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Searle and Co relaunches at The Royal Exchange

Bespoke jeweller Searle and Co has announced its revival by launching at The Royal Exchange in London. The opening represents a revival of the Searle and Co brand, under a separate operator that shares the name, that previously traded at the scheme for 125 years. The company has taken the…

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Irish jeweller teams up with Montblanc for Dublin boutique

Irish jeweller Paul Sheeran has teamed up with luxury retailer Montblanc to open a new boutique in Dublin. The store will be Montblanc’s first in Dublin and will allow Paul Sheeran jewellery to be sold alongside Montblanc’s range of leather accessories. Paul Sheeran Jewellers is an Irish, family owned and…

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Dimexon joins the Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030

Dimexon has joined as a member of the Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030, a global initiative founded by luxury groups Kering and Cartier. The Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030 was launched in October last year, and its mission is to unite companies in the industry to work collaboratively towards ethical…

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London Watch and Jewellery Week to return to The Royal Exchange

Luxury shopping destination The Royal Exchange has announced its fifth annual Watch and Jewellery Week, a five-day event honouring the London’s watch and jewellery collections. During the week, which will run from the 21-25 May, visitors can enjoy the craftsmanship of ‘some of the world’s most sought after timepieces and…

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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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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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SalonQP hails ‘record attendance’ at latest show

Luxury watch show SalonQP returned to the Saatchi Gallery for the seventh edition of the show from 12-14 November 2015 with record visitor numbers and the greatest number of exhibitors to date, according to the organisers. Show attendance was up 23% on 2014, with the Saatchi Gallery frequently full to…

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Richemont Group posts 4% sales rise

Richemont has announced its sales for the five months ended 31 August 2015 increased by 4 % 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 affected by the weakening of the euro against the…

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SalonQP to return to Saatchi Gallery in November

SalonQP, the Telegraph-owned exhibition of luxury watches, will be returning to London from 12-14 November 2015, it has been announced. The event, which has  been running since 2009 and has become one of the foremost shows in the luxury watches market for Europe, will be held again in the Saatchi Gallery…

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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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