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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Dec- 2021 -21 DecemberRetailers
Jon Richard unveils new Radiance collection
Jon Richard has revealed its designed-in-Britain Radiance collection which features a curation of precision cut crystals that meet gold and silver plated metals. The Radiance collection encompasses silver, gold and rose gold plated metals, adorned with faceted lead glass crystals in various colours. Included in the collection are clear crystal…
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9 DecemberRetailers
Vurchoo launches new ‘Studs of Hope’ collection
Jewellery brand Vurchoo has launched a new ‘Studs of Hope’ collection of affordable earrings. Comprising gold, silver and mixed metals as well as ethically sourced gemstones, Studs of Hope brings ethical jewellery to the masses for £36. Each design, which ranges from the colourful ‘Not So Evil Eye’ of Guatemala…
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Nov- 2021 -23 NovemberRetailers
Queen launches new limited edition collection with Johnny Hoxton
Rock band Queen have partnered with Hatton Garden based jewellery designer Johnny Hoxton to create two limited edition, bespoke pieces. The collection comprises a nine-carat gold ring and a solid sterling silver chain and ‘Q’ pendant which will be available to purchase at the pop-up store Queen – The Greatest…
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18 NovemberRetailers
Daniella Draper opens permanent London store
Sustainable jewellery brand Daniella Draper has announced that it has opened a permanent store in King’s Road in time for Christmas. After a successful pop-up store at Duke of York Square in 2018/19, the Lincolnshire-born jewellery brand made the decision to secure a permanent location in the capital. Manufactured in…
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9 NovemberRetailers
Hallmarking climbs 35.8% in October
The total number of hallmarked pieces climbed 35.8% to 1,133,920 in October 2021, up from 835,049 for the same period in 2020. According to the Birmingham Assay Office, silver saw the largest increase in hallmarked pieces, jumping 59.8% year-on-year. While the 625,889 hallmarked silver pieces in October 2021 represented the…
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5 NovemberRetailers
Unique & Co launch Dimensions collection
Unique and Co has announced it has relaunched its Dimension Silver collection – originally launched in 2019- and will now even include a number of new designs. The collection features a mix of details, such as trees, leaves and hearts in Sterling silver with rose gold or yellow gold plating…
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4 NovemberRetailers
CME prepares to launch new Goddess Jewellery range
CME has announced its preparation to launch it’s new Goddess Jewellery range in January 2022. CME have designed the Goddess range as a “unique” jewellery collection inspired by the elemental goddesses which appear in many “ancient and magical” traditions around the world. These goddesses include earth, air, fire and water,…
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4 NovemberRetailers
Merci Maman launches new Zodiac collection
Merci Maman has announced the launch of a new zodiac themed collection which features seven new pieces, with two new gemstone bracelets in Lapis Lazuli and Moonstone. Each piece can be personalised with a zodiac symbol, or zodiac constellation, and can be hand-engraved on the reverse with any names, dates,…
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3 NovemberTrade Organisations
Birmingham Assay Office strikes first mark for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The Birmingham Assay Office welcomed Dan Higgs from local manufacturer F G H Products Ltd to witness the first commemorative mark struck on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Their silver ingots are the first items to be struck with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Mark. Designed by Thomas Fattorini Ltd, the mark…
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Oct- 2021 -25 OctoberUncategorized
Miriam Elizabeth: How to start a business during a global pandemic
Starting a business during a global pandemic in a saturated market? One could think an individual crazy, but I fell in love with this industry from the first moment I became immersed in it. The past seven years of experience within this sphere, and more specifically the latter ten months…
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