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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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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20 OctoberCelebrities
Elliot Brown watches announces new female brand ambassadors
Following on from this summer’s launch of Elliot Brown’s Kimmeridge ladies watch collection the brand has announced three new ambassadors. The celebrity representatives for the watch range have been named as Sarah Outen MBE, adventurer by land and sea; Lizzie Carr, environmentalist and adventurer and firefighter Bex Sims, who has…
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17 OctoberProduct Launches
Police teams up with Justice League for limited edition watch box set
Police has joined forces with the Justice League Heroes to create a 500 piece limited edition men’s watch gift set. The Heroes Box is designed to replicate an old war chest or briefcase and is made with a brown leather look exterior and red velvet interior. The outside of the…
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6 OctoberProduct Launches
Bransom allows jewellers to spot watch trends with new sales data service
Jewellery EPOS provider Bransom is allowing its Bsmart2 clients to have comprehensive access to watch sales data through its new GfK Watch Panel. The service shows users what’s selling across Great Britain and gives them the opportunity to see if there are trends and popular watches they may not be…
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5 OctoberDesigners
Canadian jeweller Birks readies for UK launch
Canadian jewellery brand Birks is set for its UK launch with the support of Aurum Group Holdings. From Monday 9 October, a specially curated collection of the brand’s contemporary jewellery will be stocked in Mappin & Webb stores across the country. The brand was founded in Montreal in 1879 and…
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Sep- 2017 -29 SeptemberDesigners
Timex releases watch with contactless payment ability
Timex are launching the Fairfield Contactless, a new range of watches for AW17 with contactless payment capabilities. The watch is powered by bPay, and has been described as “the perfect fusion of style and smart functionality.” The first in the collection to launch is modelled after one of the brand’s…
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19 SeptemberProduct Launches
British watch brand Farer launches Aqua Compressor collection
British watch brand Farer has announced the arrival of its Aqua Compressor Automatic collection. The new range follows the launch of its three hand Automatic watches in November last year, and its GMT Automatic collection in May this year – selling out its first limited collection within 24 hours. The…
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19 SeptemberDesigners
Watch app launches to bring transparency to pre-owned industry
Redblok, a cloud-based technology and marketing service dedicated to the watch and jewellery industry, has created a new cloud-based service that aims to bring greater transparency to the sourcing and selling of luxury pre-owned watches from business to business. The Watch App will also make it cheaper and more efficient…
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