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DIAMONDS
Gemporia
partners
with Argyle
Diamond mine
for exclusive
collection
Gemporia, a British TV jewellery
channel, has partnered with Rio Tinto’s
Australian diamond division to create
a new collection of Argyle Diamond
jewellery exclusively for Gems TV.
The collection will be accompanied
by a Certificate of Authenticity
from Gemporia and a record of the
diamond’s Mark of Authenticity.
Gemporia said it “prides itself” on the
traceability and provenance of all its
gemstones, adding it’s something that
is often only possible “through close
relationships with mine owners”.
Gems TV’s hosts will be joined
by Rio Tinto’s, sales and marketing
director of Australian Diamonds, Vikram
Merchant, for a weekend of live shows
between 5 and 7 April.
Merchant said: “Today’s consumer
wants to know where their jewellery
comes from and the Australian
Diamonds Programme celebrates Rio
Tinto’s diamond heritage and pedigree
from a clean, traceable source of
diamonds.”
Gemporia’s founder and chairman,
Steve Bennett, added: “We pride
ourselves on implementing ethical
practices throughout our daily trade – it is
at the heart of what our brand stands for.
“We want to bring transparency
and integrity, remove the mistrust,
misinformation around the authenticity
of diamonds. Our partnership with
Rio Tinto’s Australian Diamonds
establishes the true spirit of bringing
diamonds straight from the mines to
our customers.”
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JEWELLERY FOCUS
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EVENTS
Fiyah Jewellery
launches
second annual
competition
Fiyah jewellery has announced the
return of its Fiyah Jewellery Award
which aims to help budding jewellery
designers and artists to express
themselves and promote their work.
The Manchester-based jewellers
said that the reasoning behind the
competition is to support “superb
craftsmanship” and students that are
“passionate about making jewellery”.
The brief behind the competition is
to create or design a piece of jewellery
that is unique and spiritual. The winner
of the competition will receive £1000.
Applicants may submit any design
that you feel fits the brief, including any
that you have used for coursework.
The details for submission are:
n The submission can be a sculpture,
CAD file, sketch, painting, technical
drawing, animation, digital
illustration, a piece of jewellery or
any other appropriate medium
n Applicants must be 17 or over
n Any submission submitted after the
deadline will not be considered
n Applicants may submit as an
individual or as a group
n Applicants’ designs must be sent to
[email protected]
Formatting
n Use the file format .zip for uploads
n Uploaded file must be titled with the
applicant’s name
n If the submission is a physical
object, it must be photographed and
submitted to [email protected]
The deadline for submissions is the
31 August 2019.
We want to bring
transparency and integrity,
remove the mistrust ,
misinformation around the
authenticity of diamonds
Steve Bennett, founder and chairman,
Gemporia
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COLLECTIONS
Reservoir
Timepieces
launch
Longbridge
collection
Watch designer Reservoir has launched
its new Longbridge Collection, inspired
by famous car manufacturers that
settled in Longbridge, England.
The Longbridge Club Rose Gold
features an 18ct Rose Gold Case and a
satin polished finish, “complemented”
by a burnished-brown alligator strap,
in homage to the saddlery of English
clubs from the 1930s.
Meanwhile, the Longbridge Nightfall’s
41mm case is made from palladium,
and is combined with a midnight-
blue alligator strap to highlight to the
“majesty of night”. The company said the
collection’s timepieces and movements
are “innovative for the radical way the
time is displayed”, which is achieved
by drawing on three horological
complications.
A statement by the group read:
“The retrograde minute at 240° recalls
the R.P.M. counters, the manometers
and the depth gauges. The jumping
hour recalls mileage meters and the
power reserve display echoes the fuel
and oil gauges.
“The patented mechanical
movement features an ETA2824 made
of 124 components (The collaboration
of the patented movement is by the
same company who created the
Opus 14). Precision, exactitude and
reliability: this is all about measuring
time, delivering performance and
assessing risk factors.”
April 2019 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk