Doug’s enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit has passed to his children, with his eldest son becoming a horologist and his youngest son also developing a passion for rare and vintage timepieces.  

Doug’s daughter Kerry has designed many of our Gold Arts exclusive designs which are available in store and online. She combines her artistic flare to jewellery with technical expertise learned from her career as a goldsmith at Gold Arts.

The advantage of being an independent jeweller is the flexibility to adapt to every customer’s need and have the time to listen and respond.

Doug’s original format of an in-house workshop has remained, and we are proud to have many skilled goldsmiths working for us. The Gold Arts workshops undertake everything from basic repairs and ring resizing to bespoke wedding bands and one-off dazzling commissions. We utilise traditional tools and methods alongside new technologies such as laser welding and CAD design.

Gold Arts is perhaps most recognized for the range of certificated diamonds which adorn every shop window. Over his long career, Doug has built a strong reputation within the trade for buying diamonds which has ensured that customers always get the widest choice of the finest diamonds at highly competitive prices. Regular visits to trade shows have initiated many beneficial relationships with manufactures and kept us on trend. Doug and his store managers have selected unique ranges of jewellery from across the world, tailored to our clients, so our stock is always fresh and exciting.

We stock many of the most loved brands, such as Clogau, Trollbeads, Links of London and Lalique to name just a few. Our Chichester store boasts an enviable range of watches, including Oris, Raymond Weil, Hamilton, Citizen and Ball.

For watch connoisseurs, our stores have recently expanded our selection of pre-owned watches including prestige brands such as Patek Phillipe and rare vintage collectors timepieces.

Winning Team Gold Arts 750 Motor Club 6 Hour Endurance Race Silverstone 2007. More on Sports Sponsorship

Doug’s friendly personality is known in many circles of Sussex, his greatest passion (other than jewellery) is racing, and while he no longer races motorbikes and Caterhams himself, he sponsors new drivers such as Luke Stevens.
Around Sussex, you may well have seen the Gold Arts logos at various motorsport, equestrian, golf and football events. As well as sponsorships, he also regularly supports local charities, offering glittering prizes for auctions and raffles.