Hallmarking
Hallmarking is a cornerstone of the UK jewellery trade, ensuring the authenticity and quality of precious metal items through independent verification. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying up to date with hallmarking legislation, standards, and practices is essential to maintaining compliance and consumer trust. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on hallmarking, including updates from the UK’s assay offices, regulatory changes, innovations in testing, and insights into the role hallmarking plays in supporting the trade.
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Feb- 2018 -19 FebruaryEconomy
Hallmarking figures increase by 13% for January 2018
Hallmarking rose by an average of 13% in January 2018 compared with the same period the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of silver pieces hallmarked rose considerably by 29% to 425,631 compared with 330,067 the previous year. Palladium on the other…
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Jan- 2018 -17 JanuaryEconomy
Hallmarking figures drop by 7.4% for December
Hallmarking fell by an average of 7.4% in December 2017 compared to the same period in the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of gold hallmarked in December fell by 6.9% to 322,033 compared with 346,082 the previous year. Silver fell by…
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Dec- 2017 -22 DecemberEconomy
Hallmarking figures drop by 11% in November
The volume of jewellery hallmarked by the four UK assay offices fell by an average of 11% in November compared with the same period the previous year, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. The average volume of gold pieces hallmarked fell by 12.1% to 492,537 compared with…
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Nov- 2017 -17 NovemberEconomy
Palladium hallmarking suffers drop as silver stays strong in October
Silver was the only metal to see a year-on-year rise in the hallmarking figures for October, with a 25% growth. All other precious metals saw a drop in hallmarked articles, with palladium experiencing the biggest fall of 34.7%. Gold fell by 8.4% when compared to the same period last year,…
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9 NovemberE-Commerce
Jewlr and Edinburgh Assay Office announce quality control partnership
North American online jewellery retailer Jewlr has announced its partnership with the Edinburgh Assay Office (EAO). The EAO’s hallmarking services will be combined with Jewlr’s craftsmanship and personalised styles, to bring fine jewellery of the highest quality to customers in the United Kingdom. Since 1457, the EAO has been verifying…
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1 NovemberDesigners
Make Your Mark Award winners announced
This year’s winners of the Make Your Mark Awards were announced at a VIP drinks reception at London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall on Tuesday 31 October 2017. The winner of this year’s Jewellery category was recent graduate Charelle Smith for her Unlock the Hallmark pendant. She was presented with an exclusive coaching…
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Oct- 2017 -17 OctoberEconomy
Gold hallmarking continues to fall as silver and platinum remain strong
The number of gold articles hallmarked in the month of September have dropped by 21.6%, when compared with the same period last year. This has brought the figure for the total number of metals hallmarked down by a relatively marginal 3.7%. This is partially due to the strength of silver…
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3 OctoberEconomy
Silver brings hallmarking up for August
The number of silver articles hallmarked in the month of August brought overall figures into the black when compared to the same time last year. Overall, there was a 7.9% increase in the number of metals hallmarked. There were 468,460 silver articles hallmarked, up 132,361 from the 336,099 articles form…
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Aug- 2017 -17 AugustEconomy
Gold hallmarking continues to drop, latest figures show
The number of gold articles hallmarked in the month of July showed that there was a 10.2% drop when compared to the same period last year. There were 33,660 less gold items hallmarked bringing the total figure to 295,253 this year. Silver was the only precious metal to show an…
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Jul- 2017 -20 JulyEconomy
Latest hallmarking figures released by Birmingham Assay Office
The Birmingham Assay Office has released the latest hallmarking figures.
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