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  • Heur Skipper watch sale breaks Fellows record
    A ‘one-of-twenty’ Heuer Skipper watch has broken the house record for the most expensive Heuer to have sold at Fellows Auctioneers, selling for a full price of £57,420. The sale was completed on 26 October in Fellows’ Luxury Watch Sale. Originally designed in the late sixties to celebrate Emil Mosbacher’s second America’s Cup win, it […]
    Patrick O'Donnell
  • John Lewis launches jewellery advent calendar
    John Lewis and Partners is now selling a 25 day jewellery advent calendar in the run-up to Christmas.  The calendar, fashioned as a decorative jewellery box, includes 22 items of gold and silver-plated jewellery that can be “mixed and matched, layered and worn in a multitude of ways”.  The set also features seven different semi-precious […]
    Heather Sandlin
  • Rolex awarded to Peter Croft could sell £10,000 at Fellows
    A Rolex watch awarded to former professional sports shooter Peter Croft, after he finished third at the 1983 British Olympic Trap Grand Prix, could sell for £10,000 at Fellows Auctioneers. Croft represented the country in various international competitions, including the 1984 summer Olympics, the 1982 commonwealth games and the 1990 Commonwealth Games. This Rolex model […]
    Patrick O'Donnell
  • Rough diamond demand improves despite lower production, De Beers finds
    De Beers has announced that rough diamond production fell by 4% to 7.2 million carats in its third quarter, driven by planned reductions in production to reflect the lower demand for rough diamonds amid the pandemic.  It comes as Covid-19 related measures remain in place, according to the group, in a bid to safeguard the […]
    Heather Sandlin
  • Poll launched for new Platinum Jubilee marks
    The Four UK Assay Offices have published two marks to commemorate the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The offices are now asking NAJ members and their customers their opinion on the two separate designs. The two Platinum Jubilee marks have been created by the British Hallmarking Council (BHC), made up of the four UK Assay Offices, and […]
    Heather Sandlin