Arrests made one year after Dresden Castle jewel heist

German police have detained three people from a Lebanese ‘crime family’ suspected of stealing priceless jewellery from a Dresden museum in 2019.
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Lab-grown diamond companies settle patent dispute

WD Lab Grown Diamonds and the Carnegie Institute of Washington have settled their legal battle with Pure Grown Diamonds and IIa Technologies over lab-grown diamond patents. 
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Historic sale of blue and pink diamonds

A rare collection of five blue diamonds have been sold for more than $US40 million, while a 14.83-carat stone named ‘The Spirit of the Rose’ has broken the per-carat price record for a purplish-pink diamond.
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Now Showing: $100,000 opal pineapples; raining diamonds on Saturn; and the pearls of Tahiti

Take a few moments to enjoy Jeweller's video selection including updates on current affairs and insights into our jewellery trade. This week, get a closer look at $100,000 opal 'pineapples', find out why it could rain diamonds on Saturn, and discover the glorious pearls of Tahiti.
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Man arrested after jeweller defends store with baseball bat

Auckland police have arrested a 44-year-old man in relation to a dramatic jewellery store break-in that took place in the Ponsonby area on 23 September.
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Nationwide Jewellers announces 2020 Apprentice of the Year Winners

Boasting a new format, the 2020 Nationwide Jewellers Apprentice of the Year awards have given Australia and New Zealand’s emerging jewellers the chance to demonstrate their talent.
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Melbourne Gold Company thief sentenced for $3.2m heist

Karl Kachami, one of the two defendants at the centre of the multi-million-dollar robbery of Melbourne Gold Company (MGC), has been jailed for four years.
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Watch fairs – European COVID flare-up brings 2021 Geneva cancellations

It was probably no surprise that the Geneva Watches & Wonders event scheduled for April 2021 has been cancelled. Formerly known as Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, it will mean that the show will not have taken place for two years given that this year’s event was also cancelled earlier this year.
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Watch fairs – European COVID flare-up brings 2021 Geneva cancellations

It was probably no surprise that the Geneva Watches & Wonders event scheduled for April 2021 has been cancelled. Formerly known as Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, it will mean that the show will not have taken place for two years given that this year’s event was also cancelled earlier this year.
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Now Showing: Meet the diamond's alien cousin; the Pink Panthers jewel thief gang; and an opal cannonball

Take a few moments to enjoy Jeweller's video selection including updates on current affairs and insights into our jewellery trade. This week, discover the crimes of one of Europe's most notorious gangs of jewel thieves, watch a cannonball be fashioned from opal, and discover the alien 'cousin' of diamond.
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New diamond industry report released

Diamond industry analysts and Jeweller contributors Pranay Narvekar and Chaim Even-Zohar have released their latest report into the international trade, entitled The 2019 Pipeline: Prelude to the Storm.
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FREE eBOOK: Conversational Commerce

Download FREE eBook: Shopping still requires research, browsing, and a check-out process that can cause leads to lose interest before they convert. Find out how you can make shopping with your brand both convenient and effortless by offering a conversational commerce experience.
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FREE eBOOK: Competing in a convenience economy

Download FREE eBook: Customers demand convenience as well as seamless online-to-offline experiences — 70% of customers say that connected interactions play a crucial role in getting their business. Learn how to integrate these experiences. 
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Online watch sales: Running out of time

There is a clear framework for improving watch sales – but in the digital era, it appears retailers are still neglecting online customers, writes GRAHAM HENRICKSON.
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Now Showing: Making a rainbow Cuban link chain; the world's largest emerald-cut diamond; and restoring a 120-year-old watch

Take a few moments to enjoy Jeweller's video selection including updates on current affairs and insights into our jewellery trade. This week, watch a jeweller make a rainbow Cuban link chain, find out how the world's second-largest diamond was cut, and observe as a 120-year-old pocket watch gets restored to its former glory. 
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Pandora launches holiday marketing campaign with Millie Bobby Brown, celebrity 'Muses'

Pandora Jewelry has released its 2020 holiday season advertisement featuring its celebrity spokespeople, including Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown.
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Louis Vuitton purchases second large Botswana diamond

French fashion house Louis Vuitton has acquired a 549-carat stone unearthed at the Karowe Mine in Botswana – 10 months after purchasing the 1,758-carat Sewelô diamond, which was mined at the same site.
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End of an era: Argyle Mine officially closed

