Wharton Goldsmith is the UK leading independent specialist retailer of fine jewellery, luxury watches and designer homewares. In particular, we specialise in diamond engagement rings.A family run business for over 50 years, Christopher Wharton now runs this Award Winning business with his son, Sam. Today, Christopher and Sam lead a highly skilled team of goldsmiths to continually present new and exciting collections that never fail to surprise and delight those looking for modern… Show more Wharton Goldsmith is the UK leading independent specialist retailer of fine jewellery, luxury watches and designer homewares. In particular, we specialise in diamond engagement rings.A family run business for over 50 years, Christopher Wharton now runs this Award Winning business with his son, Sam. Today, Christopher and Sam lead a highly skilled team of goldsmiths to continually present new and exciting collections that never fail to surprise and delight those looking for modern jewellery without compromise to the traditional standards.Wharton Goldsmith is proud to have a beautiful showroom and workshop in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter. All the original Christopher Wharton Designs jewellery is handmade on site by Christopher and his team. Rarely are the words 'modern' and 'traditional' used together to define a designers style, but Christopher Wharton has succeeded to combine both these elements in his collection of fine jewellery.Alongside these pieces, we also sell some of the world’s top designer brands in jewellery, luxury watches and luxury homewares, such as Breitling, Marco Bicego and Georg Jensen.We have a beautiful showroom and workshop in St Albans, Hertfordshire, but we also sell nationally and internationally through our website www.whartongoldsmith.com Show less

I learned the family business from my Father, Christopher Wharton. After training, I worked on the bench in our family jewellers for two years. During this time, I designed and made the jewellery sold in store.