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Goldsmiths is a business with more than 230 years of tradition and experience. Our first showroom opened in Newcastle in 1778 and there have been many notable achievements for Goldsmiths. We were the jewellers who made the Rugby League Trophy, and we were the UK's first appointed stockist of Rolex watches in 1919.

Today, Goldsmiths is the one of the leading quality jewellers in the UK with over 90 showrooms in every major town and city from Aberdeen to the south coast, as well as four in Northern Ireland selling fine jewellery and diamonds, including exclusive brands Jenny Packham and Mappin & Webb.

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We also operate the largest distribution network for Rolex, Omega, TAG Heuer and many other reputable watch brands. The Goldsmiths Servicing & Repairs offer employs more watchmakers than any other UK High Street Retailer with onsite watchmakers available at a number of our stores.

Our online transactional website is seen as leading edge within the industry and we are proud to manage and run 16 mono boutiques on behalf of Omega, Breitling and Tag Heuer.

However, it all comes down to one thing: we love what we do, and it shows. Big or small, gold or silver. We love it all and our team is expertly trained to help you find and keep safe items you will treasure forever.

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Goldsmiths is a trading name of Watches of Switzerland Company Limited. Registered Office: Aurum House, 2 Elland Road, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1TT, Registered in England and Wales, Company number 00146087. Registered VAT Number 834 8634 04. Watches of Switzerland Company Limited acts as a broker and not a lender and offers finance from Secured Trust Bank PLC trading as V12 Retail Finance and PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH trading as PayPal Credit. Watches of Switzerland Company Limited is authorised and regulated by the Finance Conduct Authority. Our registration number is 308710. Credit provided is subject to age and status, minimum spend applies. Terms and Conditions apply. UK residents only. We may receive a commission if your application is successful, and the amount may vary depending on the product chosen and the amount of credit taken out. Not all products are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and FOS protection will not be extended to unregulated agreements. Please note the Consumer Credit Act states that should your purchase / loan amount cost more than £30,000 you will not be covered under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act.

*Next day delivery available on most items. See product pages for more information.

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Product consultation

Expert real time product advice & guidance

Open from 9AM - 9PM (GMT), Monday to Sunday

Customer Services

Live order related & general enquiries

Open from 8AM - 10PM (GMT), Monday to Sunday

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  • Immediate, real-time expert advice
  • Knowledge and experience in luxury watch brands
  • Advice and guidance with your jewellery purchase
  • Support throughout your purchase journey

About the service

Welcome to our Luxury Virtual Boutique - offering you real time expert advice and guidance. Let our in-house experts guide you through your own personalised shopping experience from the comfort of your own home or office. Our hands-free co-browsing option allows you to sit back and chat with our experts as they do the browsing for you. Expert advice on some of the world's most renowned and prestigious brands.

*I agree that Watches of Switzerland Company Limited and third parties who provide this live chat may process my personal data including email in order to provide and improve their live engagement services, help VIP clients use the on-line showroom, provide personalised adverts and content and gain client insight. I understand that data is processed in accordance with their privacy notice and their partner's privacy notice and that I may unsubscribe at any time.

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  • Immediate, real-time expert advice
  • Knowledge and experience in luxury watch brands
  • Advice and guidance with your jewellery purchase
  • Support throughout your purchase journey

About the service

Welcome to our Luxury Virtual Boutique - offering you real time expert advice and guidance. Let our in-house experts guide you through your own personalised shopping experience from the comfort of your own home or office. Our hands-free co-browsing option allows you to sit back and chat with our experts as they do the browsing for you. Expert advice on some of the world's most renowned and prestigious brands.

*I agree that Watches of Switzerland Company Limited and third parties who provide this live chat may process my personal data including email in order to provide and improve their live engagement services, help VIP clients use the on-line showroom, provide personalised adverts and content and gain client insight. I understand that data is processed in accordance with their privacy notice and their partner's privacy notice and that I may unsubscribe at any time.

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*I agree that Watches of Switzerland Company Limited and third parties who provide this live chat may process my personal data including email in order to provide and improve their live engagement services, help VIP clients use the on-line showroom, provide personalised adverts and content and gain client insight. I understand that data is processed in accordance with their privacy notice and their partner's privacy notice and that I may unsubscribe at any time.

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  • Information about our showrooms

About the service

If you have any questions about your order or if we can be of any further assistance our dedicated team of client advisors are here to help via our live chat service.

*I agree that Watches of Switzerland Company Limited and third parties who provide this live chat may process my personal data including email in order to provide and improve their live engagement services, help VIP clients use the on-line showroom, provide personalised adverts and content and gain client insight. I understand that data is processed in accordance with their privacy notice and their partner's privacy notice and that I may unsubscribe at any time.

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  • Organise an exchange or return
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  • Questions about payment options
  • Information about our showrooms

About the service

If you have any questions about your order or if we can be of any further assistance our dedicated team of client advisors are here to help via our live chat service.

*I agree that Watches of Switzerland Company Limited and third parties who provide this live chat may process my personal data including email in order to provide and improve their live engagement services, help VIP clients use the on-line showroom, provide personalised adverts and content and gain client insight. I understand that data is processed in accordance with their privacy notice and their partner's privacy notice and that I may unsubscribe at any time.

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Vivienne Westwood (Fashion Designer), Steve McQueen (Filmmaker), Ali Smith (Writer), Damien Hirst (Artist), Rosie Lowe (Singer), Mary Quant (Fashion Designer), Alex James and Graham Coxon (Blur), Katy B (Musician), Sam Taylor-Wood (Film Producer), Goldierocks (Journalist, DJ), James Blake (Singer), Antony Gormley ( ...

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Does Goldsmiths have a good reputation? ›

Goldsmiths became part of the University of London in 1904 and saw a rapid rise in student numbers in the 1960s. Goldsmiths has an excellent reputation as an academic and research institution with a famously strong arts and social sciences offering and there are several world-renowned artists among its alumni.

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Where is Goldsmiths ranked? ›

In the broad subject areas, Goldsmiths performs best in Arts and Humanities with a ranking of 107, an improvement on the College's 2022 ranking in this area of 143.

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Who is the CEO of Goldsmiths? ›

Anne-Christina Warburton is new clerk and CEO of Goldsmiths.

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How much is Goldsmiths tuition? ›

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Is Goldsmiths an art school? ›

The Art programmes aim to equip you with creative, interpretative, critical and analytical skills. As an Art student at Goldsmiths you will benefit from coming into contact with students from other disciplines within a thriving and multi-faceted university.

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Why is Goldsmiths ranked so low? ›

The problem is two-fold: money and management. It's expensive to run a university in London, and Goldsmiths neither has particularly money-making subjects nor the advantages of scale. Goldsmiths has been running at a deficit for quite a while.

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Who owns Goldsmiths University? ›

The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths acquired the school and reopened it in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Company's Technical and Recreative Institute. With the dawn of the twentieth century, the Company handed over the Institute to the University of London.

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Which royal went to Goldsmiths? ›

Beatrice attended St George's School, Ascot, before studying at Goldsmiths College, graduating with a bachelor's degree in history.

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