David Coleridge News

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LEAD STORY

by Rob CorderJuly 1, 2020July 1, 2020

BREAKING NEWS: Bucherer UK chairman David Coleridge retires

Adrian Maronneau, who joined the business in 2007 as a watch and jewellery buyer, and has been joint-managing director for the past year, will take over the day-to-day running of Bucherer UK as managing director. ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderOctober 4, 2017October 4, 2017

BREAKING NEWS: Bucherer begins trading under its own name in the UK

Britain’s second biggest Rolex retailer, The Watch Gallery, slips into history today as its new owner Bucherer takes charge. From today, the website www.thewatchgallery.com redirects automatically to www.bucherer.co.uk. Users are also redirected to the UK website if they try to access ...

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EDITOR'S CHOICE

by Rob CorderOctober 4, 2017October 4, 2017

THE BIG INTERVIEW: David Coleridge, managing director of Bucherer UK

It has been seven months since Bucherer’s acquisition of The Watch Gallery hit the headlines and the Europe’s biggest luxury watch retailer is ready to reveal its plans for the UK market. In his first interview since he sold his ...

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NEWS

by Rob CorderMay 5, 2017May 5, 2017

Hublot and The Watch Gallery co-create limited edition Classic Fusion

Hublot’s “art of fusion” comes in many forms, and a particularly successful version is when Hublot creates limited editions with and for specific retailers. The Watch Gallery, which was bought by Bucherer earlier this year, has worked with Hublot to create ...

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DAILY NEWS

by Joe PeskettMarch 21, 2017March 22, 2017

The Watch Gallery acquired by Swiss retail giant Bucherer

Luxury watch retailer The Watch Gallery has been acquired by Bucherer, Europe’s largest retailer of watches and jewellery and one of Rolex’s top global sales partners. The deal establishes the Swiss giant’s presence within the UK market, adding several boutiques in prime locations in ...

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FEATURES

by Rob CorderFebruary 9, 2017February 9, 2017

THE BIG INTERVIEW: David Coleridge, chairman of The Watch Gallery

It has been 10 years since DM London, the former name of The Watch Gallery, took over the watch selling area of Selfridges in London. Under the stewardship of chairman David Coleridge, the concession has grown to become one of ...

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LEAD STORY

by Andrew SeymourJanuary 17, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Watch brands urged not to ‘kill’ the UK consumer

Industry stalwart David Coleridge has challenged watch brands not to ‘kill’ the UK consumer amid recent price hikes and ongoing concerns over currency volatility. The Watch Gallery chairman’s organisation is among those that have benefitted heavily from UK purchases becoming ...

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LEAD STORY

by James ButteryApril 14, 2016April 18, 2016

EXCLUSIVE: The Watch Gallery owners put £63m business up for sale

The Watch Gallery is looking to sell at least 50% of the business as two of the original backers of luxury watch retailer seek to sell their shareholding. The right buyer could purchase the entire company, which had a turnover of £63 ...

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HOT 100 2015

by Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2015November 26, 2015

HOT 100 POWER PLAYER: David Coleridge, DM London

Eight years ago nobody thought you could sell a £30,000 Blancpain from a website. Today, they are being sold next to £15,000 Hublots and many other prestigious brands on The Watch Gallery’s website, which was acquired in 2012 along with ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryJuly 27, 2015

The Watch Gallery launches interactive magazine

DM London retailer The Watch Gallery has launched a fully interactive and shoppable watch magazine with links to brand videos, additional content and watches for sale. The magazine has been developed in conjunction with augmented reality specialist Blippar, which works ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryJuly 16, 2015

DM London doubles size and stock of Rolex boutique

DM London has doubled the size of its Rolex boutique in Selfridges and doubled the range of Rolex stock it carries. The newly expanded boutique opened in Selfridges Wonder Room yesterday with three separate standing, sitting and VIP selling areas. ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryAugust 28, 2014

Fog system hinders Knightsbridge Rolex raiders

An armed gang targeted Europe’s largest Rolex boutique yesterday in the latest of a spate of moped raids to plague London’s luxury retailers. Seven men armed with sledgehammers and an axe rode up to the Rolex boutique at Knightsbridge’s ultra ...

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HOT 100 2014

by James ButteryJuly 25, 2014November 26, 2015

HOT 100 2014: David Coleridge, DM London

It is hard to extract anything other than personal humility and praise about the achievements of others from David Coleridge, chairman and CEO of DM London, although he does concede that this year his company became “possibly the largest online ...

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NEWS

by James ButteryJuly 9, 2014

Houlden members network at summer getaway

Houlden Group welcomed 130 of its members to the group’s annual Summer Getaway in East Sussex to network and discuss industry developments. The three-day event at the East Sussex National Golf Resort was opened with a member’s only business update ...

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INTERVIEWS

by Staff WriterMarch 29, 2012

David Coleridge: UK watches’ new power player

DM London chairman David Coleridge spent more than 20 years at Richemont before starting up his own watch business that has led to a series of lucrative deals with Selfridges, Asos, John Lewis and Rolex. Now as he snaps up ...

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