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Bea Jareno
Jewellery to
launch new
collection at
Chelsea fair
Bea Jareno Jewellery has announced
that it will be exhibiting its new
collection, ‘Plethora’, at the Chelsea
exhibition, Desire Fair.
The London-based jewellery brand
said it is “incredibly proud” of its new
collection, which is inspired by the
“underwater world and the richness of
the sea”.
The collection features fairtrade blue
rose cut tourmaline alongside luxury
baroque pearls, and the pieces are
hand built initially from wax using a
design that suits the gemstone and
then cast into sterling silver.
Bea Jareno, founder and creative
director, said: “We love what we do
and we put the same care and attention
to every single piece of jewellery
handcrafted at our studio. I am grateful
for every single customer who puts their
trust in me to create a beautifully unique
piece of jewellery which reflects their
taste and beliefs and ultimately brings
happiness to them. A piece of jewellery
is a piece of personal belonging which
will pass into generations.”
The price of gold
stayed the same at
£992
/oz
in March
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WATCHES
Emile Chouriet
timepieces land
in the UK
Mode 9, an international watch
distribution company based in London,
has secured retail outlets for luxury
Swiss watchmakers Emile Chouriet in
the UK and ROI.
Select timepieces from the brands will
be available from Watches of Switzerland
outlets; WatchShop.com and The Watch
Hut as well D.C. Leake Jewellers.
Emile Chouriet is a Swiss brand
descending from a family involved in
the watchmaking industry in Geneva
since the 17th Century. In 2012, Emile
Chouriet set up and opened their own
factory based in Geneva and the brand
has now developed five collections of
watches accessible to the public.
The current selection on offer
includes the Blue Canvas Challenger
Cliff, Héritier à Guichets and The
Challenger Deep, a 300 metre / 1000
feet dive watch.
Mode 9 said: “Emile Chouriet creates
timeless watches which combine
the finesse of traditional Swiss
craftsmanship with a twist of decorative
and contemporary design. They are
one of the up and coming luxury
Swiss watch brands in Europe. We are
honoured to have partnered up with
Emile Chouriet to bring their timepieces
into the UK market for the British watch
connoisseur and collector.
“We are thrilled to be working with
these respected retailers to bring luxury
brand Emile Chouriet to UK consumers.
WatchShop and The Watch Hut have
taken on 17 Ladies watches along with
19 Gents watches. D.C.Leake Jewellers
has introduced 11 Ladies watches along
with 20 Gents watches, available on
their online platforms and in store.”
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Apprentice
jeweller to
represent UK at
‘Olympics
of skills’
Goldsmiths’ Company apprentice Sam
McMahon employed at Mappin and
Webb, has been selected to represent
the UK at The WorldSkills Finals in,
Kazan, Russia.
Winning a spot in fine jewellery
making, McMahon joins more than 30
young professionals from engineering,
hospitality, professional services,
construction and digital and IT to
form the UK team at the upcoming
‘Olympics of Skills’.
To win the spot on the UK team he
competed against George Schembri
from B&M Bijoux and Robert Dean
from The House of Garrard. The three
Goldsmiths’ Company apprentices
spent three days in Nottingham
demonstrating technical skills in
jewellery making.
Within a temporary workshop digital
and creative zone, the apprentices were
set the task to create an Aston Martin
badge to a specific design, testing
their accuracy, time management and
problem-solving skills.
McMahon said: “I am so proud
to have made the UK team. It has
been a long journey of hard work
and commitment – from my time on
the Goldsmiths’ Centre’s Foundation
Programme to becoming a Goldsmiths’
Company Apprentice at Mappin and
Webb – and I would like to thank
everyone that has supported me
through the last year and a half; my
master, workmates, company, friends
and of course the skills training team
to get me to the WorldSkills final!I look
forward to the challenge ahead.”
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