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Ladies Jewellery

It’s Time For Summer Shine!

30th July 2022 The school summer holiday has begun and this marks an interesting time in our calendar. Parents who until now have been managing perfectly well with their work / life balance suddenly have a house full of children demanding money, holidays and most costly of all – their time! Long awaited family holidays need paying for, kids need new uniforms, and the household bills keep coming. As if that wasn’t enough the cost of living crisis and soaring inflation is adding to the party so it’s not surprising... Read More

How It All Began…

3rd October 2021 Often I get asked how I got interested in pawnbroking and how it all began. My family have been in the industry since 1840 and originally traded as a family business called Herbert Brown. The family sold the business back in 2007, but as a sixth generation jeweller and pawnbroker this passion was already in my blood so after a period of working with the new owners I left Herbert Brown and began as an independent, all over again. I have built my business steadily to 8... Read More

Christopher Brown York Shop 05/07/2021

Welcome to Christopher Brown Jewellers York

5 July 2021 Welcome to our friendly family jewellers located in the heart of York city centre, we pride ourselves in understanding what our customers want, unique quality jewellery and watches at competitive prices.  In an ever-increasing world of internet-based offerings, it is refreshing to find a traditional family business that prides itself on exceptional customer service provided by a team of experienced jewellers that have a passion for the industry. Christopher Brown has a family history of Jewellery and Pawnbroking, he is the sixth generation of his family to... Read More

It’s Time For Summer Shine!!

2nd August 2019 The school summer holiday has begun and this marks an interesting time in the jewellers and pawnbrokers calendar. Parents who until now have been managing perfectly well with their work / life balance suddenly have a house full of children demanding money, holidays and most costly of all – their time! Kids need new uniforms, holidays need paying for and the household bills keep coming. It’s not surprising that the pawnbroking arm of the business can get really busy and many customers are looking to borrow a... Read More

Christopher Brown Jewellers York 05/06/2019

The ‘One Stop Shop’ for Summer!

5th June 2019 This month we launch our new Foreign Exchange department at our York and Pontefract branches. Seacroft, Shipley and Batley are already booming FX stores and it would seem that despite the uncertainty with the BREXIT decision and the political environment it doesn’t seem to have put us Brits off going abroad when it comes to the summer holidays. We try to be the most competitive supplier of Foreign Exchange in the locality and we check our rates throughout the day to make sure that remains the case.... Read More

MAKE THIS CHRISTMAS VERY SPECIAL

4th December 2018 Christmas is a magical time. For me it’s the highlight of a whole year of planning, buying and making beautiful jewellery that we hope will make someone feel very special on Christmas morning. It is also about the giving and receiving of gifts, the parties and fun and of course the religious celebration that surrounds the whole event.  At Brown & Gold we have had a really busy year and our two new branches in York and Pontefract have really taken off and give us 5 stores in... Read More

January 2018

4th January 2018 January and February are among the busiest months in the pawnbroking calendar. It’s not surprising as there are plenty of times of the year that compete for the title of ‘most expensive month’ but January has to be the overall winner.  With everyone struggling due to the overspending brought about the Christmas festivities, two thirds of us spend our Januarys paying back credit card bills and overdrafts. Apparently 50% of us avoid the famous January sales in an attempt to save money and twice as many of... Read More

Necklace 30/11/2017

It’s Christmas Time

30th November 2017 There is something magical about Christmas that makes all of the build-up worthwhile. For me it’s the culmination of a whole year of planning and buying and making beautiful jewellery that we hope will make someone feel very special on Christmas morning. For others it’s the giving and receiving of gifts, the parties and the festivities and of course the religious celebration that surrounds the whole event. It is also an interesting time to reflect on what we have achieved in the last 12 months in the... Read More

Christopher Brown Christmas Advert 05/10/2017

MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

5th October 2017 It’s time to start thinking of what you will buy your loved ones this Christmas and judging by the John Lewis ‘Top Ten Toys for Christmas’ list, this year could be expensive. Most of the toys whether they are plastic robots or walking cuddly tigers are coming in between £100-£150 each. Whether they last for the day, the week or even the year is anybody’s guess but one thing is for sure, they will not be appearing on the Antiques Roadshow in 50 years time. In fact... Read More

Christopher Brown jewellery display 06/04/2017

A Spring Clean Could Help With Your Cash Flow!

6th April 2017 Recycling has become part of our everyday culture these days and interestingly people are beginning to apply the practice to their jewellery! With gold prices remaining strong many customers have decided to ‘spring clean’ their jewellery collections and bring the items to us for a valuation. Why leave your gold or diamond jewellery sat in a box when they could be helping your cash-flow instead? Gold-cycling has become the theme of recent months and while some customers have used their items for loans, not wanting to part... Read More