Silver
Silver continues to be a vital material in the jewellery trade, valued for its affordability, versatility, and enduring popularity with consumers. For UK jewellers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers, the silver market presents both opportunities and challenges, from price volatility to increasing demand for ethically sourced and recycled materials. Jewellery Focus offers comprehensive coverage on silver, including market trends, regulatory updates, design innovations, and sustainability initiatives. Our reporting helps jewellery professionals stay ahead in a competitive sector where silver plays a key role in both fine and fashion jewellery.
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Sep- 2023 -20 SeptemberDesigners
Giovanni Raspini launches Fall-Winter 2023/24 collection
Giovanni Raspini has launched its new Autumn-Winter 2023/24 collection. The new lines feature a large variety of gemstones and include four new collections: Shine, Blade, Daphne, Rings, and Mini Earrings. Shine represents a novelty in the brand and features big cubic zirconia which are elevated and incorporated in the โclassicโ…
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19 SeptemberManufacturers
Hallmarking falls 12.2% in August
The total number of items hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices dropped 12.2% in August. In total 778,960 pieces of jewellery were hallmarked in August 2023 compared with 886,746 in August 2022, a decline of 107,786. Gold hallmarking dropped 11.2% from 364,652 pieces hallmarked down to 323,993. However, gold…
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14 SeptemberNews
NAJ and Sheffield Assay Office to host early-career event
The National Association of Jewellers and Sheffield Assay Office have together announced the launch of the second Striking Futures event to help early-career jewellery professionals within the industry. The event will take place at the Sheffield Assay Office on 9 October 2023 with a keynote presentation from Jessica Flinn-Allen, founder…
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13 SeptemberDesigners
Pebbles supports rhino charity with Jambo collection
British jewellery brand Pebbles has announced that it is supporting Save the Rhino with its new collection entitled Jambo. The Jambo collection is inspired by โAfrican adventuresโ and is available in 9ct gold and sterling silver. The first two animal jewellery pieces are called Lenny Leopard and Ronnie Rhino and…
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1 SeptemberRetailers
Loveness Lee launches new collection
London based jewellery brand Loveness Lee has announced the launch of its new Mushroom collection on 6 September 2023. The new collection includes an 18 piece jewellery range and features texture filled designs paired with the โlargestโ combination of lab grown gemstones. Loveness foraged an array of curious looking wild…
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Aug- 2023 -22 AugustNews
Royal Mint launches new collection made from recycled X-ray films
The Royal Mint has partnered with Betts Metals, a 300-year-old family business, to use silver sourced entirely from medical x-ray films within its jewellery collection, 886 by The Royal Mint. X-Ray Silver is an important step in reducing The Royal Mintโs reliance on mined materials and offers an โinnovativeโ solution…
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15 AugustRetailers
Pandora launches three new lab-grown diamond collections
Pandora has announced the expansion of its lab-grown diamonds assortment with the launch of three new collections. The new collections include Pandora Nova, Pandora Era and Pandora Talisman. Pandora Nova features round brilliant or princess cut stones and introduces a proprietary four-prong setting that reveals more of the diamond. Pandora…
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10 AugustDesigners
Serge DeNimes sales up 20% to ยฃ2.4m
Male jewellery brand Serge DeNimes has seen its sales jump 20% to ยฃ2.4m in 2022, up from ยฃ2m in 2021. The company attributed this increase in sales to its successful launch in the USA and its new Seven Wonders collection. The company staged a successful pop-up in New York two…
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3 AugustDesigners
Lylie Jewellery launches e-waste recycling initiative
Lylie Jewellery has announced the launch of Closed Loop Club, an e-waste recycling initiative. The campaign is designed to encourage consumers to recycle their unused and defunct electricals in exchange for brand credit. Customers must find their closest recycling centre and to take any old electrical devices with them to…
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Jul- 2023 -31 JulyRetailers
GemCastLive launches new online store
GemCastLive has announced the launch of its new online store which will offer an exclusive range of shipping benefits for customers in the UK, EU, and US. The online store will feature fashion jewellery and a curated selection of โaffordableโ jewellery for all occasions in sterling silver and genuine gemstones.…
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