Welcome to R.L. Austen Ltd

Situated in the heart of historic Chichester, R.L. Austen Ltd. is an independent family run jewellers dating back to 1794 originally under the name E.H. Lewis. The business was bought by ‘Dickie’ Austen, a Fighter Pilot and Gemmologist in September 1964, and changed the name to R.L. Austen Ltd.

R.L. Austen became one of the first independent jewellers in the U.K. to stock Rolex watches, and has continued to do so for over 40 years.

We offer our customers a friendly welcome, and a high standard of service, based in many years of experience in various aspects of the jewellery trade.

We stock a range of high quality jewellery, specialising in coloured gem stones & diamonds, pearls, top name branded watches and clocks, and quality name giftware. We also have a large selection of second hand jewellery and silverware.

A selection of our full range is available to purchase online, by visiting our Online Shop.

We also have a full range of customer services, including, jewellery repairs carried out by our ‘on site’ jeweller, and valuations undertaken by our own registered valuer. We also undertake watch & clock repairs, silverware repairs, engraving, and pearl re-stringing.