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Deakin & Francis show new additions to sporting cufflinks collection in the Prestige Promenade Pavilion at JCK Las Vegas.

We’re already gearing up for a summer of sport in the Deakin & Francis workshops, the golf clubs have been polished and the tennis rackets are out.  We’ve even managed to create some sporting themed cufflinks in midst of our … Continue reading

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Edible Cufflinks

Deakin & Francis has achieved the latest in breakthrough cuff link technology, edible cufflinks. Whilst you can’t eat them entirely, these innovative cufflinks taste & smell exactly like the food they were designed to look like. The range of edible … Continue reading

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Henry Deakin becomes a Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

            Henry Deakin, part of the seventh generation to own and manage Deakin & Francis, was honoured to become a Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths this month. The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, or … Continue reading

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Catch us at The Jewellery Show, NEC Birmingham

Continuing a whirlwind number of weeks, Deakin & Francis will kick off February with another exhibition. From 5th-9th February we will be at The Jewellery Show, a part of The Spring Fair, in Birmingham’s NEC.  See us in Hall 18 … Continue reading

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A revolutionary new bank note.

As I was watching the news this morning I saw that the Bank of England has released a new £50 bank note featuring Matthew Boulton and James Watt. Interestingly, this is the first time two portraits have ever appeared on … Continue reading

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The Anatomy of a Cufflink

Somebody asked me recently, after spotting a funky pair of panda cufflinks that I had designed myself, about how the cufflinks at Deakin & Francis® are made. Interestingly, the processes used to make the cufflinks are still very similar to … Continue reading

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A Wonderful Month for Birthdays

   I don’t usually buy into horoscopes and all that nonsense, but whilst having a quick look in the paper this morning I saw that some very interesting and influential people have their birthdays this month. There’s King Richard III … Continue reading

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7 Wedding Day Handy Hints

It’s finally happened, one of my best friends is getting married. The dress code is morning dress (black or grey) with beautifully tailored waistcoats for which we are all being measured. Several of our group don’t always manage to appear … Continue reading

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A tale of two cufflinks

London and Paris, Paris and London, the real question was which cuff links to wear where. Several of the chaps were visiting before a long weekend en France. The other question was what to pack. We couldn’t possibly have told … Continue reading

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Key Fob Cufflinks

The boffins in our design team have been working extra hard. They have designed Key Fob cuff-links which will automatically open  your car at 5 paces. The programming is simple, just 3 easy steps. Plus, once in the car, as … Continue reading

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