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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 1892 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
| Headquarters | Leicester, United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Products | Jewellery, Watches |
| Parent | Watches of Switzerland Group Plc |
| Website | goldsmiths.co.uk |
Goldsmiths is a luxury jewellery retailer based in the United Kingdom.
The business was founded by Thomas Cooke as the Northern Goldsmiths Company in Blackett Street in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1892. [1] [2] [3]
After selling marine chronometers to the Admiralty during the First World War, [4] the company became the UK’s first appointed stockist of Rolex watches in 1919. [5]
The company acquired Reid & Sons, a business founded in the 18th century, in 1967. [6] It changed its name to The Goldsmiths Group in 1984, [7] and was listed on the London Stock Exchange, before being the subject of a management buyout led by Jurek Piasecki in 1999. [8]
The business was acquired by Alchemy, the investment business founded by Jon Moulton, in 2004, [9] and came under the control of Baugur Group in 2007. [10] [9] It was subsequently merged with Watches of Switzerland and Mappin & Webb, which were also owned by Baugur Group, and went on to form part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, which was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2019. [11]
Goldsmiths are a sponsor of the Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club, sponsoring a stand within the Welford Road stadium [12] and the club's Player of the Month Award. [13]
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