2026 Shortlist

Following a record-breaking number of entries this year, we are thrilled to unveil the shortlist of individuals and businesses in the running for one of the UK jewellery industry’s most prestigious honours.

A huge thank you to our headline partner, The Betts Group, and to all our sponsors and supporters.

Bespoke Jewellery Retailer of the Year

  • RING jewellers
  • Jody Cory Goldsmiths
  • Blackacre London
  • Holts Gems
  • Woods Jewellers
  • Titcombe Bespoke
  • JQ Diamonds
  • Libby Rak Jewellery
  • The Diamond Setter
  • Andre Noir - Bespoke Jewellery
  • Harper Tait Fine Jewellery
  • WJ Shaw Jewellers
  • Daniel Christopher Jewellery

Bridal Jewellery Retailer of the Year

  • The Diamond Store London
  • Sanjeev Jewellers
  • Lily Arkwright
  • Beverley Hills Jewellers
  • Austen & Blake
  • Chique Jewllers
  • Phelans Jewellers
  • Diamonds Factory
  • Pink Diamond Jewellery
  • Wongs Jewellers

Commercial Jewellery Designer of the Year

  • Sif Jakobs, Sif Jakobs Jewellery
  • Katie Nickell, Kit Heath
  • Corinne Whillock, Lulu and Boo Jewellery
  • Thomas Meadham, Augustine Jewels
  • Lucy Lee, Lily Charmed
  • Claudia Bradby, Claudia Bradby
  • Bibi Southhwell, ORA Pearls
  • Tegan Thompson, Freya Rose London
  • Amanda Drury, Amanda Coleman Jewellery
  • Lucy Quartermaine, Lucy Quartermaine

Creative Jewellery Designer of the Year

  • Katherin Brunacci, Katherine Alexandra Brunacci Jewellery
  • Maiko Nagayama, Maiko Nagayama
  • Bodhan Bazyliuk, Taylor & Hart
  • Sophie Cudworth, Sophie Cudworth
  • Louis Circe, Vickisarge
  • Claire Hill, Claire Hill Designs
  • Laura Parra, Parra Jewels
  • Georgina Ainslie, Georgina Yvonne
  • Lara Stafford Deitsch, Lara Stafford Deitsch

Department Store Jewellery Retailer of the Year

  • John Lewis & Partners
  • Fenwick
  • Liberty
  • Selfridges
  • Harvey Nichols
  • Harrods

Emerging Jewellery Designer of the Year

  • Sophie Bowkett, MistyMay Jewellery
  • Ines Karu-Salo, KiriVOO
  • Carol Cole, Carol Cole Jewellery
  • Olivia Yorston, Olivia Yorston Jewellery
  • Richard Allen, Richard Allen Jewellery
  • Wenyin Jiang, Wenyin Jiang Jewellery
  • Anjali Soneji, De Roms
  • Victoria Hopkins of Roxwoods

Emerging Jewellery/Watch Brand of the Year

  • ENAMEL Copenhagen
  • Histoire d'Elle Jewelry
  • Esterah
  • Smiling Rocks
  • Lulu and Boo Jewellery
  • Poubel
  • Kouree
  • NORQAIN

Employer of the Year

  • The Diamond Store London
  • CME Leicester
  • Sonny’s Jewellers, JQ Diamonds and Newey's
  • Berry's Jewellers
  • TH March
  • Bespoke Quarter
  • WATCHO
  • Citizen Watch UK
  • Beaverbrooks

Fashion Jewellery Brand of the Year

  • Pandora
  • Swarovski
  • ChloBo
  • Thomas Sabo
  • Hot Diamonds
  • Missoma
  • Tommy Hilfiger
  • Sif Jakobs Jewellery
  • Boss Jewellery
  • Nomination
  • Astrid & Miyu

Jewellery Retailer of the Year (five stores or fewer)

