Jeweller - May 2022

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On The Market 1 2 3 4 5 MAY Product Spotlight <strong>Jeweller</strong>’s monthly compiled snapshot of the latest and greatest products to hit the market. 6 7 8 1 GERRIM Elegance personified morganite and diamonds embellished in 9-carat rose gold. 2 BELLA DONNA SILVER Sterling silver white mabe pearl and hammered adjustable ring. Mabe is their most popular pearl. 3 CLASSIQUE | Sams Group Australia This elegant timepiece from Classique is crafted in stainless steel, featuring Swiss Quartz Movement and sapphire crystal. It is available in matching ladies and gents designs. 4 MARK MCASKILL Pink Caviar, a stunning art deco inspired ring set with white and Argyle pink diamonds. Available in 9-carat and 18-carat gold. 5 READYMADE | Palloys Engagement rings in the ReadyMade collection are crafted from 100 per cent ethically sourced and certified Australian gold. Palloys can supply a fully finished engagement ring, ready to set with a centre stone, or a fully finished diamond wedding band ready to ship the next day. 6 THOMAS SABO | Duraflex Group Australia Blue stones embeded in eye-catching charm pendants. These octopus and turtle pendants are crafted high quality blackened 925 sterling silver. Octopus is hand decorated with zirconia. Turtle has a shell with faceted stones. 7 DESERT ROSE | Ellendale Diamonds This 18-carat white androse gold trilogy statement ring features round diamond F VVS 0.72 carats, and two bezel set pear-cut Argyle pink diamonds that are 6PP SIAV totalling 0.122 carats. 8 IKECHO Stunning Edison Diamond Huggy earrings and pendant. Double row of diamond studs on the bail, a lusturous round pearl with the earrings and pendant available in 9-carat yellow, white or rose gold.
Image: Mikimoto The pearl industry has always been susceptible to sudden and dramatic change, with everything from diplomacy to disease capable of reshaping the landscape. SAMUEL ORD puts the industry under a microscope in three key markets as a remodelled pearl industry enters a post-pandemic era. The international pearl industry has been forever changed by the impact of the global COVID pandemic. Pearls have been admired by cultures right across the world since they were first uncovered, and they’ve tended to symbolise different meanings to different people. Ancient Japanese folktales described pearls as the tears of mythical creatures, such as mermaids and nympths. Venus, the Goddess of Love, was once believed to have been the source of original pearls. The story supposed that after emerging from the sea, Venus shook the water from her body. The water fell as droplets, hardening as they met the air and evolved into perfectly round pearls before returning to the water. Early Chinese civilisations believed pearls to be one of the favourite gemstones of dragons, great beasts who would carry them nestled between their teeth. It’s common to see the pearl – embodying perfection, wisdom, simplicity and of course beauty – associated with strength too, and as the COVID pandemic appears to wind down within Australia, the local pearl industry has demonstrated plenty of strength of its own. The pandemic threw challenge after challenge in the direction of Australia’s pearl farmers, retailers and designers and exiting the pandemic, the industry has reshaped itself and is IN NUMBERS Deep Dive 49.4 million was the auctioned price of Marie Antoinette's pearl pendant 6 months the minimum period of time required for a pearl to form 1858 the year that Mikimoto Kokichi was born, the Japanese inventor credited with creating the first cultured pearl. prepared better than ever before to face unchartered waters. Australia: Everything turned upside down In Australia, prior to the global pandemic, the outlook was optimistic for white South Sea pearl producers. Demand had prompted steady growth from 2013 through 2019, however the first six months of 2020 saw a dramatic drop in business operations and international consumer confidence as government regulations were enforced. By March, travel both within and out of Australia was closed and pearl producers – the majority of which are located in Western Australia – were left racing to find ways to continue production and distribution. While the farms themselves are, of course, restricted to the coast, operations are rarely based in one area. Paspaley Pearling, as one example, farms in Western Australia while being headquartered in the Northern Territory, in Darwin. The business also utilisies Japanese technicians for six months of the year, who were barred from entering Australia due to the border closures. In order to overcome these obstacles, Paspaley Pearling was forced to negotiate travel concessions with Federal, State and Territory governments. The business also developed a new online wholesale platform in order to provide around the clock access fo wholesalers, manufacturers and retailers across the globe. The first online auction was held in April of 2021.
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