Watches
Watches hold a unique position in the jewellery trade, blending craftsmanship, design, and technology to create enduring appeal for consumers and lucrative opportunities for retailers. From luxury Swiss timepieces to emerging British watch brands, the sector continues to evolve with shifting trends, innovation in materials, and changing customer expectations. Jewellery Focus covers the watch industry from a trade perspective, offering news on brands and launches, market analysis, retail insights, and updates on supply chain and distribution. Our coverage equips jewellers, distributors, and suppliers with the intelligence needed to navigate this dynamic segment.
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Apr- 2021 -15 AprilRetailers
Goldsmiths launches Cardiff showroom
Goldsmiths, the luxury watch and jewellery retailer, has launched a newly refurbished Cardiff St Davidโs showroom. A new TAG Heuer boutique is also set to open alongside the showroom, featuring a collection of timepieces and one-to-one customer service. Included in the Goldsmiths store is a branded area for Tudor, as…
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13 AprilRetailers
F. Hinds relocates Shrewsbury store to larger premises
F. Hinds has announced that it has relocated its Shrewsbury store to a bigger unit in the Darwin Centre. The new shop incorporates all features of the updated store design including larger displays than the old unit enabling the jeweller to showcase more ranges across all categories of diamonds, jewellery,…
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Mar- 2021 -30 MarchRetailers
Watches of Switzerland signs lease for new Trafford Centre store
The Watches of Switzerland Group has announced it has signed a new 10-year lease with The Trafford Centre, for a flagship store in a new location, which is expected to open in the summer. The retailer will relocate its Goldsmiths store to The Trafford Centreโs Main Dome on the upper…
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19 MarchProduct Launches
Watches of Switzerland unveils DOXA partnership
Swiss watch retailer, the Watches of Switzerland Group, has announced a UK distribution partnership with DOXA, an independent Swiss watch manufacturer. The deal will see DOXAโs collection made available at the Watches of Switzerland showroom in Stratford Shopping Centre, as well as online at Goldsmiths, Mappin and Webb, and the…
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11 MarchRetailers
Goldsmiths to launch revamped store concept
Goldsmiths has announced it plans to enhance its network of stores throughout the UK with a new luxury store concept which will be rolled out from Autumn 2021. The new stores, which have been conceived in partnership with UK-based design collective Quadrant Design, will combine a contemporary luxury design with…
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5 March
Find out more: Rona Machines
The company was formed in 1982 and is a family owned business, operating from a purpose-designed building based in Nazeing, Essex. Graham Field, who owns and runs Rona Machines, has nearly 40 yearsโ experience in supplying new and second hand engraving machines which he refurbishes to an exceptionally high standard.…
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Feb- 2021 -23 FebruaryDesigners
Swarovski unveils new brand identity
Swarovski has unveiled a new brand identity that reportedly centres around a โbold vision that celebrates crystal in all its formsโ.ย The rebrand has been launched under the helm of creative director, Giovanna Engelbert, and sees the Swarovski Swan reimagined through the โfilter of the Wonderlabโ, Engelbertโs โimaginary crystal worldโ.ย …
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17 FebruaryAuctions
Unique amethyst pieces to be auctioned by Dix Noonan Webb
An amethyst riviรจre necklace that was formerly owned by Marie-Louise, Countess Manvers will be offered by Dix Noonan Webb in its upcoming online auction of jewellery, watches, antiquities and objects of vertu on 16 March.ย Born in 1889, Marie-Louise Countess Manvers was an acclaimed artist and the only child of…
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4 FebruaryRetailers
โRobustโ online sales offset store closures at Watches of Switzerland
Watches of Switzerland has welcomed a period of strong trading in its third quarter ended 24 January 2021, with group revenue up by 6.6% to ยฃ272.6m despite the ongoing pandemic. This was bolstered by a โrobustโ e-commerce performance in the UK, which offset continued store closures throughout the period.ย UK…
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1 FebruaryDesigners
Swatch sales drop by almost a third
Swatch has announced that sales for 2020 fell by almost a third due to Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns affecting business. The watch manufacturer saw sales dropped to CHF 5.95m (ยฃ4.45m) over the period, resulting in a total net loss of CHF 53M (ยฃ43m). Known for brands such as Omega, Tissot…
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