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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Jul- 2015 -16 JulyWatch Focus
Watchfinder appoints marketing gurus ahead of European expansion
Pre-owned luxury watch retailer Watchfinder has appointed a marketing agency as part of its plans to access the European market more comprehensively.ย Watchfinder said that Hometown, which won the business after a competitive pitching process, will develop a campaign to provide Watchfinder with a distinctive voice within the luxury market,…
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16 JulyQ&A Sessions
Q&A with Martin Russell, Phantom Watches
Officially launched last year, Phantom is a new British watch brand with a contemporary and minimalist style. TOM DAVIS caught up with founder Martin Russell to learn about the firmโs early stage growth Tell usย about your background and how you got into watchmaking? I have been in the watch industry…
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13 JulyWatch Focus
SalonQP to return to Saatchi Gallery in November
SalonQP, the Telegraph-ownedย exhibition of luxury watches, will be returning to London from 12-14 November 2015, it has been announced. The event, which has ย 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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8 JulyWatch Focus
Phillips auction house appoints ex-Bonhams watch specialist
Former Bonhams watch specialist Paul Maudsley has been appointed international specialist and director of a new London watches department at Phillips auction house.ย The appointment comes after Phillipsโ successful inaugural watch auction, held in Geneva, which broke numerous records and achieved 29.6 million Swiss Francs (ยฃ20.5m). Maudsley has 16 years…
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6 JulyWatch Focus
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.ย The boutique, which will open this autumn on the shopping centreโs upper Rose Gallery, will be the first of its kind to be managed by Aurum…
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Jun- 2015 -25 JuneRetailers
Watches of Switzerland opens Canary Wharf store
Watches of Switzerland has announced the opening of a new store in Londonโs financial district, Canary Wharf.ย The retailerโs new 976 sq ft boutique, located at 22 Canada Place, will offer a mix of luxury watch brands including Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Bell & Ross, Parmigiani, Baume & Mercier, Bremont, Hublot…
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22 JuneUncategorized
Swiss watch exports down in May
Swiss watch exports were down in May as their value decreased by 8.9%, according to new figures from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH).ย Valued at 1.7bn (ยฃ1.67bn) swiss francs, FH said that two fewer working days than in the same month last year and a fall of…
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19 JuneCelebrities
David Hasselhoff launches new Tresor shop in Hatton Garden
Tresor Paris has opened a dedicated retail premises on Hatton Garden, London’s famous jewellery quarter. Former Baywatch star and Hollywood stalwart David Hasselhoff officially opened the new store, in the company of a coterie of other celebrity faces includingย Hayley Roberts, Lady Victoria Hervey, Made in Chelsea star Tiff Watts, Big…
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18 JuneWatch Focus
Simon Baker joins Longines for Royal Ascot
Longines ‘Ambassador of Elegance’, Australian actor Simon Baker, joined the watch brand for a day at the races as itย commemorated nine years of being the Official Timekeeper of Royal Ascot, as well as its Official Partner and Watch. On Tuesday 16 June, the owners of Gleneagles, the winning horse at…
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18 JuneEvents
Sponsors amongst biggest winners at UK Jewellery Awards
The UK Jewellery Awards recognised the achievements of the great and the good of the jewellery industry last night, with two of the eventโs leading sponsors netting three of the most prestigious gongs. Around 650 figures from across the jewellery industry gathered at the Tower of London for the ceremony,…
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