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    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Luxury goods
      Is that the sound of a luxe watch bubble popping?

      Time sometimes doesn’t equal money

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      FT Magazine
      I tried to buy a Rolex and fell into a grey market for luxe watches

      A Porsche-driving student. Wads of cash in lunch bags. And buckets of brand-new timepieces

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Lex PopuliPersonal Finance
      No watch needed to mark time for luxury stocks

      The coldly rational investor should invest in luxury goods companies

    • Sunday, 23 October, 2022
      Lex
      Second-hand Rolexes: watch out for stupid prices and superfakes Premium content

      Watchmakers want a slice of the pre-owned market but they may be late to the game

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Collectors warm up to obscure presentation watches

      Branded watches given as gifts to employees now command a premium after years of neglect

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      FT WealthStefan Wagstyl
      The market for collectibles can be volatile but rewarding

      A report by Credit Suisse suggests that the best inflation protection is offered by Chanel handbags, wristwatches — Rolexes, especially — and traditional Chinese works of art

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      Coronavirus economic impact
      Luxury watch prices plummet on weak Chinese consumer confidence

      Second-hand market for high-end goods battered by Beijing’s strict adherence to zero-Covid

    • Wednesday, 22 December, 2021
      Chinese economy
      Chinese investors pick luxury watches over houses

      The wealthy are spending their extra cash on Rolexes as rare downturn grips property sector

    • Friday, 28 August, 2020
      The home in 50 objects
      The home in 50 objects #7: Lantern clock, 1660s

      The clock — one of the earliest types of domestic timekeeping devices — would be placed high on a wall so that the weights would hang down, driving the mechanism

    • Saturday, 9 November, 2019
      Watches & Jewellery
      Rapper’s delight: hip-hop and horology’s enduring bond

      Stars of the genre revere watches as symbols of wealth – but what does this mean for brands?

    • Thursday, 31 May, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Swiss watch rebound masks online challenges

      Despite recent sales growth, pressure is rising for brands to build a strong web presence

    • Tuesday, 24 April, 2018
      Watches & Jewellery
      Summer’s fizziest accessory: the return of the Rolex ‘Pepsi’

      The fabled luxury watch is back — in steel — and it’s just as desirable as ever, says Nicholas Foulkes

    • Thursday, 22 March, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Baselworld halves in size even as trade rebounds

      The fair needs to placate large exhibitors. Plus: a guide to its top launches

    • Thursday, 8 February, 2018
      Diamonds and gemstones
      Top jewellery brands warned on ethics behind supply chains

      Watchdog says most failing to check gold and diamonds free from human rights abuses

    • Thursday, 8 February, 2018
      Diamonds and gemstones
      Top jewellery brands failing to ensure gold, diamonds mined ethically, Human Rights Watch says
    • Sunday, 14 January, 2018
      European companies
      Watch industry works to prolong rebound as SIHH opens

      Brands at the Geneva trade fair must respond to long-term threats

    • Thursday, 28 September, 2017
      Luxury goods
      My favourite pieces: Carson Chan on how he makes his watches stop time

      The enthusiast immerses himself in his collection to clear his mind

    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      Apple unveils latest Watch ahead of iPhone news
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2017
      Retail sector
      Phillips sets record price for Bao Dai Rolex

      News in brief: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s Cartier watch also up for sale

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      Baselworld watch fair opens with brands cautious and critical

      Some companies say they have been priced out

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2017
      Personal & Household Goods
      As prices climb, fake watches get broader and better

      Rarer models are easier to imitate, but not everyone minds having a ‘Frankenwatch’

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2017
      Social Media
      Generation Z turn to watches, not just phones, for the time

      The young are keen on timepieces, but brands must innovate to woo them

    • Friday, 11 November, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Cuba, unlikely home to Rolex’s longest-standing repairman

      We go in search of him, and ask what time means to a country that can seem stranded in 1959

    • Friday, 11 November, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Auction round-up: what time is it on the moon?

      ‘Alaska Project’ Omega Speedmaster; 1960 Audemars Piguet; vintage Patek Philippe Nautilus sports watches

    • Monday, 26 September, 2016
      Personal & Household Goods
      Star of Sotheby’s Hong Kong watch sale

      An auction on October 5 will feature a rare Patek Philippe Reference 5013P

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