Switzerland
Switzerland is a global powerhouse in luxury jewellery and watchmaking, home to renowned brands and a highly skilled manufacturing sector. For UK jewellers, suppliers, and trade professionals, understanding Switzerland’s influence on design trends, supply chains, and market dynamics is crucial. Jewellery Focus provides coverage on Swiss jewellery and watch brands, trade developments, innovations, and insights into how the country’s expertise shapes the international jewellery industry.
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Feb- 2019 -8 FebruaryDesigners
Timex Group to develop and distribute CT Scuderia watches
Timex Group’s Swiss Luxury Division has announced an agreement for the development and distribution of CT Scuderia watches. Designed by Italian watchmaker Enrico Margaritelli, CT Scuderia, founded in 2013, is directly inspired by 1950s Italy and the café racer lifestyle. According to the group the watches are a “union of…
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Dec- 2018 -5 DecemberFeatures
Is the clock ticking for traditional watchmakers?
Apple has form in the game of entering markets very late and changing the game. That much is certain. The iMac was not the first self-contained PC, but it caught the imagination of the late Nineties tech-adopters. The iPod was not the first MP3 music player, but it was somehow…
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Oct- 2018 -17 OctoberAuctions
Timepiece dedicated to historic Polish watchmaker up for auction
A timepiece dedicated to watchmaker Franciszek Czapek is up for auction at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham on Tuesday 30 October for £4,500 – £5,500. The watch brand is named Warszawianka due to it being a patriotic song in Poland, and there is an inscription on the dial which includes lyrics.…
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1 OctoberFeatures
Understanding gold’s volatility
As any company reliant on a handful of large customers knows well, exposure can kill. Having a large contract pulled after investing in people or kit is a painful – and sometimes catastrophic – bump in the road. But it is not always possible to avoid this scenario – you…
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Aug- 2018 -21 AugustFeatures
The YouTube Jewellers
Name: Daryl Adams Company: Adams Handcrafted Jewelry Website: www.adamshandcraftedjewelry.com Established: November 2014 Location: Fort Worth, Texas USA Did you do any other form of training? No formal training other than one wire weaving class when I first began by a well-known wire weaving artist. What the easiest thing about this…
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Jul- 2018 -3 JulyUncategorized
Glashütte Original creates a buzz with new Sixties models
Glashütte Original is celebrating its partnership – now in its 15th year – with the Dresden Music Festival by rolling out the latest two representatives of its Sixties line, which carry the style of the Sixties into the 21st century. Glashütte Original is a world-famous watch brand with a long tradition…
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Jun- 2018 -25 JuneRetailers
Goldsmiths jewellers owner appoints banks ahead of IPO listing next year
The parent company of British jewellery retail chain Goldsmiths has appointed two banks to manage its flotation on the stock market next year. Aurum Holdings, which also owns Watches of Switzerland, has appointed Goldman Sachs and Barclays to aid with a public listing that may take place in London next…
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6 JuneE-Commerce
Watchshop remains top of ecommerce market despite 22% drop in visibility
Despite a 22% decrease in their visibility over the past year, Watchshop remains top of the jewellery and watch ecommerce market, a new report has revealed. The Watches E-Commerce Insight Report, produced by digital marketing specialists Inside Online, ranks 50 of the leading websites within this competitive market according to…
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May- 2018 -15 MayAuctions
Phillips auctions historic white gold Omega wristwatch
Watch auction house Phillips has achieved a new world record for the highest result achieved for an Omega timepiece sold at auction. The auction house sold a white gold Omega watch formerly owned by American singer Elvis Presley, for a final result of $1.8m (£1.3m). The wristwatch had been gifted…
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2 MayEvents
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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