News for the jewellery trade
March 5, 2013
EU reported to be planning a directive on fineness of precious metals
Various reports in the media are indicating that the EU is working on a policy that seeks to regulate the purity of precious metals. Also, there is talk in Germany about the popular 333 gold: that it should no longer ... read more
Tagged Jewellery Business
February 28, 2013
Zoe Kravitz and Swarovski bring out new collection
The daughter of American musician Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet ("The Cosby Show") is very busy at 24: as an actress she has starred in the move X-Men:First Class and been before the camera in other ways. Together with ... read more
Tagged Jewellery Business
February 20, 2013
Rolex, Pour le Merite, gold rings: Police show photos of stolen jewelry
The Hagen police published on the internet photos of the spoils of a large Serbian gang of thieves who have been making Hagen unsafe since 2010. The only hope for police to identify the owners of the 446 stolen goods ... read more
Tagged Crime & Law, Jewellery Business
February 13, 2013
Jewelry and Watches Association elects new board
On Wednesday, the General Meeting of the Association of Jewellry, Watches, Silverware and Related Industries in Pforzheim, Germany, elected a new president among others. A 57 year old homegrown Pforzheimer, Dr. Philipp Reisert, determined the fate of the association for ... read more
Tagged Watch Business, Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
February 12, 2013
Cartier and Tiffany & Co. seek fair gold
Becoming more and more popular among consumers are eco-labels and certifications that guarantee a fair production process. Gone is the greed-is-good mentality of the "noughties." Various manufacturers are making effors to seek a production process that meets certain standards. For ... read more
Tagged Business News, Market Report, Jewellery Business, Stories, External Announcements
January 31, 2013
Wellendorf celebrates its 120th anniversary at the Adlon
It is no secret that Pforzheim is the headquarters of the German goldsmith. The success of the company’s reputation around the world, is large part do to Ernst Alexander Wellendorff. Wellendorff recently launched a three day event at the Hotel ... read more
Tagged New Jewellery, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
January 30, 2013
New Hall in B3 for trends and visions at Inhorgenta 2013
A new hall opened in February 2013 on the fairgrounds for Inhorgenta 2013. Specially designed for trendsetters and high end lifestyle brands, the “Trends and Visions” exhibition is one of the largest trade shows for jewelry and watchmakers. With the ... read more
Tagged Watch Business, Events, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
January 29, 2013
Suitable jewellery for the red carpet
Soon it will be for the Oscars, high time to think about what jewelry you want to wear to the gala event. Of course, some premium brands such as Joop, Chopard, Tiffany and Cartier, which are an integral part of ... read more
Tagged Watch Business, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
January 16, 2013
What would the most popular American sports do without Tiffany & Co.?
The 1960’s offered an opportunity to look back at the 100 year history of the successful American jewelry manufacturer Tiffany & Co, founded in 1837 in New York. The film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” from 1961, in which the director Blake ... read more
Tagged Events, Jewellery Business, Stories, External Announcements
January 7, 2013
Chopard designed 10 pieces of Disney's princesses for Harrods
The Korean influenced Swiss photographer Johann Sauty has now dismantled the Christmas display at Harrod’s, the London department store. Harrod’s has for many years now had a tradition of placing its annual decorations under a particular theme. For 2012, Harrod’s ... read more
Tagged New Jewellery, Jewellery Business, Stories, External Announcements
November 22, 2012
A roadtrip to the wrist
Victoria Lyon grew up surrounded by vintage and collectible sports cars due in large part to her father's classic car restoration company, GTO Engineering. Lyon launched her own company, GTO London, which produces numerous collections of high-end accessories, all focused around ... read more
Tagged Business News, New Jewellery, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
November 16, 2012
Diamonds are forever
Sotheby's and Christie's are well known adresses for buying unique diamonds and brilliants. The two houses want to outplay each other by auctioneering the most valuable gems. Their rivalry always leads to reveal higher qualities and uniqueness. For several resons, diamonds ... read more
Tagged Auctions, New Jewellery, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
May 25, 2012
The gold price in 2012 – on the rise again
During times of economic stagnation and falling purchasing power investors look for other ways to invest their money securely. Experience has shown that the relatively stable price of gold can hedge against the loss of financial value. In the year 2011 ... read more
March 15, 2012
The diamond as a jewel
In the second part of our Diamond Special we deal with the process of transforming diamonds into pieces of jewelry. Diamonds are of course used with especial frequency in the jewellery business. In the field of mass-produced costume jewellery low-cost imitation ... read more
