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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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Jun- 2016 -10 JuneAuctions
Blue diamond sells for record-breaking £17.5m
The Cullinan Dream has sold at auction for $25.3m (£17.5m), making it the most expensive fancy intense blue diamond to have ever gone under the hammer. The 24.18-carat diamond – sold at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels & The Cullinan Dream auction in New York on Thursday 9 June – is named…
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May- 2016 -23 MayAppointments
Steven Stone Jewellers appoints new director
Steven Stone Jewellers has appointed Max Stone as director of the family-owned business. Stone, who represents the third generation of the family-owned company, will oversee the company’s Hale showroom in Cheshire, with the firm’s Palm Beach showroom operated by his father, Steven Stone, and its London showroom run by Max’s…
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20 MayAppointments
Goldsmiths’ Company appoints Boodles MD as prime warden
The Goldsmiths’ Company has appointed Michael Wainwright – managing director of luxury jewellery retailer Boodles – as its new prime warden. He was inaugurated to the role on Wednesday, 18 May, at the annual prime warden’s changeover service at London’s St Vedast. Wainwright has described himself as “passionately commercial” and…
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19 MayRetailers
Mappin & Webb to rebrand following “significant investment”
Fine jewellery retailer Mappin & Webb is set to undergo a re-brand this summer following “significant” investment from parent group Aurum Holdings. The 240-year-old brand will re-launch in June, with a high-profile marketing campaign, new-look stores and a highlighted product range to highlight its positioning to a broader and younger…
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18 MayTrade Organisations
New LDB president appointed as Harry Levy named chairman
The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) has appointed Menachem Prager as its new president, simultaneously creating a new chairman role. Current president Harry Levy has been appointed to the newly created position. Former vice-president Prager, who is the principal of a successful diamond company, has been a member of the bourse…
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18 MayAuctions
Pink diamond sells for record-breaking £21.8m
The seller of the most expensive polished diamond ever sold at auction has broke another record with the sale of the largest fancy vivid pear-shaped pink diamond. The 15.38-carat diamond – named ‘Unique Pink’ – sold for $31.56m (£21.8m) at Sotheby’s Geneva on Tuesday 17 March and became the most…
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13 MayEvents
Hatton Garden BID outlines £2.5m investment plans
Proponents of the Hatton Garden Business Improvement District (BID) have announced plans for a £2.5m investment into the local area over the next five years. The plans were announced at an event last night (Thursday, 12 May) hosted by NatWest Bank, where Gary Williams – chairman of the Hatton Garden BID…
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9 MayCurrent Affairs
Lucara sells rough diamond for record-breaking £43.5m
Diamond production firm Lucara has announced it has achieved the highest price ever achieved for the sale of a rough diamond. The 812.77-carat type IIa rough diamond, which was recovered from the Karowe mine in Botswana in november last year, has been sold by the company for $63m (£43.5m). As…
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6 MayCrime
Jewellery store manager recalls moment she chased off knife-wielding raiders
The manager of a jewellery store in Hampshire chased off two armed robbers after they tried to smash their way into the open store. The attempted smash-and grab took place at 10:50am on Wednesday, 27 April, at David Mellor Jewellers in Andover, when the two offenders approached the store on…
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5 MayAuctions
Largest rough diamond discovered in 100 years could fetch £48m at auction
The largest rough diamond to be discovered in over a century could sell for more than $70m (£48m) at a Sotheby’s auction. The 1109-carat ‘Lesedi la Rona’ – the largest gem-quality rough diamond to be discovered in over a century and the largest rough diamond in existence today – will…
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