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 Cartierโs 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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Oct- 2015 -12 OctoberNews
Goldsmiths to invest ยฃ1m in London stores
Luxury jeweller has announced that it is to invest more than ยฃ1m 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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7 OctoberCrime
Gang jailed after Winsor Bishop jewellery raid caught on camera
A gang of six men whose raid on a Norwich city centre jewellers was captured on camera have been jailed for a total of 37 years. The men used picks, axes and sledgehammers to smash their way into the Winsor Bishop store on Wednesday, August 5, at around 10:50am. Dozens…
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Sep- 2015 -16 SeptemberInternational
Richemont Group posts 4% sales rise
Richemont has announced its sales for the five months ended 31 August 2015 increased by 4ย % at constant exchange rates. Ahead of its Annual General Meeting held today in Geneva, Richemont announced that at actual exchange rates, sales rose by 16%, positively affectedย by the weakening of the euro against the…
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Aug- 2015 -11 AugustWatch Focus
Backes & Strauss opens Mayfair boutique
Backes & Strauss, which specialises in diamond watches, has announced the opening of a new boutique store in Londonโs Mayfair. The store, which is located on Grosvenor Street, will showcase timepieces from the brandโs Duchess, Renaissance, Royal Jester and Victoria collections. Alongside the timepieces, the store will also house historical…
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Jul- 2015 -10 JulyAppointments
Tiffany & Co appoints Philippe Galtiรฉ as senior vice president
Tiffany & Co has announced the appointment of Philippe Galtiรฉ as its new international senior vice president, effective from August 17.ย Galtiรฉ began his career with a range of general management and global marketing roles at Moรซt-Hennessy, Mars Inc, Eridania Beghin Say and the Nestlรฉ Group. For the past 15…
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Jun- 2015 -17 JuneCrime
Armed robber jailed for raid on Edinburgh jewellery store
An armed robber has been jailed for 13 years today after raiding a jewellery store in Edinburgh earlier this year.ย Matthew Ferry, 24, stole ยฃ233,160 worth of high value watches from Laing the Jeweller in Edinburghโs Frederick Street on March 2 this year, where he threatened staff members with a…
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15 JuneAnalysis
Do auctions reflect trends, or do they set them?
Auctions certainly re-invent trends, resurrecting past styles to the forefront of current taste, with a new inventive take on the past. Collectors have been fascinated with great auction sales since the disposal of the great art collection of Charles I by the Parliamentarians. The 18th Century saw a wave of…
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9 JuneInternational
Gemfields discovers โexceptionallyโ rare matching rubies
Gemfields, the coloured gemstone supplier, has said it has discovered an โexceptionallyโ rare pair of matching rubies from its Montepuez mine in Mozambique.ย With a combined weight of 45 carats, the two rough rubies will now form one of the highlights at the companyโs ruby auction, taking place in Singapore…
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3 JuneAuctions
Bonhams: ยฃ60m of jewellery โgathering dustโ
There is an estimated ยฃ60m worth of vintage jewellery gathering dust in drawers and attics across Britain, according to Bonhams.ย The auction house said that millions of pounds worth of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and other pieces of jewellery are simply set aside and forgotten as a result of changing tastes.…
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May- 2015 -13 MayAuctions
World record jewellery auction for Sotheby’s
Sothebyโs has set a new world record total for a jewellery auction – breaking six other world auction records in the process.ย The โMagnificent Jewels and Noble Jewelsโ auction, which was held on Tuesday May 12 in Geneva, achieved a total of 149,851,375 Swiss Francs (ยฃ102.9m) – the world record…
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