Wedding Bands
Wedding bands remain a core product category in the UK jewellery trade, offering consistent sales opportunities for retailers, designers, and manufacturers. From classic gold and platinum styles to contemporary twists featuring diamonds, mixed metals or personalised engraving, wedding bands continue to evolve with consumer preferences. Jewellery Focus covers every aspect of this enduring market—from design trends and manufacturing innovations to pricing strategy, retailer insights, and seasonal buying patterns. Our reporting helps trade professionals capitalise on demand and deliver value through style, service, and craftsmanship.
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Sep- 2020 -21 SeptemberDesigners
Lebrusan Studio sees commitment rings ‘spike’
Lebrusan Studio has reported an increase in searches for commitment rings, with over 1,200% shoppers visiting the site looking for such pieces. According to the brand, the stats show that during the three months coming out of lockdown, “more lovers were searching for the term ‘commitment ring’ than ever before”.…
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Oct- 2019 -8 OctoberRetailers
Ingle & Rhode crowdfunds as demand for ethical Jewellery booms
Ethical fine jeweller, Ingle and Rhode launched a crowdfunding campaign earlier this week to help cater for the high demand of ethical wedding bands and wedding rings from millenials. Launched on Seedrs, the funding round has a minimum target of £150,000, representing 4.6% of the business. The investment will be…
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Jul- 2019 -12 JulyBrand Profiles
My Store: Alex Monroe Jewellery
Alex Monroe Jewellery was founded by its eponymous owner over 30 years ago after training at the Sir John Cass School of Art in London, launching his first collection in 1987. All of Monroe’s work is handmade in England from metals that are 60% recycled and 40% virgin, the virgin…
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Jan- 2019 -28 JanuaryVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Ingle & Rhode
Tell me a bit about the history of Ingle & Rhode? Ingle & Rhode began with my own hunt for an ethically sourced engagement ring back in 2006. I was unable to find a jeweller who could tell me where their diamonds had come from or the conditions under which…
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Nov- 2018 -27 NovemberFeatures
Focus On: Wedding and engagement rings
Whilst traditions remain strong – at least in the UK – more often than not the groom will choose the engagement ring for the bride. Stolen £20k gorilla returned to Karma Sanctum hotel But new research, conducted on behalf of Diamonds Factory by OnePoll and reported on JewelleryFocus.co.uk, showed that…
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20 NovemberVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Libby Butler Jewellers
Tell us about your business Libby Butler Jewellers is an independent retail jeweller in the market town of Helmsley, North Yorkshire. It has operated since 2002, and my partner Andy and I bought it in 2009, as a second career after working in Europe in the automotive industry for multinational…
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16 NovemberFeatures
Saying ‘Yes’ to platinum
Platinum has been successfully marketed as the ultimate precious metal and has proved relatively resilient to recent financial turmoil. Volume in the platinum market is very much driven by the bridal market and it has fared slightly better than gold and silver. Platinum is firmly established as the luxury option…
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Sep- 2018 -6 SeptemberFeatures
Company Q&A: Domino
Tell us about the history of Domino Domino is part of WB The Creative Jewellery Group which also includes the casting, 3D printing and bespoke manufacturing company Weston Beamor, and the fashion, silver and gold jewellery company Gecko. Although the group dates back to 1947, Domino was created in the…
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Aug- 2018 -30 AugustQ&A Sessions
Brand Q&A: AG Mounts
How was AG Mounts founded? I established the company in 1996. We manufacture and design jewellery ourselves in our factory. We pretty much do everything from a to z. That includes designing, making, casting, mounting, setting and polishing. We design our own mounts as well, and we take special orders…
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23 AugustFeatures
Male Jewellery – The state of the market
“You only have to look at the ubiquity of tattoos to understand how much men want to express their personality and individuality. Men’s jewellery is like a tattoo that can be taken off at the end of the day. Jewellery is a way of speaking before you do. It communicates…
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