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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Nov- 2017 -28 NovemberRetailers
Goldsmiths unveils new showroom at Intu Metrocentre
Goldsmiths has opened its refurbished Intu Metrocentre showroom this month, welcoming new brands to its offerings. Deputy mayor of Gateshead, Jill Green officially unveiled Goldsmiths’ new refit to the public. Standing at 286 square metres, the showroom is situated on the lower ground floor of Intu Metrocentre near Newcastle, which…
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27 NovemberWatch Focus
Weird Ape completes first ever watch delivery by drone
Watch company Weird Ape has delivered the first watch by drone on 31 October in West Yorkshire. The watches were delivered 45 minutes after ordering and the customer was notified by text that they had a drone delivery coming. They then laid out a pre-printed landing marker in a safe…
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20 NovemberDesigners
ROX and Hublot celebrate Art of Fusion in Edinburgh
British luxury jeweller ROX has teamed up with watch brand Hublot at the Hopetoun House in Edinburgh to celebrate the brand’s motto, ‘The Art of Fusion’. The Scottish city was the ninth stop of the 2017 Art of Fusion World Tour and saw 150 guests attend the event, which took…
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10 NovemberCrime
Thieves use concrete block to steal £150k of jewellery in Watchfinder raid
A group of thieves used a concrete block to smash their way into a Leeds Watchfinder store in a raid on Wednesday (8 November), making off with goods worth £150,000. Some 15 Rolex watches were also taken in the raid which happened at 6.45pm at the store in Victoria Quarter,…
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10 NovemberDesigners
Abbott Lyon partners with Dogs Trust
British watch and accessories brand, Abbott Lyon, will be teaming up with Dogs Trust on a special project which will see 10% of sales of selected products donated to the UK’s largest dog welfare charity. Launching today (10 November), Abbott Lyon will place a paw print icon on specifically chosen Abbott…
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6 NovemberProduct Launches
Timex Group introduces FINS solutions
Watchmakers Timex Group and Montrichard have entered into an agreement to implement the web based solution, FINS. The cloud based enterprise resource planning (ERP) and turnkey supply chain tool enables micro-merchandising and micro-manufacturing best practices to optimise the supply chain for selected brands of the Timex Group. The FINS solution…
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6 NovemberE-Commerce
Aurum Holdings offers online video concierge service
Aurum Holdings has teamed up with live customer engagement company, Vee24, to use video chat to provide an online concierge service for customers. This personal service, available from 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week, covers the full product range at Watches of Switzerland, and selected high value items at…
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Oct- 2017 -30 OctoberRetailers
Watches of Switzerland opens Manchester boutique
Watches of Switzerland has announced the opening of a new Manchester showroom. Previously located on King Street, the newly designed retail space has enabled the brand to expand to two floors. The move marks the next step in the company’s expansion plans by taking up residence in Manchester’s St Ann’s…
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27 OctoberAuctions
Phillips wristwatch beats own auction world record with $17.8m sale
Phillips has set a new world record for any wristwatch at auction with the $17,752,500 (£13,557,011) sale of American actor Paul Newman’s Rolex. This took place at Phillips’ inaugural New York auction, ‘Winning Icons – Legendary Watches of the 20th Century’ in association with auction house Bacs and Russo. The…
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26 OctoberDesigners
Anchor and Crew new contracts takes stockists to over 100
British accessories brand Anchor & Crew now has over 100 stockists throughout Europe, after signing multiple new contracts following the IJL show. The company has recently announced that the Modern Naval brand is officially launching in all 10 House of Fraser stores, Drakes of Plymouth, Watchshop.com, Christopher David and Wolf…
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