuring Mila Kunis, the bracelet is handcrafted by women in Zambia and features…
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Nov- 2014 -28 NovemberE-Commerce
Genuine Gemstone Company launches new shopping apps
The Genuine Gemstone Company has launched a set of new apps for smart TVs and iOS and Android users. The launches follow the unveiling of the firm’s new international website in October, and are “a natural progression” as it “bids to become the biggest online jewellery retailer in the UK”, the firm said in…
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3 NovemberRetailers
Gemporia launches French and German websites in European expansion
Online jewellery retailer Gemporia has expanded into northern Europe by launching French and German versions of its website. Despite already shipping worldwide, Gemporia, which is owned by the Genuine Gemstone Company, the new venture will be a first for the company which previously handled all customers on its UK website.…
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Oct- 2014 -28 OctoberUncategorized
COLLECTION: Little Wondrous Monkeys
PRICE: £100-150 Little Wondrous Monkeys is a truly striking, innovative and iconic jewellery artist, designing pieces with a unique reversible feature allowing two stunning styles in one captivating piece. The featured BEE Design is probably my first design. I made a ceramic piece exactly like this when I was 11.…
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Aug- 2014 -22 AugustCurrent Affairs
Jason Holt leads new apprenticeship standard for craftsmanship industry
Craft employers, including Jason Holt, MD of gemstone specialist Holts London, have submitted a new apprenticeship standard for the craftsmanship industry. The new Craft Phase 2 Trailblazer will deliver the “quality skills employees need to achieve excellence in the workplace.” The new apprentice standard, led by Jason Holts, has been…
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6 AugustDesigners
Jack Row ‘Mirage’ collection launched in Burlington Arcade
Award winning British designer Jack Row has launched his latest range of luxury ‘Mirage’ writing instruments and cufflinks at leading pen specialist, Penfriend, located in London’s Burlington Arcade. Handcrafted from solid sterling silver, each Mirage pen is entwined with approximately twenty meters of hand twisted sterling wire. Limited to 250…
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Jul- 2014 -29 JulyEditor's Blog
The luxury goods market is buoyant – it’s time to stop blaming the economy
When luxury goods giant LVMH announces that handbags and belts at £1000+ a piece are doing better than watches and jewellery, you have to ask what is going on. The West, in its entirety, has become obsessed with the notion that economic weakness is to blame for poor sales in…
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