London
As a global hub for the jewellery trade, London plays a pivotal role in shaping trends, hosting events, and driving commercial activity across the sector. From luxury jewellers on Bond Street to emerging designers in Hatton Garden, the capital is home to a diverse array of businesses influencing the UK and international markets. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of London’s jewellery scene, including news from leading retailers and workshops, industry events and exhibitions, policy and regulatory updates affecting trade in the city, and insights into consumer behaviour and market opportunities.
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Mar- 2017 -17 MarchCurrent Affairs
Sierra Leone pastor finds huge 709-carat diamond
A Christian pastor in Sierra Leone has discovered one of the world’s largest uncut diamonds. The 709-carat stone was found by Emmanuel Momoh in the Kono district. He handed it to to a local chief who then passed it on to Sierra Leone’s president Ernest Bai Koroma. The diamond is…
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13 MarchDesigners
Daniella Draper opens fourth retail store
British jewellery designer Daniella Draper has opened her fourth independent boutique in the Lake District’s Bowness-on-Windermere. The new store opened yesterday (Sunday, 12 March) and features the same white, clean interior as Draper’s three other stores in Cleethorpes, Lincoln and Beverly, with antique cabinets displaying both gold and silver jewellery.…
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Feb- 2017 -27 FebruaryRetailers
Watchfinder opens Canary Wharf store
Pre-owned luxury watch retailer Watchfinder has opened a new store in Canary Wharf, London, following a £5m funding package from HSBC. The funding is part of a larger investment in Watchfinder from HSBC, which aims to allow an “enhanced and increased range of luxury watch supply available to its online…
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17 FebruaryCrime
Hatton Garden raider admits previous £1m jewellery heist
One of the ringleaders in the notorious Hatton Garden heist has admitted a raid at a high-end London jewellers five years earlier. Daniel Jones, 59, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for his part in the Easter bank holiday weekend raid in April 2015, which saw a gang ransack…
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16 FebruaryRetailers
Brilliant Inc jewellery relocates to larger Chelsea store
Jewellery brand Brilliant Inc has relocated to a larger store in London’s affluent Chelsea area. Officially launched on Friday February 10, the 953 sq ft store on the famous King’s Road offers a range of fine jewellery and ethically produced simulated diamonds, as well as a bridal room and private…
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16 FebruaryDesigners
Sima Vaziry Jewellery set to open first retail store
Sima Vaziry Jewellery and hat designer Katherine Elizabeth Millinery have partnered to open their first retail store. Located in the OXO Tower Wharf on London’s South Bank, it is hoped the shop and studio will enable the designers to capitalise on the busy entertainment and commercial district of central London.…
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14 FebruaryE-Commerce
New government cyber security centre opens
A new cyber security centre has been officially opened by the Queen today, in a bid to protect companies and the government from cyber attacks. The government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will use the new London office as its “operational nerve centre” in a bid to stop the growing threat…
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13 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Goldsmiths’ Centre launches new business growth programme
The Goldsmiths’ Centre in London has today launched its new Goldsmiths’ Business Growth Programme for “exceptional and ambitious members” of the UK jewellery, silversmithing and allied trade industries. The programme, funded by the Goldsmiths’ Company, will provide 10 entrepreneurs who have the potential and drive to transform their businesses with the skills to…
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Jan- 2017 -27 JanuaryEconomy
London jewellers set for sales boost as tourists celebrate Chinese New Year
Jewellery retailers in London could be set for a surge in sales this weekend (28 January) as Chinese tourists flock to the capital to celebrate the Chinese New Year. New data from Worldpay claims Chinese visitors could shell out more than £11m in London alone over the coming week, with…
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25 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
First glimpse of Grand National trophy after hallmarking
The first glimpse of this year’s Grand National trophy has been released after the Goldsmiths’ Company Assay Office hallmarked it earlier this week. The announcement follows the news that, for the first time in the Grand National’s history, a new trophy will be designed every year during the horse race’s…
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