Watchfinder & Co website to enter the new watch market

Watchfinder & Co, the first major online-only retailer of pre-owned luxury timepieces, has entered the ‘new’ market with a deal naming it an authorised retailer of SevenFriday watches. In a statement, the firm described SevenFriday as “revolutionary in a traditionally conservative industry”. SevenFriday creates industrially-inspired haute horlogerie at an entry-level…

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Natural wonder range wins National Trust commission

A jewellery collection based on one of the natural wonders of the UK has been chosen by the National Trust to sell in its visitors centre. The collection, which was inspired by the world-famous natural rock formations of Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland, was designed by up-and-coming Nancy Rose Jewellery.…

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Record number of retailers register for CMJ Spring Trade Event

The Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) has announced that record numbers of retailers have registered to attend its Spring Trade Event this weekend. “We are bracing ourselves for over 700 people to pass through the doors of the CMJ event over the course of the two days,” said the body’s…

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Seiko and IAAF renew partnership with six-year deal

Seiko has announced that it has renewed its timing services sponsorship deal for the IAAF World Championships by signing up for a further six years. The new agreement will include three IAAF World Championships, in Beijing in 2015, London in 2017 and in 2019 in a city yet to be…

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Three-month retail sales growth ‘in line’ at 2.8%, says BRC

The three-month average growth in retail sales to the end of February was 2.8 per cent, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). These figures mean the three-month period was in line with the 12-month trend, which now sits at 2.7 per cent growth. However, on…

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IJL Editors Choice competition accepting entries

International Jewellery London (IJL) is accepting entries to its sixth annual Editor’s Choice competition. The competition, which now includes the new category ‘Most Innovative Collection’, is an annual initiative that each year recognises some of the most innovative and commercial jewellery collections on show at IJL. This year’s competition will…

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Pandora chairman Bottoli to stand down

Pandora has announced that its chairman, Marcello Bottoli, will stand down from the role as soon as a successor is found, due to “other professional commitments”. Bottoli said: “It has been a great honour to be a board member, interim CEO, and chairman of Pandora, and part of creating the…

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BJA to select new chairman as Jason Holt expands apprenticeships role

The British Jewellers’ Association (BJA) national committee is having to nominate and select a new chairman after Jason Holt, who was set to succeed Gary Williams in April, decided to turn down the position in favour of extending his work with the government’s apprenticeships initiative. Holt, who has been named…

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Theo Fennell craftsman enjoys clean sweep at Design Awards

Theo Fennell craftsman Simon Coldicott has landed three major accolades at the Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Council Awards. A racing motorcycle design saw Coldicott, who has worked for Theo Fennell for more than 25 years, take home the Senior Award, the Senior Smallworkers Award and Modelmakers Award. Coldicott hand crafted…

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Presman Mastermelt

Scrap and workshop waste specialist processors based in Hatton Garden opened the Birmingham counter just under a year ago and it is trading well, partly thanks to the advertising campaign reminding traders that it is a long-established company (1945) which is still expanding worldwide because of its reputation as an…

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