About The Founder
Daniel is the founder of Regal-Hatton Garden Jewellers, a bespoke luxury jeweller operating from the heart of London’s historic jewellery district. Originally from Antwerp, the global centre of the diamond trade, he grew up surrounded by the industry before bringing that knowledge and perspective to London seven years ago. At Regal, he has built a jewellery experience defined by British craftsmanship, access to over 2.5 million diamonds sourced worldwide, and a consultation philosophy centred on honest, pressure-free advice. Regal has accumulated over 550 five-star reviews on Google and Trustpilot, reflecting the customer experience Daniel has spent seven years building.
From Antwerp to Hatton Garden
There are very few places in the world where a child can grow up genuinely immersed in the diamond trade. Antwerp is one of them.
For centuries, the city has been the beating heart of the global diamond industry. The diamond district in Antwerp handles an estimated 80 percent of the world’s rough diamonds at some point in their journey from mine to market. Growing up there means growing up surrounded by conversations about clarity, cut, colour, and carat not as abstract grading concepts but as the language of daily commerce and craft.
Daniel absorbed that environment from an early age. By the time he arrived in Hatton Garden seven years ago, he was not starting from scratch. He was arriving with a perspective shaped by one of the deepest diamond cultures in the world and a clear eye for what the London luxury jewellery market was and was not doing well.
“I came to Hatton Garden and noticed something missing,” he explains. “A place where genuine craftsmanship, honest advice, and competitive pricing all came together in one experience.“
That observation became the foundation of Regal.
The Gap Daniel Came to Fill
The London luxury jewellery market in the mid-2010s was well served at its extremes. At the top end, established heritage brands offered prestige and heritage but at prices that reflected brand equity as much as craftsmanship value. At the lower end, mass-market jewellers offered accessibility but at the cost of the personalisation and quality that customers making significant purchases actually wanted.
In the middle, a specific kind of customer was underserved. Someone who wanted genuine craftsmanship and honest expertise. Someone who wanted to understand exactly what they were buying and why. Someone who wanted the experience of working with a real jeweller rather than being processed through a retail transaction.
Daniel recognised that customer and built Regal around serving them specifically.
“Whether a client comes to us with a clear vision or no idea where to start, our goal is the same,” he says. “Find them the best possible stone for their budget and create something they’ll treasure forever.“
That framing, finding the best stone for the budget rather than maximising the value of the transaction, reflects a fundamental difference in how Regal approaches the relationship between jeweller and client. It is the kind of difference that does not appear in a product catalogue but shows up consistently in how customers describe their experience after the purchase is complete.
British Craftsmanship Without Shortcuts
One of the more specific commitments Daniel has made at Regal is that everything the company produces is crafted in Hatton Garden itself.
In a market where much fine jewellery is manufactured overseas and finished locally, that distinction matters. Manufacturing in Hatton Garden means the entire production process, from initial design through metalwork, stone setting, and finishing, happens within the district where the jewellery trade has been concentrated for over a century. It means quality checks at every stage. It means the hallmarking that gives British craftsmanship its independent verification. And it means the finished piece carries a genuine connection to a specific place and a specific standard rather than a vague claim of quality.
“Everything we make is crafted right here in Hatton Garden,” Daniel says. “British craftsmanship, no shortcuts on production.“
That commitment sits alongside a sourcing capability that would be impossible for a purely local operation to match. Through Regal’s network, clients have access to over 2.5 million diamonds sourced worldwide, covering the full range of natural and lab-grown options across every significant grading variable.
“We have access to over 2.5 million diamonds worldwide,” Daniel explains. “So we can source exceptional stones at prices the high street can’t match.“
The combination of local craftsmanship and global sourcing is not a contradiction. It is a deliberate structural advantage. The manufacturing stays in Hatton Garden because that is where the craftsmanship expertise and quality accountability are strongest. The sourcing goes global because that is where the best diamonds at the most competitive prices are found.
Building a Calm Experience in a High-Pressure Category
Engagement rings and bespoke jewellery purchases are among the most emotionally significant buying decisions most people ever make. They also tend to be among the least familiar. For most customers, the purchase of a diamond engagement ring is a first-time experience involving significant financial commitment, highly specialised knowledge they do not possess, and personal stakes that make getting it wrong feel genuinely costly.
That combination of emotional significance and unfamiliarity creates fertile ground for high-pressure sales environments. Artificial urgency, upselling tactics, and the strategic use of confusion have historically been tools of the less scrupulous end of the jewellery retail market.
Daniel has built the Regal experience in deliberate contrast to that model.
“The Regal experience is designed to feel calm and unhurried,” he says. “No pressure, no hard sell. Just expert guidance from the first conversation through to the finished piece, with quality checks at every stage.“
That philosophy has produced a measurable result. Over 550 five-star reviews across Google and Trustpilot represent one of the stronger review profiles in the Hatton Garden market. Reviews at that volume and consistency are not manufactured. They reflect what actually happens when customers move through a process that treats their interests as the priority rather than the transaction value.
“Our 550+ five-star reviews say more than I ever could,” Daniel says simply.
What Hatton Garden Means to Regal
Daniel’s choice of Hatton Garden as the home for Regal was not incidental. The district carries a specific kind of authority in the UK jewellery market that no other London location replicates. The concentration of diamond merchants, specialist cutters, independent jewellers, and craftsmanship expertise that has built up over more than a century creates an environment where quality standards are higher, buyer expectations are more sophisticated, and the reputation of the address itself functions as a credibility signal.
For someone who grew up in Antwerp understanding how place and trade reputation compound over generations, Hatton Garden represented the right environment to build something serious.
Seven years later, Regal’s position within that environment reflects both the craftsmanship Daniel brought from Antwerp and the relationships he has built within the district since arriving. The bespoke rings, certified diamonds, and London-finished jewellery that leave the Regal workshop carry the hallmark of both.
Learn More About Daniel and Regal - Hatton Garden Jewellers
Discover the full collection at Regal – Hatton Garden Jewellers, including bespoke engagement rings, lab-grown diamond engagement rings, and wedding rings crafted with British craftsmanship and GIA- and IGI-certified diamonds.
To begin your bespoke consultation, connect with Daniel and the Regal team directly through their official website.
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