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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Jun- 2014 -13 JuneRetailers
Cartier smash-and-grab at Regent Street Mappin & Webb
Detectives are appealing for information and witnessesย after more than ยฃ80,000 worth of Cartier watches were stolen from a the Regent Street Mappin & Webb store. The robbery took place at about 1740hrs on Thursday, 12 June, and police are hunting for three suspects. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said…
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11 JuneCurrent Affairs
Historic Devon jeweller Ham & Huddy up for sale
An historic jewellery shop in Newton Abbot, Devon, has been put on the market by its owner after 10 yearsโ ownership. 250-year-old Ham & Huddy has become a โpermanent featureโ in the market town of Newton Abbot but Downey is looking to retire. The storeโs collection includes custom made jewellery,…
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May- 2014 -12 MayAppointments
Jorg Gray appoints new ambassador
Champion American racer, Connor De Phillippi, has joined forces with Jorg Gray as the brandโs newest ambassador. De Phillippi owns a number of the brand’s watches from a variety of collections making him a good fit to partner with the company, which already classes American soccer star Clint Dempsey and…
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7 MayTrade Organisations
Ground broken on new Birmingham Assay Office site
Birmingham Assay Office bosses joined members of their building project team to begin work on the site of the new building at Icknield Street last week. The Assay Office has been at its current home in Newhall Street since 1877, and says that the move within the Jewellery Quarter โdemonstrates…
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Apr- 2014 -11 AprilManufacturers
Citizen launches watch registration programme
Citizen has announced the launch of a renewed national watch registration programme which will provide customers with an extended guarantee. Customers who sign up to the programme receive a one-year extension to the five-year guarantee provided with the firmโs products. The registration programme is open to all customers who have…
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9 AprilVoice On The Highstreet
Claire Mortimer, Chapelle Jewellery, Nottingham
Tell us about Chapelle Jewellery. Our first store opened in 1998 when our directors identified the opportunity of being the jewellery specialist in the out-of-town designer outlets. We provide a retail environment for brands and manufacturers to clear their overstocks and previous seasonsโ models without competing with the current ranges…
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3 AprilManufacturers
New airport store for Links of London
Links of London has chosen London City Airport as host to its new compact store.The store will offer a wide selection of womenโs jewellery collections, as well as menโs and womenโs watches, cufflinks and accessories. Announcing the new premises, the firm said: โThe design of the store reflects the smart…
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Mar- 2014 -20 MarchEvents
IJL to feature Adolfo Courrier
Luxury by IJL has announced Adolfo Courrier will join the the selection of high-end jewellery brands in attendance at the new spin-off luxury show in London this year. The news comes after Suzy Menkes, style editor of the International New York Times, named London โthe New York of Europeโ, a…
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14 MarchCelebrities
Glitzy Mayfair event for Tresor Paris watch launch
Tresor Paris last night held a snazzy event at Jack Barclay Bentley in Berkley Square, London, to launch Nouveau Hexagone, its new collection of watches. The venue, which is a Bentley showroom by day, was packed with celebrity guests includingย including rapper Professor Green, Uri Geller, Boyzone members Shane Lynch and…
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13 MarchWatch Focus
Watchfinder & Co website to enter the new watch market
Watchfinder & Co, the first major online-only retailer of pre-owned luxury timepieces, has entered the โnewโ market with a deal naming it an authorised retailer of SevenFriday watches. In a statement, the firm described SevenFriday as โrevolutionary in a traditionally conservative industryโ. SevenFriday creates industrially-inspired haute horlogerie at an entry-level…
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