Christopher Stoner

After following his father into the industry Chris gained an understanding of jewellery manufacture at one of the finest workshops in England.

Such was the reputation that big name clients would head north to have jewellery made by the experts in the Stoner workshop.

Since opening his store in Harrogate Chris has specialised in designing and making one-off creations. The workshop now embraces modern techniques such as CAD CAM along with essential age old skills.

Every day involves diamonds, whether it is buying, selling, examining and grading or polishing, repairing and designing jewellery with diamonds.

As well as designing each new piece of jewellery for his showroom, Chris is also in demand with private clients commissioning jewellery for their collections. With a growing number of clients in London, Chris and his team are leading the way when it comes to having a piece of bespoke jewellery made.

 

Rachel Ryan

Rachel has had a passion for beautiful well designed  jewellery for a long time, starting her career straight from leaving school she has worked for the Stoner family for the last 29 years!

Rachel completed a 2 year Retail Jewellery Diploma course, which covered all aspects of the Jewellery trade.

Originally working in the Shipley store for most of this time she has recently taken up a position at our Harrogate store.

Rachel coordinates all our Jewellery and watch repairs, keeping all our customers up to date with all stages of the repair process.

She also has a keen eye for display and presentation, making sure our show room and displays are always looking their best.

With Rachel’s experience and wealth of knowledge she is a great addition to our team.

 

Victoria Whiteley

Having worked for nearly 20 years in the Jewellery industry, Victoria Whiteley is an accomplished designer with a passion for beautiful jewellery and gemstones.

Victoria has been at the forefront of the bespoke design service since Christopher Stoner Fine Jewellery began.

Victoria studied jewellery design as a specialism for six years. Gaining an honours degree in Jewellery and silversmithing at the world’s leading school of jewellery in Birmingham. She worked alongside some of the top jewellers at the bench and in a consulting capacity before establishing a base for her design and consultancy studio in Sheffield. Victoria went on to win numerous awards including the British Jewellers Association award for innovative design. Victoria exhibited her conceptual designs world wide and worked on commissioned projects for private clients and television along with many varied charity commissions.

Victoria has always had a passion for jewellery and design. She combines this with her technical knowledge of manufacturing jewellery to create not only beautiful collections in house but one off designs for the more discerning client, including re-designs of family heirlooms. Every piece of jewellery Victoria designs is unique in its own way with its own story, Victoria believes “Jewellery is not just a collection of wearable precious metal and gemstones. Each piece marks an important milestone in your life which follows you on your journey and is then passed on through the generations”.