Signet Jewelers Limited engages in the retail sale of jewelry and watches in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the Channel Islands. The company operates through US and UK divisions. As of February 2, 2013, the US division operated a network of 1,443 stores in 50 states, including stores that trade nationally in malls and off-mall locations as ‘Kay Jewelers', and regionally under the mall-based brands; and destination superstores under the ‘Jared The Galleria Of Jewelry' brand, as well as Ultra stores. The UK division operated a network of 511 stores, including 14 stores in the Republic of Ireland and 3 in the Channel Islands under the ‘H.Samuel', ‘Ernest Jones', and ‘Leslie Davis' trade names in regional shopping malls and high street locations. Signet Jewelers Limited was founded in 1950 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.