28/04/2021
• Trish Bucheli-Preece & Arabella Roden
The ceremony may have been more subdued than most, but this year's Academy Awards still managed to bring forth the star power – and some seriously A-list jewellery!
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26/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has withdrawn the grading reports for a number of diamonds and requested the stones be sent back for re-testing, over concerns an as-yet unidentified treatment could have gone undetected.
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23/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Sydney-based casting, refining, and fabricated alloys firm Chemgold has opened a new location in Melbourne’s CBD, in order to serve the Victorian jewellery retail and manufacturing market.
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23/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Auction house Leonard Joel has sold what is believed to be the largest and most expensive diamond ring ever auctioned in Australia.
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23/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
In its latest quarterly financial report for the trading period ended 28 March 2021, Michael Hill International (MHI), has recorded encouraging results, including a 16.4 per cent increase in same-store sales and revenue of $118.5 million, up 11.6 per cent when compared with the same period last year.
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21/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to the postponement of several international jewellery and watch fairs in 2021, including Italy’s Oroarezzo, the Hong Kong shows and the successor to Baselworld, HourUniverse.
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20/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The latest jewellery trade report from Retail Edge Consultants shows sales in March 2021 were 63 per cent higher than the same month in 2020 and 37 per cent higher than in 2019.
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19/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The US Department of the Treasury (USDT) Office of Foreign Assets Control has formally sanctioned Myanmar (Burma)’s state-owned gemstone trading company, Myanma Gems Enterprise (MGE) following a military coup in the Asian nation which has led to the deaths of more than 600 civilian protestors.
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19/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Swiss watch brand Baume & Mercier has launched the latest version of its historic Riviera timepiece, which was originally released in 1973.
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19/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
In its first financial update for 2021, French luxury conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) has reported revenue of €13.96 billion ($AU21.6 billion), an increase of 32 per cent compared with the same period last year.
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19/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Pandora Jewelry has released its Q1 2021 financial update, recording revenue of DKK4.5 billion ($AU935 million) amid continued store closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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19/04/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Disgraced jewellery mogul Nirav Modi has had his extradition to India approved by the UK government’s Home Office, following more than two years in prison.
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15/04/2021
Geologist Ewen Tyler AM discovered all three of Australia’s diamond mines – Argyle and Ellendale in Western Australia, and Merlin in the Northern Territory.
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14/04/2021
• Trish Bucheli-Preece & Arabella Roden
This year's Screen Actors Guild Awards saw stars take a glamorous approach to jewellery, matching pieces to their outfits via complementary coloured gemstones, glittering diamonds, and black enamel. Statement earrings were a particularly big trend for the virtual ceremony, with some standout chandelier designs almost brushing shoulders!
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