The source of more than 90 per cent of the world’s pink diamonds, the Argyle Mine in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, has been permanently closed by owner Rio Tinto after more than 30 years of operation.
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Queensland jeweller to close Ipswich store after 20 years

The Ipswich branch of family-owned Pascoe Jewellers, which had been operating in the Queensland city for two decades, will permanently close on Christmas Eve.
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Record-breaking opal could fetch $850,000 at auction

One of the world’s largest black opals, which has been named ‘The Pacific’, is due to be auctioned in Sydney this month.
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Your December trading starts now

December is a critical month for retailers – and even more so this year given the disruption of COVID-19. With four weeks to go, now is the perfect time to assess your store’s readiness – particularly if you have been closed or limited trading, writes DAVID BROWN.
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What jewellers can learn from Goldilocks

When it comes to selling, there are certain behaviours that can stop sales before the process even begins. DOUG FLEENER discusses how staff can ensure they’re establishing the right in-store environment to promote purchasing.
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Data matters - satisfaction versus loyalty

Customer satisfaction is not the same as customer loyalty but if customers are happy, does it matter what retailers call it? Yes, says LISA MASIELLO, who argues that the terms aren’t interchangeable.
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'Autumn Dream' earrings

Leah Abercrombie, Newcastle, NSW Matthew Jewellers
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'Helena' ring

Jodi Phillips, Gold Coast, QLD Jodi Phillips Jewellery
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Natural pearl cockatoo pendant

Shayne Rowe, Cairns, QLD Rowe Design
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Swarovski Created Diamonds

Over the past 125 years, Swarovski has always lived by the values of their founder Daniel Swarovski, and this includes offering a customer experience equal to the brilliance of their stones.
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PASSION8 Diamonds

PASSION8 Diamonds are precision cut in a way that creates exactly eight perfect hearts and eight perfect arrows.
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Dreamtime Australian Diamonds

Remarkably beautiful and naturally captivating, Dreamtime Australian Diamonds originate from the world renowned Argyle Diamond Mine, located in a remote corner of Northwest Australia.
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Pandora reports strong sales; closes one-fifth of stores due to COVID-19

Pandora Jewelry has recorded positive sales trends for the July-September period, including in Australia, as it prepares to close 18 per cent of its store count due to European lockdowns.
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Now Showing: Making the world's first diamond water; the Crown that could break the Queen's neck; outback miner finds $50k opal and DIY gift wrapping

Take a few moments to enjoy Jeweller's video selection including updates on current affairs and insights into our jewellery trade. This week, watch Aussie miners on the hunt for opals in the Outback, see how 'diamond water' is made, and pick up some Christmas gift-wrapping tips.
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Roadster Collection by Wolf

The Roadster Collection is inspired by British prestige vehicles, including Jaguar and Aston Martin. 
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It’s time to build a cross-generational bridge

The jewellery industry is facing the challenge of generational change – and it’s a case of evolve or get left behind, writes RICHARD MAYO.
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My Store: By Charlotte

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ZiRO

Strong and distinctive, ZiRO reinvents the dress ring for modern-day sensibilities.
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Maria Collection

A new classic is born with Maria.
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Palermo Collection

Sophistication must be effortless.
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Zoe Collection by Wolf

Fresh faced and fun, Wolf's Zoe Collection of jewellery boxes is sophisticated yet playful.
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New report explores consumer and trade attitudes to lab-grown diamonds

A new report from US-based jewellery industry marketing firm The MVEye – formerly known as MVI Marketing – has found that the man-made stones have reached a new threshold of awareness and ownership among consumers.
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Opalised dinosaur teeth found in NSW

Researchers from the University of New England have analysed several sauropod teeth preserved through opalisation in Lightning Ridge, NSW, discovering previously unknown details about dinosaurs that once lived in the region.
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What makes pink diamonds pink?

New research brings scientists closer to discovering what gives pink diamonds their distinctive and unique colour.
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Harry Winston buys back pink diamond for $17.4M

In an exhilarating auction at Christie’s Hong Kong, famed New York jewellery house Harry Winston has regained the ‘Martian Pink’, a legendary stone the jewellery house originally sold in 1976.
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Rio announces winning bids for rare diamonds

Rio Tinto closed its Argyle Pink Diamonds tender last week, reporting strong demand with some buyers being disappointed with unsuccessful bids.
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