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Ernest Jones launches lab-grown diamond collection

Ernest Jones has announced the launch of its new lab-grown diamond collection Bloom. There are seven different fashion-inspired collections named after European cities. Six of the pieces are distinguished by the shape of the fancy cut stones and one for the seamless, smooth stone setting. The Florence piece has a…

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Wolf expands Wisa Lux partnership

Wolf has announced that it has extended its partnership with Wis Lux, the company’s representatives in Central Eastern Europe. As well as handling Wolf customers in Central Eastern Europe Wisa Lux will now handle Wolf customers in Austria. Wisa Lux was established in 2010 focusing on customers in Central and…

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Edinburgh Assay Office’s CEO assumes international chairman role

The Edinburgh Assay Office’s chief executive and master, Scott Walter, will take up the role of chairman of the Convention on the Control and Marking of Articles of Precious Metals (CCMAPM) at the end of November. Walter held previous roles within the Convention sitting on the Standing Technical committee and…

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Holts Gems founder Robert Holt dies at 94

The founder and a director of Holts Gems, Robert Holt, has passed away aged 95 while holidaying with family. The eponymous fine jewellery store was established in 1948 by Holt when he was a pre-war Jewish refugee from Vienna. A spokesperson said: “On 11th January, Mr Robert Acker Holt, founder…

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New ‘sub-office’ in Heathrow for Edinburgh Assay Office

The Edinburgh Assay Office has launched a new, one-stop, secure, in-transit hallmarking and onward delivery service based at its new facility at Heathrow Airport.  The Edinburgh Assay Office said that in “the global jewellery market, the challenge of complying with separate regulations in each EU location has made it difficult…

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Behind the scenes at Stephen Webster

Stephen Webster Ltd’s head of CAD, Edward Slater, has revealed the processes used to create the brand’s globally recognised jewellery designs, utilising Delcam’s ArtCAM JewelSmith software.

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