  • William May
  • Alex Monroe
  • Last Night I Dreamt
  • C S Bedford Jewellers
  • Fitzgerald Jewellers
  • W B Gatward & Son
  • Smiths the Jewellers
  • Sonny’s Jewellers
  • Harper
  • Hill & Hill the Jewellers
  • Ainsworth Jewellers
  • JRC Jewellery
  • Wongs Jewellers

Jewellery/Watch Supplier of the Year (over £500)

  • Clark Diamonds
  • CR Gems
  • Ntinga
  • Tivon
  • AG & Sons
  • NB Diamonds

Jewellery/Watch Supplier of the Year (under £500)

  • CME Leicester
  • Gecko Jewellery
  • Cooksongold
  • Casio
  • Curteis
  • Citizen Watch UK
  • Hot Diamonds Group

Marketing/Social Media Campaign or Collaboration of the Year (Brands)

  • D. LOUISE x Chelsea FC Women
  • BOSS Watches & Jewellery – Boss Christmas Interactive Pop-Up
  • Carrie Elizabeth Jewellery x Louise Thompson: Chapters
  • Casio UK x Back to the Future
  • Swarovski - Ariana Grande x Swarovski Capsule Collection
  • Citizen Watch UK - Official Timekeeper of The Hundred
  • WOLF x Liberty

Marketing/Social Media Campaign or Collaboration of the Year (Retail)

  • 77 Diamonds Social-First Jewellery, Creator & Showroom Experience Campaign
  • Hallmark Jewellers – Mondrian Inspirations
  • Dipples Jewellers – Dipples Diamond Draw
  • WATCHO – Timeless Moments with Rado
  • Beaverbrooks x Stylist Campaign 2025
  • Jack Murphy Jewellers – Dining with Diamonds
  • Wongs Jewellers – Welded by Wongs

Responsible Jewellery Business of the year

  • Valentine Silver International
  • Incador
  • Monica Vinader
  • KGK Jewellery Manufacturing Pvt
  • Jacqueline & Edward
  • Fine Jewellery Manufacturing
  • Parra Jewels
  • Weston Beamor
  • Recognised
  • Ayana Jade

Retail Innovator of the Year

  • Swarovski
  • Antique Jewellers
  • 77 Diamonds
  • Alexandra Finch Jewellery
  • L'Amour Pearls
  • WATCHO
  • Purely Diamonds

Retail Team of the Year

  • Hatton Jewels
  • McWhirter the Jeweller
  • Beverley Hills Jewellers
  • Holts Gems
  • Susannah Lovis
  • Jordans Jewellers
  • Phelans Jewellers
  • Sonny's Jewellers
  • WATCHO
  • Hill & Hill the Jewellers

Retailer of the Year (six stores or more)

  • Argento Contemporary Jewellery
  • F.Hinds
  • Berrys Jewellers
  • Beaverbrooks
  • Diamond Heaven
  • H Samuel
  • Ernest Jones
  • Goldsmiths
  • Austen & Blake

Service Supplier of the Year

  • Bespoke Quarter
  • JewelCast
  • Malca-Amit
  • GoldDust Collective
  • Howden
  • Freeform Fabrication
  • Squash Media Group
  • jewellers Academy
  • VM & Events
  • TH March
  • Vulcan Jewellery
  • Edinburgh Assay Office
  • Birmingham Assay Office

Store Design of the Year

  • Amanda Coleman Jewellery, Lincoln
  • Harrogate Jewellers, Harrogate
  • Jessop Jewellers, Glenrothes
  • Pandora, Oxford Circus, London
  • Mococo, Mold
  • Edmonds, Kenilworth
  • Sheila Fleet Jewellery, Edinburgh
  • Caroline Creba Fine Jewellery, Knowle
  • Libby Rak Gallery of Jewellery, Stowe on the Wold
  • Marie-Blanche Jewellery, Berkhamsted
  • Wongs Jewellers, Manchester