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Watch supplement

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High time to think festive: Watch focus editor's comment

It doesn’t seem that odd for me to be writing about Christmas watches in July. After all, most of you have been inspecting the timepieces that you’d have on your shelves this festive season since Basel. And retailers that we’ve spoken to predict that this will be a big year for watches. In fact, some even go so far as to predict a bumper year for watches.

RW Smith Watches

Best of British: British watches

British watchmaking is making a comeback more than 150 years after its zenith, says Laura McCreddie

Every kinda people: Selling

The watch is a classic Christmas gift, but selling it to all kinds of customer requires real skill. Jenni Middleton reveals how you can sell to every type of person

Ice

Prêt-à-porter: fashion watches

Today’s consumers want a watch for every outfit and every day of the week. James Knowles guides you through the key trends to look out for

Citizen

Different strokes: the past year's biggest shifts in watches

Things are changing in the world of watches, allowing your customers to transform too. Jenni Middleton and Laura McCreddie look at the past year’s biggest shifts

Tag Heuer Carrera 1887 chronograph

Seconds count: Christmas sales

A slection of timepieces that could be flying off your shelves come Christmas

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Fast Facts on
Wedding rings

  • 860 AD:The year Christians started using rings in marriage ceremonies.
  • 4th:The finger the ring is placed on.
  • 2,200BC:The year of the oldest recorded exchange of wedding rings in ancient Egypt.
  • 1854:The year in which the manufacture of 15ct, 12ct and 9ct became legal.

Photo from William Cheshire