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Diamond prices decline in October

Diamond markets were quiet in October with wholesale businesses closing for the respective Chinese, Jewish and Indian holidays. The latest…

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Graff Diamonds unveils world’s largest heart-shaped diamond

Graff Diamonds has unveiled the largest D colour, flawless, heart-shaped diamond in the world, weighing 118.78 carats. Named the Graff…

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Diamond dealers jailed for laundering £53m to crime gangs

A London-based couple who ran a diamond trading business from their home in East Finchley have been jailed for laundering…

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Heated discussion at Hatton Garden BID open forum

A heated discussion took place last night (27 October) as members of the jewellery industry attended an open forum to…

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Hancocks London named Mayfair’s ‘Best Independent Jeweller’

Luxury jewellery store Hancocks London has been named the ‘Best Independent Jeweller’ in Mayfair. The Mayfair Awards – run by…

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Retail employment falls 3% in third quarter of 2016

Retail employment fell 3% in the third quarter of the year when compared with the same period in 2015, according…

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Deakin & Francis launches new LED skull cufflinks ahead of Halloween

Birmingham-based jewellery manufacturer Deakin & Francis has announced the launch of a new set of LED skull cufflinks ahead of…

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Petra diamond production up 30% as diamond market ‘holds firm’

Mining firm Petra Diamonds has reported a 30% increase in diamond production in its latest trading update for the first…

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Cornwall jeweller ‘robbed for £250,000’ worth of gold jewellery

Police are appealing for witnesses after a jeweller was broken into and the owner claimed up to £250,000 worth of…

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Birmingham Assay Office CEO to step down next year

The Birmingham Assay Office (BAO) has announced that its CEO and assay master, Stella Layton, is to leave the role…

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