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- 2022 -6 SeptemberRetailers
Lark & Berry expands Veto Hoop Collection with new pieces
Lark and Berry has announced the addition of four new statement pieces which have been added to its best-selling Veto Hoop Collection, offering an array of colours. The new pieces have been crafted with silver and rhodium plated to protect the jewellery, and includes new Veto Bright Sapphire and Diamond…
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Aug- 2022 -31 AugustRetailers
Goldsmith Mark Lloyd unveils new Vulcan wedding range
Master goldsmith Mark Lloyd has designed a new wedding range, the Vulcan. The collection includes a variety of rings, bracelets, and earrings designed as part of the Hammered Range alongside two others of Lloyd’s collections, Eros, and Hera. The rings are categorised into brushed, oxidised, and polished styles, and they…
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23 AugustDesigners
Amanda Coleman unveils new birthstone locket
British jewellery designer, Amanda Coleman, has unveiled her latest release, a handcrafted solid sterling silver, birthstone flower locket. Each one features an ethically sourced, precious gemstone centred around the birthstone of each month. Amanda Coleman is a Lincoln-based jewellery designer. Dangling from a delicate silver chain, each flower is made…
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18 AugustNews
Hallmarking rises 27.4% in July
The total number of hallmarked pieces in July 2022 rose 27.4% to 876,281 from 687,952 compared to the same period 2021, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay Office. However, gold pieces dropped 9.6% from 339,167 to 306,535. Silver saw the highest jump, rising 71.2% to 536,154 from…
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16 AugustDesigners
Pandora celebrates 100% renewable energy usage for lab-grown collection
Pandora has announced that it has further improved the process of its lab-created diamond collection, Diamonds by Pandora. The collection, which was initially launched in the UK in 2021 as ‘Pandora Brilliance’, is now being crafted with diamonds that are grown, cut and polished using 100% renewable energy and have…
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9 AugustProduct Launches
Bernhard H. Mayer unveils nature-inspired jewellery
Qnet’s luxury jewellery brand, Bernhard H. Mayer, has announced new nature-inspired jewellery pieces for its Classics, Elemental and Timeless Tanzanite collections. New pieces to the Classics Collection include Autumn earrings and an Autumn Pendant, featuring precious diamonds and handcrafted 18K gold leaf drops in a pattern inspired by seasonal transformation.…
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1 AugustRetailers
Amanda Coleman launches new tournamaline collection
Amanda Coleman has unveiled a new one-of-a-kind tourmaline jewellery collection. Each piece is created around one-off, individual, ethically sourced tourmaline gemstones. Every piece is handmade to fit each individual stone. The pink, green or blue gemstones are set in place by 22ct gold vermeil or sterling silver handcrafted leaves. Designer…
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Jul- 2022 -21 JulyRetailers
Hallmarking rises 14.6% in June but Gold sees drop
The total number of pieces hallmarked in June 2022 rose 14.6% when compared with June 2021, according to the latest figures from the Birmingham Assay Office. Some 770,358 pieces were hallmarked, compared with 672,021 pieces over the same period in 2021. Silver hallmarked pieces saw the only increase, rising 39.3%…
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20 JulyFeatures
How are gemstones reinventing the jewellery industry
Gemstones have been a popular choice for jewellery for centuries, and their popularity does not seem to be waning. Gemstones are currently experiencing a bit of a renaissance in the jewellery industry. Thanks to new technologies and design trends, gemstones are being used in innovative ways that are changing the…
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19 JulyFeatures
JGW Singapore attracting big-name exhibitors
Some of the world’s biggest jewellery and gemstone companies are taking part in Jewellery & Gem WORLD (JGW), previously known as the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, from 27 to 30 September in Halls 3 to 6 of the Singapore EXPO. The fair will present the newest products…
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