Rolex watches have always been expensive, but they were affordable and available if you wanted one. Those days are gone.
Apple sold nearly 10 million more watches in 2019 than the entire Swiss watch industry, analysts estimate. A report by UK management consulting firm Strategy Analytics estimated that the US tech giant shipped 31 million watches last year. That compares with the estimated 21.1 million shipped by the Swiss watch […]
Sotheby’s2019 Geneva online watch auction ended on February 25. The top 15 most expensive lots sold include two items each from high-end Swiss manufacturers Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, and Rolex. The two Patek Philippe items – a watch and a set of gold lighters – claimed the top two spots, […]
Patrick Mahomes wore a $47,000 Rolex at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade last week, according to Robb Report. But he’s far from the only athlete to sport a luxury watch. In December, Cristiano Ronaldo wore the most expensive watch Rolex has ever created, valued at nearly half […]
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You wonder why anyone in the age of mobile phones bothers to wear a watch. In reality it does not matter that a phone is more accurate than most mechanical watches, what matters is that phones are a dime a dozen where as watches reflect the personality of the wearer […]
Jean-Claude Biver is a legend in Swiss watchmaking. The Luxemburg-born 67-year-old is president of luxury brand powerhouse LVMH’s watches division, having learnt about the craft from Audemars Piguet and later Omega. He’s the man with the Midas touch, having revived the Blancpain brand in the 1980s after it lay dormant […]
The Swiss watch bubble might be about to...
The new Globemaster limited edition watch.
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It was revealed Monday at the Apple Watch...
Eight years in the making.
