MONTH IN REVIEW
www.jewelleryfocus.co.uk
STORE OPENINGS
Bibi Bijoux
London to
open its first
concession in
Selfridges
Bibi Bijoux London has opened its first
physical presence with the opening
of a concession inside Selfridges, the
Trafford Centre, Manchester.
The award-winning brand’s Autumn
Winter 2018 collection are also
available in the store featuring the six
collections: Tassel, Birdcage, Celestial,
Coin, Waterfall, Rose Garden.
The designs include classic profiles
such as chunky ball bracelets and
layered chain necklaces updated
with contemporary elements. The
brand said each collection has been
inspired from various trips abroad,
“the romantic streets and beautiful
architecture” whilst visiting Paris
inspired the Rose collection and
the coins collection were reportedly
inspired by a trip to Greece.
Maxine Becker, director of Bibi
Bijoux London, said: “We are so
excited for the launch and we think
the ladies of Manchester are going to
love our latest collection as there really
is a style to suit everyone. We will be
giving away a very special gift to the
first 50 customers.
“Since embarking on a brand
refresh in 2018, we’ve seen a real buzz
around the brand and we’re excited
to build upon this success through
these stunning new collections. We
look forward to continuing to inspire
and delight our customers this season
and beyond.”
10 JEWELLERY FOCUS
1
DIAMONDS
Alrosa extracts
largest yellow
rough diamond
this year
Diamond mining company Alrosa has
extracted the largest 28.59-carat rough
yellow diamond since the beginning
of 2018.
The diamond was discovered at
Ebelyakh placer deposit in July and has
dimensions of 11.40 x 19.00 x 17.50 mm,
with insignificant colorless inclusions
on the surface.
Evgeny Agureev, director of United
Selling at Alroas, said: “The extracted
stone is our new unique discovery.
Fancy colors are very rare in nature.
This stone is also unique, because
nature seemed to have prepared it for
cutting and in advance gave it a pear-
like shape.
“United Selling Organization of
ALROSA and the company’s cutting
division have yet to study the diamond
and decide whether to auction it as a
rough or to cut it into polished diamond.
“However, even now one can say this
is a worthy specimen for replenishing
our collection of colored diamonds.”
TOP 3
FROM THE WEBSITE
1. Raymond Weil
pulls out of
Baselworld 2019
2. Silversmith
J.A Campbell
set to close
after 60 years
3. Farado Design
launches ‘Knot
an Engagement
Ring’
2
3
4
5
6
WATCHES
Watchmaker
teams up
with Cardiff
University for 3D
printed timepiece
A south Yorkshire watchmaker has
teamed up Cardiff University to harness
the power of 3D printing to create a
new timepiece.
PARC - an
academic
and industry
partnership
based at
Cardiff Business School - explored
and used 3D printing (3DP) as an
innovative technology for Guy Holland’s
Doncaster-based watch business,
Precise Time.
Using the 3DP knowhow of Cardiff
University and PARC, the team
manufactured a prototype dial surround
before commissioning a 3D metal
printing specialist to make the final
stainless steel part.
Hrishikesh Pawar, who led the
PARC project, said: “This is a
really exciting innovation for us. It
demonstrates that unique parts can
be created from bespoke designs
that are very tricky to make using
conventional watchmaking methods.”
Professor Aris Syntetos, chair in
operational research and operations
management at PARC, added: “This
project has been judged outstanding
by Innovate UK. It showed 3DP can
shorten lead times for customised
requests, helping us to provide
bespoke services and allowing SMEs
like Precise Time to manufacture spare
parts on demand.”
Holland added: “Due to my
fascination with watchmaking, I am
always interested in new methods
of manufacture. Whilst designing a
watch for myself, I came up with a plan
for a custom dial surround. The part
needed to be exact, with precise hour
‘markers’, and these would be awkward
to manufacture with precision using a
watchmakers’ lathe.”
November 2018 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk