Pearl
Pearls hold a unique place in the jewellery trade, celebrated for their elegance and versatility in both classic and contemporary designs. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding pearl trends, sourcing challenges, and consumer preferences is essential to capitalising on this enduring material. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on pearls, including market insights, ethical and sustainable sourcing practices, product launches, and innovations in design that keep pearls relevant in today’s market.
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Aug- 2018 -23 AugustFeatures
Male Jewellery – The state of the market
“You only have to look at the ubiquity of tattoos to understand how much men want to express their personality and individuality. Men’s jewellery is like a tattoo that can be taken off at the end of the day. Jewellery is a way of speaking before you do. It communicates…
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15 AugustFeatures
Jeweller Profile – Glen-Anthony Watches
What made you want to switch careers and become a watch designer? I have always loved watches, I used to like buying a lot of the swiss brands like TAG, Breitling and so on. I was looking to buy a particular leading brand watch which I discovered did not include…
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14 AugustFeatures
Why are South Sea Pearls special?
You wouldn’t think to look at them they had a lot in common. But there’s the undeniable beauty, their magical lustre (or soul) and then there’s the power. The power they possess to really arouse us to admire their beauty and to appreciate how they were produced. It can take…
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13 AugustFeatures
How pearls made their high fashion comeback
No longer just for old aunties, royalty and your granny, pearls are reinvented by fashion and fine jewellery designers using them in cool and contemporary ways from duo pearl earrings to triple pearl rings. Who do we thank for this new style? Chanel and Lagerfeld in 2012 both turned their…
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3 AugustFeatures
Tips for better pearl photography
Your visitors will always be drawn to an image before they read the text on the page, so you need to make sure that your images look compelling. But mastering the art of pearl jewellery photography takes patience, practice and more practice. Oh, and a little technical acumen. We teamed…
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1 AugustFeatures
A go to guide for pearls
Pearls are in right now. Young A-listers from Hollywood and the pop world, along with royalty have put pearls centre stage. Every single pearl is unique, each one special and able to be worn in many ways, by many different types of customer. Throughout history, pearls have symbolised wealth, power,…
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Jun- 2018 -7 JuneE-Commerce
Raw Pearls extends product gallery
UK pearl jewellery supplier Raw Pearls has expanded the product gallery on its website. Mintel recently published a report called ‘Jewellery & Watches Retailing UK’ that revealed how 62% of jewellery and watch consumers research online ahead of going into a store to shop. The company said it has responded…
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1 JuneAuctions
Sotheby’s to hold London auction in June
Sotheby’s has announced that it will hold an auction at its London gallery on 6 June featuring an array of diamond jewellery. Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Bulgari feature strongly in the London auction, alongside tiaras, retro jewels from the 1940s and a selection of sapphire and emerald jewels.…
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Mar- 2018 -19 MarchProduct Launches
Lustrous Jewellery presents new Rainbow Collection
Pearl Jewellery brand Lustrous has presented its new ‘Rainbow Collection’, in time for the upcoming Pearl Month in June. The Rainbow Collection includes a variety of baroque pearl pieces in a rainbow of colours sure to delight any pearl jewellery lovers. Formed of characteristic irregular looks, each item in the…
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6 MarchEvents
Twin Hong Kong jewellery shows attract record 87,000 buyers
Featuring more than 4,550 exhibitors, the fifth Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show and the 35th Hong Kong International Jewellery Show concluded with participation from about 87,000 buyers from 145 countries and regions. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), more than 33,700 buyers visited the…
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