Cartier
Cartier is one of the most iconic names in luxury jewellery and watches, influencing global design trends and setting standards in craftsmanship and branding. For UK jewellery professionals, staying informed on Cartier’s activities offers insights into high-end market dynamics, consumer expectations, and luxury retail strategies. Jewellery Focus covers Cartier in depth, including product launches, store developments, brand collaborations, financial updates, and its impact on the wider jewellery trade.
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Sep- 2018 -24 SeptemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Rich Diamonds
When was Rich Diamonds founded? We have become an internationally recognised and trusted purveyor of rare vintage and luxury jewellery, trading for more than 32 years and serving the maharajas of India and royal families. Setting up as a private buyer in Mumbai, I brought operations to London several years…
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14 SeptemberFeatures
Voice on the High Street: Suttons & Robertsons
When was Suttons & Robertsons founded? Suttons & Robertsons is one of London’s oldest active pawnbroking businesses with a focus on luxury goods. Our heritage of service began with Thomas Miller Sutton when he founded his pawnbroking business in 1770. Robertsons, established in 1797, was not far behind, and remained…
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Aug- 2018 -23 AugustFeatures
Male Jewellery – The state of the market
“You only have to look at the ubiquity of tattoos to understand how much men want to express their personality and individuality. Men’s jewellery is like a tattoo that can be taken off at the end of the day. Jewellery is a way of speaking before you do. It communicates…
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Jul- 2018 -19 JulyFeatures
How has animal jewellery become so popular?
The amount of TV time devoted to animals, the numbers watching funny cat videos on YouTube, concerns about the preservation of endangered species and the growing tendency to anthropomorphise dogs. The animal kingdom has always been universally represented in jewellery, and is currently enjoying a welcome revival. Collector Square is…
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Jun- 2018 -18 JuneAuctions
Christie’s London luxury week auction totals £12m
Christie’s London Luxury Week auctions achieved a combined total of £12m with other half the total coming from its ‘important jewels’ auction. The auctions focusing on fine wines, handbags and accessories and important jewels attracted global participation from bidders from 50 countries, across five continents. Christie’s also welcomed over 9,000…
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14 JuneDesigners
Cartier to pay to block sites which sell counterfeit goods
Jewellery brand Cartier has been ordered to pay the costs of blocking websites which were advertising and selling counterfeit copies of its goods. The internet service providers (ISPs) were innocent of any trademark infringement and only provided networks by which subscribers could access content. It was found that it did…
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1 JuneAuctions
Sotheby’s to hold London auction in June
Sotheby’s has announced that it will hold an auction at its London gallery on 6 June featuring an array of diamond jewellery. Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Bulgari feature strongly in the London auction, alongside tiaras, retro jewels from the 1940s and a selection of sapphire and emerald jewels.…
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May- 2018 -8 MayFeatures
Augmented reality – What can it do for jewellery?
“Other retail industries are thinking about technological innovation in completely different ways,” says Jonathan Chippindale, CEO and co-founder of Holition, an augmented reality solutions and software provider, with concern, “and I worry that the jewellery industry isn’t waking up to this.” A recent survey of 1,000 shoppers, conducted by e-commerce…
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Apr- 2018 -23 AprilE-Commerce
Yoox Net-A-Porter launches fine jewellery platform
Online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) has launched its first dedicated online destination for fine jewellery and luxury watches. The platform, part of the Net-A-Porter website, features a fine jewellery collection from more than 40 brands, including Piaget, Cartier, Pomellato, Tiffany & Co and Buccellati. Customers will also be able…
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Mar- 2018 -15 MarchE-Commerce
Richemont’s Yoox Net-a-Porter acquisition approved by Italian regulator
Italian market watchdog Consob has given the green light for Richemont’s takeover of luxury online retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP). Swiss-based Richemont, which owns brands such as Cartier, Montblanc and Dunhill London, already has a stake in the YNAP Group, but in January made a public tender offer to buy the…
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