Garrard & Co. Limited designs and manufactures luxury jewellery and silver. George Wickes founded Garrard in London in 1735 and the brand is headquartered at Albemarle Street in Mayfair, London. Garrard also has a presence in a number of other locations globally. Garrard was the first official and most notably important Crown Jeweller of the United Kingdom having supplied jewels for Queen Victoria, and was charged with the upkeep of the British Crown Jewels, from 1843 to 2007, and was responsible for the creation of many tiaras and jewels still worn by the British royal family today. As well as jewellery, Garrard is known for having created some of the world's most illustrious sporting trophies, including the America's Cup, the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy and a number of trophies for Royal Ascot in its role as Official Trophies and Silverware Supplier, which originally dates back to the first Gold Cup in 1842.
Stuart Leslie Devlin was an Australian artist and metalworker who specialised in gold and silver. He designed coins for countries around the world, and became especially well known as London-based designer of collectors' items in the 1970s and 1980s.
Andrew Grima was an Anglo-Italian designer who became known as the doyen of modern jewellery design in Britain.
Asprey is a United Kingdom-based designer, manufacturer and retailer of jewellery, silverware, home goods, leather goods, timepieces, and books.
Mappin & Webb is an international jewellery company headquartered in England, tracing its origins to a silver workshop founded in Sheffield in 1775. It now has retail stores throughout the UK.
Goldsmiths is a luxury jewellery retailer based in the United Kingdom. Established in 1778, the company operates over 120 showrooms across Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Boodles is a privately held British luxury jeweller and jewellery designer group founded in 1798. Boodles is a family company located in Liverpool. It also has stores in London, Manchester, Dublin and Chester. Their flagship store is found on New Bond Street, London.
Alister Theodore Fennell is a British jewellery and silverware designer. He is often called the "King of Bling" for his flamboyant designs for celebrity clientele. In 1982, he founded Theo Fennell, his eponymous jewellery business. In 2009, he returned to the helm after leaving the company for 18 months. He regained control of the company in 2021.
Swami silver is the name given to a distinctive style of silverware that originated in the South Indian city of Chennai under the British Raj. It is characterised by figures of Hindu deities. A variety of designs emerged these included: trays, tea sets, tankards, jugs, goblets, ewers, trophies and visiting card cases called Swami, meaning God in Tamil, from its depiction of deities.
ROX is a British jewellers, established in 2002 by Kyron Keogh and Grant Mitchell, that specialises in diamonds and luxury watches – stocking brands such as Hublot, Chopard, Bulgari, Zenith (watchmaker), TAG Heuer, Tudor and Gucci. ROX currently operates eight stores across Scotland and England - in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne and Leeds - with an expected turnover in excess of £20m in 2022.
James William Benson was an English scientific instrument maker, gold/silversmith, and watchmaker.
The Crown Jeweller is responsible for the maintenance of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, and is appointed by the British monarch. The current Crown Jeweller is Mark Appleby, who was appointed in 2017.
Watches of Switzerland is a British retailer of Swiss watches, with 16 stores in the United Kingdom. The company headquarters is in Braunstone, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Thomas Ambrose Gaunt was a jeweller, clockmaker, and manufacturer of scientific instruments, whose head office and showroom were at 337–339 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Sir Robert Kirk Inches was a Scottish goldsmith and silversmith. He co-founded the jewellers Hamilton & Inches and served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1912 to 1916.
Josiah Emery was a watch and clock maker who improved Thomas Mudge's lever escapement in 1785. One of his watches was presented to Lord Nelson who was wearing it when he was killed by a sniper at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Others were made for George III.
Cooke & Kelvey was founded in 1858 by Robert Thomas Cooke and Charles Kelvey. They were Kolkata-based clock-makers, silversmiths, jewelers working during the later period of British India. Notable Cooke and Kelvey clocks include those in the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad, the Bhim Chandra Nag sweet shop in Kolkata, and the Fairlie Warehouse in Kolkata. They remain silversmiths with showroom in New Delhi. Also they are the first and oldest appointed Rolex and Tudor retailers in India since 1946.
Thomas Fattorini Ltd is a manufacturing jeweller and designer-maker of awards, trophies, ceremonial swords, civic insignia, medals and name badges. The company is located on three sites in Manchester, Birmingham and London with their head office in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Wales & McCulloch were a clock, watch, musical box and jewellery manufacturer and retailer based around Ludgate Hill, London. Historically, this was a prominent location for various watchmakers and jewellers. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a hub for the watchmaking industry, with many notable watchmakers and retailers having their businesses there.
Beyer Watches & Jewellery is a watch and jewellery maker and retailer in Zürich, Switzerland. Located on Bahnhofstrasse, the business was established in 1760, making it the oldest watch retailer in the world. It is owned by René Beyer and Muriel Zahn-Beyer, members of the eighth generation of the Beyer family.
