Jewelry & Watch Retail Industry Competitors

Attracted to things gold and shiny? If so, DGSE Companies is for you. The firm buys and sells jewelry, bullion, rare coins, fine watches, and more to retail and wholesale customers across the US through its various Web sites and retail stores in California, Texas, and South Carolina....

Allura International is into promoting the allure of imported bling. Allura International imports wholesale gold, sterling silver, and diamond jewelry from Europe for distribution to large retail chains throughout Canada. Some of its largest customers include Wal-Mart Canada, Zellers, Sears Canada, Ben Moss Jewellers, and Charm Diamond Centres....

Beaverbrooks the Jewellers has more of the quintessential obsession with shiny objects than it does with gnawing wood or building dams. The company designs, produces, and markets platinum, gold, and silver jewelry for men, women, and children, as well as engagement rings, wedding rings, and watches....

Founded by Samuel Silverman in 1912, today jewelry chain Ben Bridge Jeweler operates about 80 stores in a dozen mostly western states, including Alaska and Hawaii. The company sells platinum, 14 and 18 karat gold jewelry, diamonds, watches, and bridal and anniversary fare from its mall-based stores and Web site....

Bidz.com combines the markdowns of a dollar store, the format of an auction house, and the convenience of the Internet to bring sparkling deals to shoppers. The company buys closeout merchandise and sells it using a live-auction format, with no reserve prices and $1 opening bids, even on items that might retail for more than $20,000....

Birks & Mayors is all about sealing a partnership with marriage. The company (formerly Henry Birks & Sons) was founded in 1879; in 2005 it was joined with its former partner firm, Mayors Jewelers (through which it already had expanded its distribution network, and of which it already owned a majority stake), and took its new married name, Birks & Mayors....

What's silver and gold and shiny all over? It's not hard to figure out at Riddle's Jewelry, the trade name for Black Hills Gold and Silver Manufacturing. Riddle's sells bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and more at some 45 Riddle's Jewelry retail locations in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming, and through its Riddle's Web site....

Bromberg and Co. is a jeweler and high-end retailer that sells jewelry, china, crystal, and sterling flatware through five Bromberg's stores in Alabama. The company also operates an online bridal registry. In 2004 brothers Billy and John Bromberg, formerly part of the company's management, sold their stake in Bromberg and Co....

Chow Sang Sang hopes to accessorize residents of Hong Kong and mainland China. The company makes and sells necklaces, bracelets, watches, diamonds, and other shiny luxuries through about 100 Chow Sang Sang stores, half in Hong Kong and half in mainland China....

DCK Concessions has become a real gem in the eyes of pop jewelry retailers worldwide. The company designs and manufactures low- to mid-range jewelry. Products are sold under the brand names Diva and Freedom, through DCK's some 3,000 retail concessions in more than 20 countries....

Finlay Enterprises is used to getting the most from the leased. Its Finlay Fine Jewelry unit is the top operator of leased jewelry departments in the US, selling moderately priced fine jewelry such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, and watches in host department store groups....

From four-pointed to multi-faceted, Four Points Corporation knows its diamonds. The jewelry retailer trades under the names Brendan Diamonds, J.C. Keepsake, and Only Diamonds. Its 30-something stores operate mainly in malls, and can be found in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, and Wyoming....

Since they haven't yet figured out how to spin straw into gold, Golden State Imports International is bringing in fashion watches -- and, with them, the Benjamins. The company, founded as a general importer of goods from and electronics the Far East in the 1970s, imports and distributes watches and clocks to wholesale and retail customers nationwide....

Goldenwest Diamond is a leading importer of diamonds, a jewelry manufacturer, and a retailer through The Jewelry Exchange. Jewelry Exchange operates more than a dozen stores is about 15 large US cities (including Boston, Chicago, and Houston) under The Jewelry Exchange, The Jewelry Factory, and The Jewelry Source names....

Goldsmiths doesn't necessarily turn raw materials into gleaming baubles, but it does deal with the goldsmith's end result: jewelry. The firm, which was founded in 1778 and is a top UK retailer of diamond and fine jewelry and watches, operates more than 160 stores throughout the UK....

Despite the sound of its name, you don't have to be Mr. or Ms. "Money Bags" to shop at Harry Ritchie. Founded half a century ago, Harry Ritchie Jewelers offers discounted diamond and gemstone jewelry and specializes in men's and women's wedding sets. The family-run company, now in its third-generation of management, sells its jewelry through about 30 stores in shopping malls throughout the northwestern US (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and northern California) and online....

King's of New Castle (better known as King's Jewelry) doesn't sell the Crown Jewels but instead provides less renowned diamond, gemstone, and gold jewelry, as well as watches and giftware, from about 50 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio,West Virginia, and Maryland....

Move over, Tupperware. Premier Designs sells the stuff that shines. Premier Designs is a direct sales marketer of high fashion jewelry. Founded to support Christian ministries in America and around the globe, the company's more than 26,000 independent distributors (referred to as "jewelers") in the US sell mostly through hostess parties....

Look no further than Ross-Simons for the perfect wedding gift. Bringing a little taste of luxury to the masses, the multi-channel retailer sells jewelry (estate jewelry, diamond pieces), tableware (fine china, casual dinnerware, stainless and sterling silver flatware), collectibles (Lladro, Nao, and Hummel figurines, Swarovski crystal), and home furnishings (furniture pieces, wall décor, lamps and candle holders) at discounted prices....

Signature Brands International (SBI) is a fashion jewelry and watch wholesaler that sells to retail and duty free stores, domestically and internationally. Its labels include Carlo Orsini (sterling silver and cubic zirconium), Colibri of London (men's accessories), Daring Diamonds (affordable diamond jewelry), Krementz (14k gold religious and inspirational jewelry), and Skagen Watches, among others....