Labour Lens

Engagement & bridal: 24 companies

Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank

Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided

146 brands rated so far in Jewellery & watches. The major jewellery chains and watch brands, and a selection of independent jewellers. Read the Jewellery & watches guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.

Best available in Engagement & bridal

Sarah & Sebastian is the strongest of 24 engagement & bridal brands rated. None is Good yet, but this one has no serious red flags and is working towards a living wage or paying one.

1Sarah & SebastianMissing: where its earlier stages happen and traced raw materials · Jewellery & watchesFine gold jewellery and engagement rings.Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close. Best available: Engagement & bridalOn TrackPartly verified2Natasha SchweitzerUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesGold, diamond and bridal jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified3LinneysUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesPearl and diamond fine jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified4BoucheronNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesFrench luxury fine jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified5CerroneNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesHandmade engagement rings and jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified6GraffUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesHigh jewellery and rare diamondsPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified7MeadowlarkUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesHandmade rings and fine jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified8DamianiUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesItalian diamond and gold jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified9Harry WinstonNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesDiamond jewellery and luxury watchesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified10Tiffany & Co.Living wage proven for only part of its supply chain · Jewellery & watchesLuxury diamond and silver jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified11ChaumetNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesParisian fine jewellery and watchesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified12Michael HillNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesDiamond and gold jewellery chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified13Bevilles JewellersUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesDiamond, gold and silver jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified14Lark & BerryNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesLab-grown diamond fine jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified15Chow Sang SangNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesGold, diamond and gem jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified16Shiels JewellersUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesDiamond, gold and silver jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified17Angus & CooteUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesJewellery and watch chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified18Blue NileNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesOnline diamond and fine jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified19Brilliant EarthNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesEngagement rings and fine jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified20De BeersNo living wage evidence · Jewellery & watchesNatural diamond jewellery from own minesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified
  • Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
  • Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
  • Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
  • * = self-reported