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Upfront<br />
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HISTORIC GEMSTONE<br />
The<br />
Timur<br />
Ruby<br />
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Alpha Order<br />
4Now part of Her Majesty Queen<br />
Elizabeth II’s collection, the Timur Ruby is in fact a spinel. Weighing<br />
352.5 carats, it was once believed to be the largest ruby in the world and<br />
is enscribed with the names of its past owners, including 14th Century<br />
conqueror Timur – who is said to have first acquired it after sacking Delhi in<br />
1398 – and Mughal emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan.<br />
Following the British colonisation of India, the spinel came into Queen<br />
Victoria’s possession at the Royal Exhibition in London in 1851, later<br />
being set into a gold necklace by jewellery house Garrard, designed to be<br />
interchangeable with the Koh-i-Noor diamond. However, the necklace has<br />
never been publicly worn.<br />
Celebrity Style<br />
Image credit: Boucheron Image credit: Getty Images<br />
4The Cannes Film Festival made<br />
a triumphant return following the<br />
cancellation of last year’s event. While<br />
the red carpet was – as usual – replete<br />
with glittering jewellery, supermodel<br />
Bella Hadid (above) stole the show,<br />
wearing a Schiaparelli gold-plated brass<br />
and rhinestone neckpiece, accented with<br />
ruby earrings and a ‘Phoenix’ fire opal<br />
ring by Chopard.<br />
Stranger Things<br />
Weird, wacky and wonderful<br />
jewellery news from around the world<br />
Foot the bill<br />
4An NBA player has made<br />
headlines for wearing real diamond<br />
sneakers during Game 6 of this<br />
year’s finals. PJ Tucker, of the<br />
Milwaukee Bucks – who won the<br />
match and the championship –<br />
donned custom-made Nike Air<br />
Jordan 1s encrusted with 2,020<br />
white diamonds set in 14-carat<br />
white gold. Valued at $US250,000<br />
($AU339,611), the deluxe pair<br />
was crafted by jeweller Jason<br />
of Beverley Hills and footwear<br />
customiser The Shoe Surgeon.<br />
Stock ticker<br />
4A Korean company has begun<br />
selling ‘fractional ownership’ of<br />
luxury watches as an investment<br />
product. Piece allows consumers<br />
to invest between KRW100,000–20<br />
million ($AU117.60–23,520.65) in<br />
a ‘package’ of Rolex watches, with<br />
a dividend paid once the models<br />
are sold. The most recent package<br />
featured 11 watches and earned<br />
investors a 23 per cent return,<br />
according to Piece.<br />
The report found<br />
ad-driven content<br />
on Instagram<br />
had far higher<br />
engagement than<br />
‘organic’ posts.<br />
Digital Brainwave<br />
4A new report by digital marketing<br />
firm Spike and social media analytics<br />
tool SocialInsider has compared the<br />
effectiveness of social media channels for<br />
jewellery businesses over two years.<br />
While the engagement rate was higher on<br />
Instagram posts than Facebook, the report’s<br />
authors noted Facebook saw more ‘spikes’,<br />
indicating room for improvement.<br />
The best-performing Instagram posts were<br />
carousels and ‘status’ style posts.<br />
Jewel Watch<br />
4French jewellery house Boucheron<br />
has unveiled its latest collection,<br />
entitled Holographique, designed<br />
by creative director Claire Choisne.<br />
Inspired by rainbows and the Aurora<br />
Borealis, the 25-piece range features<br />
coated ceramics and rock crystal,<br />
enamel, diamond pavé, aquamarine,<br />
yellow sapphire, and white opal.<br />
Sneaky swap<br />
4A court case over the 2016 theft<br />
of seven diamonds, valued at £4.2<br />
million ($AU7.8 million), from UK<br />
jeweller Boodles took a twist in July<br />
with the defendant – who was later<br />
found guilty – claiming her dead sister<br />
was responsible. The Romanian<br />
woman posed as a valuation expert<br />
and swapped the diamonds for<br />
pebbles. However, she claimed<br />
her sibling – who had a string of<br />
convictions for theft and money<br />
laundering – stole her passport and<br />
committed the crime.<br />
VOICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN JEWELLERY INDUSTRY<br />
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