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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Dec- 2014 -23 DecemberCrime
Raiders steal £150,000 of watches from Huddersfield Beaverbrooks
Raiders have stolen almost £150,000 worth of designer watches from a Beaverbrooks in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. The raid, which took place at 8pm on Sunday December 21, saw the burglars enter the store via the roof, before forcing their way through two locked doors and accessing a locked display cabinet…
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22 DecemberEconomy
Pre-Christmas sales see biggest growth since 1988
Retail sales in the run up to Christmas have accelerated at their fastest pace for almost 26 years, according to CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey. The survey of 122 firms covers the fortnight ending December 11 and includes the sales-boosting effects of Black Friday. Grocers saw the strongest year-on-year…
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18 DecemberWatch Focus
G-Shock Premium adds distinctive new MRG-G1000 timepiece
Casio has announced the MR-G range of G-Shock watches now has an exclusive new addition. With only three available to buy in the UK, Casio claims the high specification MRG – G1000 is the first watch of its kind to incorporate shock resistant construction and GPS Hybrid Wave Ceptor capability into a full-metal case. Casio said:…
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17 DecemberWatch Focus
New database helps jewellers identify stolen watches
A new initiative to help jewellers, pawnbrokers and police to identify and trace stolen watches is being launched in January by intelligence sharing organisation, SaferGems. Acting as a central database of watches’ serial numbers, the SaferGems Watch Register will enable jewellers and pawnbrokers to check the provenance of second-hand items…
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9 DecemberEconomy
UK to become largest luxury goods market in Europe by 2018
Luxury Goods retailing in Europe is forecast to reach $150bn (£96bn) by 2018, with the UK set to overtake France and Italy to become to become the leading luxury shopping market by 2018. This is according to forecasts from retail research agency Conlumino, which says that jewellery and watches is…
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8 DecemberRetailers
Chisholm Hunter opens fourth store in 2014
Jeweller Chisholm Hunter has opened its second Edinburgh store, located in the city’s Gyle Shopping Centre. The opening marks the retailer’s fourth new store opening of 2014, including its Bromley store which opened in October and two other stores located in Kingston-upon-Thames and Glasgow. The shop has created 10 new…
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5 DecemberCrime
£100k jewellery thieves ‘could be at large in Hampshire’
Detectives investigating the alleged armed robbery of a jewellery store in Sheffield have issued CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, and they believe they could be staying in Andover or elsewhere in Hampshire. Police were called at around 11am on…
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5 DecemberAuctions
Dreweatts’ £1.2m fine jewellery auction
Dreweatts achieved stellar results in a day of luxury sales at their London saleroom on 27 November, with prices totalling over £1 million. Fierce international bidding saw iconic jewels by the master jewellers and high jewellery ateliers of the 20th Century including Bulgari, Graff and Jean Schlumberger, steal the show and…
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1 DecemberWatch Focus
Police Watches launch TV campaign
Italian brand Police Watches has launched its biggest TV campaign to date, incorporating key retail dates ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’. Airing in the run up to Christmas, the campaign will promote the brand’s key styles from its AW14 collection in what the company hopes will be in time for…
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Nov- 2014 -28 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall visit Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
HRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall made a visit to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter after being invited by the group tasked with its regeneration. The visit, organised by the Jewellery Quarter Development Trust (JQDT), saw the royal couple welcomed to Birmingham City University’s School of Jewellery where…
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