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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Aug- 2019 -20 AugustManufacturer Files
Manufacturer Files: Bailey of Sheffield
Scott Bailey, founder of jewellery manufacturer Bailey of Sheffield, explains how the journey of the business all started with โยฃ25,000 raised on Kickstarter in April 2016โ. He says it โwasn’t really about the cashโ at the time, but about โmaking a name for ourselvesโ on the internet and all around…
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Jun- 2019 -13 JuneAuctions
Christieโs Important Jewels auction totals ยฃ5.6m
Christieโs Important Jewels auction on 12 June 2019 recorded sales totalling ยฃ5.6m, drawing London Luxury Week to a close with a combined total of ยฃ12,608,796. Highlights included an Important Diamond Necklace, achieving ยฃ335,250, a Fine Late 19th Century Sapphire Brooch of 26.49 carats, which realised ยฃ237,500 and a Rare Late…
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7 JuneAnalysis
The changing face of jewellery retail
The world as we know it for jewellery is one of luxury, enticement and wonder – but the UK customer tends to prefer a very middle ground. With diamonds it’s nice and white, clean to the eye – G/H VS/SI – and for coloured gemstones it’s traditional, not too garish…
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May- 2019 -20 MayRetailers
Richemont Group sales jump 27% in 2018
The Richemont Group, which owns Cartier, IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre, has reported a 27% increase in group sales to โฌ13,989m (ยฃ12,261m) for the year ending 31 March 2019. Excluding Yoox Net-A-Porter and Watchfinder, sales rose by 8% at actual and constant exchange rates, and the brand saw growth in all business…
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16 MayAppointments
RJC appoints new board and committee members at its 2019 AGM
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) held its first virtual annual general meeting this week โ appointing a series of new board members. The event, held in partnership with leading software and audience engagement technology provider, Lumi, was broadcasted to all RJC member companies globally from Chatham House in London on…
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3 MayAuctions
Curated Cartier collection set to make over ยฃ100,000 at auction
Fellowsโ Fine Jewellery sale on 16 May is set to feature 13 items from Cartier, with a total high estimate of nearly ยฃ150,000 (ยฃ141,400). The French jewellery and watch company was founded in 1847 by Louis-Franรงois Cartier, who operated in a Parisian jewellery workshop until it expanded to include watches…
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Feb- 2019 -27 FebruaryEvents
Goldsmithsโ Craft & Design Awards 2019 winners revealed
Goldsmithsโ has revealed the winners of its Craft & Design Awards 2019, which took place at the Goldsmithsโ Hall in London. The Goldsmithsโ Craft and Design Council (GCDC) presented to silversmith Grant Macdonald with its โLifetime Achievement Awardโ, and said his โcontribution and continuing legacy to the industry is significant…
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Dec- 2018 -13 DecemberFeatures
Art Jewellery – Why the distinction?
โThese 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 itโs done by an artist and that it carries a story.โ Since she was a child, Cipriani has always had a passion…
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Nov- 2018 -29 NovemberAuctions
Christieโs London โImportant Jewelsโ auction totals ยฃ6.6m
Christieโs โImportant Jewelsโ auction reached a sales total of ยฃ6.6m, with the top lot of the auction, a rare Art Dรฉco rock crystal, onyx and diamond Cartier โModel-Aโ Mystery Clock, which was estimated to be worth between ยฃ200,000-300,000, and was actually sold for ยฃ560,750. The โModel Aโ 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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