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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Feb- 2019 -27 FebruaryEvents
Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Awards 2019 winners revealed
Goldsmiths’ has revealed the winners of its Craft & Design Awards 2019, which took place at the Goldsmiths’ Hall in London. The Goldsmiths’ Craft and Design Council (GCDC) presented to silversmith Grant Macdonald with its ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’, and said his “contribution and continuing legacy to the industry is significant…
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Dec- 2018 -13 DecemberFeatures
Art Jewellery – Why the distinction?
“These are wearable sculptures which engage with our thought-process, with our emotions. The value is not about whether it has diamonds or rubies, but about the fact that it’s done by an artist and that it carries a story.” Since she was a child, Cipriani has always had a passion…
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberAuctions
Christie’s London ‘Important Jewels’ auction totals £6.6m
Christie’s ‘Important Jewels’ auction reached a sales total of £6.6m, with the top lot of the auction, a rare Art Déco rock crystal, onyx and diamond Cartier ‘Model-A’ Mystery Clock, which was estimated to be worth between £200,000-300,000, and was actually sold for £560,750. The ‘Model A’ Mystery Clock was…
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Sep- 2018 -27 SeptemberSponsored
Company Q&A – Learning with Experts
Tell me a bit about the company? Learning with Experts provides high quality online learning that’s both enjoyable and accessible. People all over the world can now learn from the greatest experts, from the comfort of their own homes. And we’re delighted to have teamed up with Joanna Hardy and…
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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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