30/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Due to an unprecedented fall in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pearls of Australia – which operates pearl hatcheries in Western Australia and New South Wales – has re-invested resources into its oyster breeding program.
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30/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The Diamond Guild Australia Jewellery Awards, which began accepting registrations for entry in February, will no longer take place this year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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29/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Swarovski has appointed Robert Buchbauer, the great-great-grandson of Swarovski founder Daniel Swarovski, as its new chief executive officer. He was previously chairman of the company’s executive board and will retain that title.
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28/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) has announced its diamond trade show, Bharat Diamond Week, will be held digitally this year in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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27/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Swiss watch brand Baume & Mercier has debuted several watches through the Watches & Wonders Geneva online platform, including the new Hampton Collection and additions to the Clifton Baumatic line.
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24/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Dr Patricia Kailis AM OBE, matriarch of the Kailis pearling family, died peacefully at her home in Perth on Friday 17 April. She was 87.
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23/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Following the cancellation of the Watches & Wonders Geneva show, organiser the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) has announced a digital event will take its place, beginning on Saturday 25 April at 12pm Swiss time.
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22/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
This year’s edition of JCK Las Vegas, the largest jewellery trade show in the US, has been cancelled alongside its sister event JCK Luxury as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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21/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Yoram Dvash, president of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), has been elected acting president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB).
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21/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), which releases a quarterly index of fancy colour diamond prices based on international sales data, will not publish price information for the first quarter of 2020.
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21/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
With many international jewellery fairs being cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Expertise Events managing director Gary Fitz-Roy has advised that he is reasonably confident that the International Jewellery & Watch Fair (IJWF), scheduled for September, will proceed.
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20/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
In order to reduce costs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Michael Hill International has suspended all executive bonuses, cut board members’ salaries by 50 per cent, and paused its remediation program for underpaid staff members.
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18/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
French luxury conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH) has confirmed its three watch brands – TAG Heuer, Zenith and Hublot – will no longer exhibit at Baselworld; its watch and jewellery brand Bulgari withdrew from the show in February.
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15/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
A group of long-standing Baselworld exhibitors have decided not to attend the show in 2021 and will instead exhibit their upcoming collections at a new trade show, held in conjunction with Watches & Wonders Geneva.
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14/04/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Furore has erupted among exhibitors for the cancelled 2020 edition of Baselworld, following the organiser’s offer of a partial refund.
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