Keith White, managing director and co-owner of Michael Spiers Jewellers, was honoured by the Queen with an invitation to her annual Royal Garden Party for his outstanding contribution to sport in Devon.

High street jewellery chain F Hinds opened the doors to its 110th store in the Marlowes Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead on August 12.

Ice-Watch has set its sights on a programme of rapid expansion in 2011, with plans to increase its number of outlets to over 7,000.

Financial crisis the source of problems.

Watchmaker closed all but one of its retail boutiques

Sarin Technologies will offer free inscriptions on diamonds during the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The inscriptions will be carried out by Sarin's recently launched DiaScribe SL system.

Belgium exported to its global partners a net of $321.1 million worth of polished diamonds in July, a 2.5 percent year on year increase. In terms of volume, Belgium’s international trade but generated, however, an overhang of 226,137.43 carats.

Belgium’s gross rough diamond exports in July were a relatively high $1 billion on shipments of 11.2 million carats, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). Exports increased by 17.5 in value and declined 2.1 percent in volume, compared to July 2009.

Overall sales $153.7 million.

Chaos, a brand made from traceable recycled gold and silver, will be unveiled at IJL 2010.