Jewels Recruitment is a UK specialist for the jewellery, watch and luxury retail trade. From bench jewellers and CAD designers to FGA-qualified gemmologists, watchmakers, store managers and luxury sales consultants — every shortlist is vetted against the bench skill, the brand context and the customer-facing standards your business actually trades on.
The roles UK jewellers, watch specialists and luxury retailers open most often. We staff each of these on a permanent, fixed-term or contract basis, in-store, at the bench, in studio or on the manufacturing floor.
Bench jewellers, goldsmiths and silversmiths. Stone setting, mounting, polishing, repairs, remodels and bespoke commissions. Apprentice through master bench.
Bezel, claw, channel, pavé and micro-pavé. Diamond and coloured-stone setting for bridal, fashion fine and high jewellery houses.
CAD designers (Matrix, Rhino, RhinoGold, JewelCAD, ZBrush), bespoke designers, design managers and creative leads. Bridal through high jewellery.
WOSTEP, BHI and Rolex / Omega / Patek trained watchmakers. Service, restoration, after-sales, polishing and warranty for prestige watch retailers and brands.
FGA, DGA, GIA-GG and IRV-qualified gemmologists, valuers and appraisers. Insurance, probate, sale, divorce and IHT valuations.
Jewellery and watch sales consultants for boutique, concession and independent fine jewellery. Clientelling, CRM, return-customer focus.
Store managers, assistant managers, general managers and concession leads. P&L, target-driven, team-of-team for high street, boutique and luxury.
Jewellery and watch buyers, junior and senior merchandisers, allocators and trading managers. Range planning, supplier negotiation, OTB and markdown.
VMs, head-office VM teams, window-dressing specialists and seasonal campaign leads. Boutique, department store and concession.
Production managers, QC inspectors, polishers, casters, finishers and assembly. Volume manufacturing, bespoke workshops and atelier production.
E-commerce managers, content producers, paid social, PPC, SEO specialists, CRM and email marketing for direct-to-consumer jewellery brands.
Heads of retail, regional managers, brand directors, ops directors and managing directors for jewellery, watch and luxury businesses.
Most generalist agencies treat a goldsmith vacancy like a warehouse vacancy. We don't. We were built around the jewellery trade and we screen on the craft, the clientele and the standards your business is built on.
We screen on the bench skill, the metal, the setting style, the stone, the qualifications (FGA, DGA, GIA, BHI, WOSTEP) and the clientelling standard. Mismatches get flagged before they reach you.
The trade is small. Owners know each other, suppliers gossip and brands track moves. Every approach is confidential by default. We never name a client to a candidate without express permission.
Most permanent roles receive a vetted, ranked shortlist inside seven working days. Senior trade roles (master bench, head of design, head of retail) take 14-21 days, flagged upfront.
Every shortlist is benchmarked against current UK trade base, commission and bonus data, by region (Central London / Greater London / South East vs the Midlands and North vs Scotland and Wales). Light bands get flagged before sourcing.
Q4, Valentine's and bridal-show cover for retail. Temp-to-perm, fixed-term and overflow bench staff arranged on lead times that respect your trading calendar, not a generic agency one.
The same consultant handles intake, sourcing, screening, offer support, onboarding and 90-day follow-up. They learn your brand standards and your hiring loop. No queue, no team inbox, no handoffs.
A clear three-step process built for jewellery, watch and luxury retail hiring, not generic recruitment.
A 30-45 minute call. We capture the role, the skill bar, the metal and stone if it's bench, the brand or boutique context if it's retail, the must-haves, deal-breakers, comp band in GBP, location and shift pattern, and the target start date. You receive a written intake to confirm.
We approach our network and active candidates, screen on craft, qualifications and clientelling standard, verify right-to-work and references, and rank. Three to six candidates per shortlist, with our written notes on each.
We coordinate trade tests, store visits and interviews, manage candidate feedback, handle counter-offer pressure, and structure the offer. We check in on day 7, day 30 and day 90 to make sure the placement sticks.
The historic trade hubs, the boutique high streets, the manufacturing centres and the e-commerce studios. Wherever the role sits, we calibrate the search accordingly.