March 8, 2012
Myth and Trend Diamond
People have always been fascinated by the beauty and uniqueness of diamonds, and diamond jewelry remains very much in fashion. This is confirmed by the current Baselworld 2012, the world's biggest trade fair for watches and jewelry, at which the ... read more
February 14, 2012
Positive feedback at Inhorgenta 2012
In 20102, too, the international jewellery and watch fair INHORGENTA was highly successful for letsPool AG! On all four days of the fair Stand 212 in Hall A2 was crowded with interested dealers who were convinced in personal conversations of ... read more
Tagged Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
July 20, 2011
Swarovski splendor in "Hello Kitty"
The brand Hello Kitty has reached a worldwide cult over the last 35 years. Because of to the first collection of Hello Kitty by Swarovski, you can be sure that the awareness will increase to the small white cartoon cat ... read more
Tagged Business News, New Jewellery, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
April 3, 2011
BASELWORLD 2011
-as the spectacular highlight of the global watch and jewellery industry This year’s BASELWORLD will go down in history as a spectacular highlight. The World Watch and Jewellery Show closed its doors today after eight highly successful days. The exhibitors were ... read more
Tagged Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
March 22, 2011
LVMH acquires majority shareholding in Bulgari
Bulgari, the manufacturer of luxury articles, is transferring the majority of its shares to the LVMH group (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy). Last week the LVMH press department announced that there is to be an exchange of shares, with LVMH issuing 16.5 ... read more
Tagged Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
January 17, 2011
inhorgenta award 2011 – letsPool AG will attend the award
International Award for the Jewellery and Watch Industry inhorgenta award honours the best innovations of the year Competition also open to entries from non-exhibitors As an important international industry platform inhorgenta offers the perfect environment to hour the year’s most innovative concepts. ... read more
Tagged Business News, Events, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
June 28, 2010
The most expensive coin in the world has been sold by auction
Dorotheum sells Maple Leaf 2007 for 3,270,000 euros On 25th June 2010 the largest GOLD coin in the world, a 2007 Canadian $1,000,000 Maple Leaf coin, has been sold at the auction house Dorotheum for 3,270,000 euros. This coin breaks all ... read more
June 8, 2010
Review JCK Las Vegas
Breaking Attendance Records With A 20 Percent Increase JCK Events, comprising LUXURY by JCK, SWISS WATCH by JCK and JCK Las Vegas, finished strong with a 20 percent increase in retailer buying attendance. This has excited suppliers and industry associations who ... read more
Tagged Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
May 18, 2010
BUBEN&ZORWEG take their masterpieces to Las Vegas
Coming to America [caption id="attachment_766" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Orbit Tourbillon"][/caption] BUBEN&ZORWEG are travelling to the land of opportunity to present their broad range of TIME MOVER watch winders, refined table clocks, safes and the most luxurious objects of time at the JCK Las ... read more
Tagged Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
March 1, 2010
Record Diamond
The 507 carat Cullinan Heritage sells for US$35.3 million Petra Diamonds New York just announced that the 507 carat Cullinan Heritage has been sold for US$35.3 million, the highest sale price on record ever achieved for a rough diamond. [caption id="attachment_1258" align="alignright" ... read more
Tagged Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
January 7, 2010
First Presentation Of High-Security Safe By BUBEN&ZORWEG
Luxury Safe! [caption id="attachment_1218" align="alignright" width="250" caption="The X-007 opens upwards, making it the ideal presentation platform for the values it conceals"][/caption] The current leading product in the field of security at BUBEN&ZORWEG, the X-007, was presented at the opening of the Timeless ... read more
Tagged Business News, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
December 20, 2009
Sotheby’s Sale of Magnificent Jewels Brings $30,582,751
The Second Highest Total in New York Since 1995 Strong Prices Achieved for White Diamonds Sotheby’s sale of Magnificent Jewels brought a total of $30,582,751, exceeding the pre-sale estimate of $20/26 million and achieving the second highest total for a various owners ... read more
November 19, 2009
Review: Sotheby’s Geneva
A Day Full Of Records Magnificent Jewels of Important Historical Provenance & Rare Coloured Diamonds Soar at Sotheby’s Geneva, Bringing CHF 37,011,375 ($36,682,714, €24,553,028) The Roxburghe Rubies Bring the Unprecedented Sum of CHF 5,821,000, ($5,769,309, €3,861,602), A World Record Price for a ... read more
August 13, 2009
Jewel robbery in London
Gangsters wore false faces The major jewel robbery which recently took place at Graff, the London jewelers, has made headlines worldwide. The most surprising aspect of the robbery was that both gangsters entered the shop without masks – film taken by ... read more
Tagged Crime & Law, Jewellery Business, External Announcements
