Luxury jewellery and watch recruitment — leadership for fine jewellery maisons and haute horlogerie.
Retained, founder-led executive search for the fine jewellery and watch sector. CEO, Creative Director, CFO, CMO and board appointments for jewellery maisons, watchmakers and auction houses.
The sector
Fine jewellery and haute horlogerie represent the most exclusive segments of the luxury economy. The sector encompasses high jewellery maisons, independent watchmakers, jewellery divisions of luxury conglomerates, and the auction houses that serve the secondary market. Leadership appointments in this sector require understanding of craft traditions that span centuries, client relationships built on absolute trust, and the commercial dynamics of products where individual transactions can exceed seven figures.
The Richemont group (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Piaget, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre), LVMH watches and jewellery (Tiffany, Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Hublot), independent maisons (Chopard, Graff, Harry Winston) and the auction houses (Christie’s, Sotheby’s, Bonhams) form the core of our practice in this sector.
Leadership roles
CEO & President. Brand leadership combining commercial strategy, client relationship management, and the cultural sensitivity to work with master craftsmen, gemologists and watchmakers.
Creative Director. Design leadership for collections where heritage, innovation and craft must coexist. The most culturally sensitive appointment in the sector.
CMO & Commercial Director. Retail, wholesale and high jewellery client strategy. VIP relationship management and the economics of made-to-order.
CFO. Jewellery and watch-specific financial management: precious materials inventory, consignment economics, valuation and the working capital intensity unique to this sector.
UHNW and family ownership
Fine jewellery and watchmaking are sectors where family ownership remains dominant. Chopard (Scheufele family), Graff (Laurence Graff), Mouawad (Mouawad family), David Morris — these are businesses where the founder or family principal is personally involved in leadership appointments. The search partner must understand family governance dynamics and earn the trust of the principal, not just the board.
We advise family-owned jewellery houses, UHNW families acquiring jewellery brands, and PE firms investing in the jewellery and watch sector.
Track record
Leadership appointments for Chopard, Harry Winston, Piaget (Richemont), DAMAS and David Morris. Client relationships spanning fine jewellery maisons, haute horlogerie brands and international auction houses. Placements in London, Geneva, Paris, New York, Hong Kong and Dubai.
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