Breitling
Breitling is a major force in luxury watches with strong relevance in branded jewellery and accessories. Known for its precision chronometers and aviation heritage, the brand influences UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers through flagship store expansions, limited-edition watch launches, and innovative sustainability initiatives. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of Breitling’s UK performance—such as record sales, boutique openings, and marketing strategy—as well as its global sourcing and sustainability policies. Trade professionals can expect expert insight into Breitling’s influence on retail strategy, design trends, and the evolving luxury second-hand market.
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Oct- 2015 -13 OctoberWatch Focus
Largest database of stolen watches launched
The Art Loss Register, the world’s largest private database of stolen art and collectibles, has launched a new service called the Watch Register. The Watch Register – a database of over 50,000 timepieces – is the largest searchable database of watches available for due diligence. Each search costs £2 with…
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12 OctoberNews
Goldsmiths to invest £1m in London stores
Luxury jeweller has announced that it is to invest more than £1m in its London stores, including the addition of a fourth store. The investment will include a refurbishment of its premises in Canary Wharf, Victoria and Westfield, as well as the addition of a new fourth store located on…
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8 OctoberRetailers
Lumbers announces opening of new store
Midlands-based jewellers Lumbers has opened its new store following a £1m relocation and refurbishment. The move, which was announced earlier this year, sees the jewellery retailer move from its 6,500 sq ft store which it occupied for 15 years on Market Street in Leicester, to a new 16,000 sq ft…
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Jul- 2015 -22 JulyRetailers
Watchfinder & Co to open flagship store in Leeds
Watchfinder is to open a two-storey retail premises in Leeds, its third bricks and mortar boutique in the UK. The boutique will be situated in the historic Grade II* listed Victoria Quarter arcade and is due to open in late September 2015. With two stores in the South East already, Watchfinder’s…
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6 JulyWatch Focus
Breitling to open Bluewater boutique
Land Securities has announced that watch brand Breitling is set to open a 1,583 sq ft boutique in the Bluewater shopping centre in Dartford. The boutique, which will open this autumn on the shopping centre’s upper Rose Gallery, will be the first of its kind to be managed by Aurum…
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May- 2015 -21 MayWatch Focus
Breitling releases Navitimer AOPA limited edition
Watch brand Breitling has launched a new limited series Navitimer AOPA, in a tribute to its 1950s original. The original Navitimer, launched in 1952, became a popular timepiece for those in the aviation industry, with the world’s largest association of aircrafts owners and pilots, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association…
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12 MayRetailers
Goldsmiths Trafford Centre store set for £800k refurbishment
Jewellery store chain Goldsmiths has announced that its Intu Trafford Centre store in Manchester is to undergo a £800,000 refurbishment. The new-look store, which will be around a third larger than its current premise, will feature a brand new Rolex room with two seating areas, a branded area for luxury…
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Apr- 2015 -27 AprilEvents
Market Cross jewellers lands business award
A north-east jewellery chain has been awarded a ‘special recognition’ from Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon. The owners and staff of Market Cross Jewellers were presented with the ‘Borough Award’ at a ceremony in the Town Hall on April 16, which celebrated the “contribution of the jewellers to the town centre,…
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21 AprilWatch Focus
Fellows reports successful first monthly watch auction
Fellows announced that its inaugural ‘The Watch Sale’ – a new monthly watch auction – was successful with a 93% sale rate. The Watch Sale, which launched on Monday, April 20, marked a move away from the company’s separate specialist watch sale and specialist pocket watch sale, which were held…
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20 AprilWatch Focus
John Travolta signs for Breitling campaign
Global star and seasoned pilot and aviation aficionado, John Travolta, has signed with Swiss watch brand Breitling for their 2015 advertising campaign. Breitling depicts him alongside another flying legend, the North American X-15 aircraft, loaned by the Air Force Flight Test Museum from its base at Edwards, California. During the 1960s,…
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