Goldsmiths is a luxury jewellery retailer based in the United Kingdom.

History

The business was founded by Thomas Cooke as the Northern Goldsmiths Company in Blackett Street in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1892. After selling marine chronometers to the Admiralty during the First World War, the company became the UK’s first appointed stockist of Rolex watches in 1919. The company acquired Reid & Sons, a business founded in the 18th century, in 1967. It changed its name to The Goldsmiths Group in 1984, and was listed on the London Stock Exchange, before being the subject of a management buyout led by Jurek Piasecki in 1999. The business was acquired by Alchemy, the investment business founded by Jon Moulton, in 2004, and came under the control of Baugur Group in 2007. 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.

Sport

Goldsmiths are a sponsor of the Leicester Tigers Rugby Football Club, sponsoring a stand within the Welford Road stadium and the club's Player of the Month Award.