Why Richard Mille Is The Leading French Luxury Watch Brand

Loved by celebrities and designed with a groundbreaking approach, a Richard Mille watch is the ultimate status symbol. If you were to name the most luxurious watch brands in the world, Richard Mille would be very close to the top of the list. This elite watch brand is known for…

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Voice on the High Street – Hancocks

Talk me through the history of your company? The company was established by Charles Hancocks in 1849. He started the shop on the corner of Bond Street and Bruton Street and quickly established a name for himself with queen Victoria and a lot of monarchies across Europe. How do you…

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Jeweller Profile – Glen-Anthony Watches

What made you want to switch careers and become a watch designer? I have always loved watches, I used to like buying a lot of the swiss brands like TAG, Breitling and so on. I was looking to buy a particular leading brand watch which I discovered did not include…

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Rare 1950s Rolex could fetch £60,000 at auction in Birmingham

A rare, early Rolex Submariner estimated to be worth between £40,000 – £60,000 is to go under the hammer at a Fellows auction this month. The gentleman’s stainless-steel Oyster Perpetual Submariner is due to be sold on Tuesday 28th August at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham. According to Fellows the “fascinating…

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Gold and Platinum up double digits in latest Hallmarking figures

The number of gold and platinum pieces hallmarked in July 2018 increased significantly by 12.5% and 20.2% respectively, according to figures compiled by the Birmingham Assay Office. However, the average volume of silver fell by 22.2% to 331,498 compared with 426,156, while palladium decreased by 21.4% to 6,252 hallmarked items.…

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Why are South Sea Pearls special?

You wouldn’t think to look at them they had a lot in common. But there’s the undeniable beauty, their magical lustre (or soul) and then there’s the power. The power they possess to really arouse us to admire their beauty and to appreciate how they were produced. It can take…

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Voice on the High Street: Daniella Draper

Name: Daniella Draper Location: Year Established: 2007 Number of staff: 30 Website: www.danielladraper.com Tell us about the story behind Daniella Draper After graduating from Central St Martins in Jewellery Design, I was undecided whether to stay in London and work in ‘the industry’ or move back to my hometown of…

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Pawnbrokers H&T Group sees revenues and profits jump in H1 2018

Pawnbroking firm H&T Group has reported it continued to achieve profit growth and revenue growth from all of its core revenue streams in the first half of 2018. The pawnbroker that deals with watch brands such as Rolex, Tag Heuer and Breitling saw its profit before tax in the six…

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How pearls made their high fashion comeback

No longer just for old aunties, royalty and your granny, pearls are reinvented by fashion and fine jewellery designers using them in cool and contemporary ways from duo pearl earrings to triple pearl rings. Who do we thank for this new style? Chanel and Lagerfeld in 2012 both turned their…

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3 Minute Interview: Daren Daniels, founder of Redblok

Describe yourself in three words. Creative, happy and lucky. When you were at school, what did you want to be and why? I think like most people I wasn’t really sure; most people thought I was going to be a sportsman. I loved creating and thinking differently, in both art…

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