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Why this obsolete mechanism makes watches more expensive

Mon, 03/25/2024 - 09:44

A tourbillon (French for "whirlwind") is a centuries-old mechanism built inside some of the world's most expensive watches. It was originally designed to improve the accuracy of pocket watches by rotating the escapement and balance wheel to help counter the effects of gravity.

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The 177-year history behind Cartier, the iconic jewelry brand that's a favorite of the royals and worth $12 billion

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 13:20

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends an Invictus Games Friends and Family reception hosted by the City of The Hague and the Dutch Ministry of Defence at Zuiderpark on April 15, 2022 — Meghan Markle is frequently spotted wearing a Tank Française watch, seen here.
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Retail, Cartier, watches, Jewelry, Luxury, luxury-watches, quiet-luxury

Buying a Rolex is easier than you think, an official retailer says

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 05:00

Jordan Hart wearing a Rolex — The 36mm Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date with a mother-of-pearl dial and president band retails for just under $42,000.
Jordan Hart/BI

Retail, rolex, watch-collector, luxury-watches, luxury-retail

Meet Cyrille Vigneron, the CEO of luxury jeweler Cartier who personally approves all of its designs

Tue, 02/20/2024 - 15:05

Cyrille Vigneron — Cyrille Vigneron speaks at the Cartier Glory To The Filmmaker Award Ceremony in 2023 in Venice, Italy.
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

Retail, Cartier, CEOs, luxury-watches, watches, Jewelry, luxury-jewelry

He was America's flashiest watch dealer. Then the feds caught up with him.

Sun, 02/04/2024 - 07:11

Farrer walking away on a watch with his shadow as a burglar — Anthony Farrer, aka the Timepiece Gentleman, became famous for selling luxury watches. Then the Feds caught up with him.
Richard Chance for Business Insider

Retail, Media, Law, Discourse, Small Business, luxury-watches, rolex

Whiskey, Rolexes, and trading cards are in a spiraling crash as "the bubbles have popped" in collectibles

Thu, 01/18/2024 - 09:23

Tech Insider : Economy

1914 Baltimore News baseball card featuring a 19-year-old Babe Ruth in his rookie year — Brian Dwyer of Robert Edward Auctions shows a 1914 Baltimore News baseball card featuring a 19-year-old Babe Ruth in his rookie year in Chester, New Jersey, on Monday, November 20, 2023.
AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

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The great Rolex recession is here: How the Fed crushed the luxury-watch boom

Sat, 12/30/2023 - 04:19

Tech Insider : Economy

Rolex Milgauss — Rolex

economy, Markets, watches, luxury-watches, Stocks, federal-reserve, interest-rates

Shares of luxury brands are tumbling in a sign consumers' high-end spending spree is over

Sat, 10/14/2023 - 08:45

LVMH shares have tumbled in the past six months.

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Markets, mi-exclusive, Recession, luxury-recession, luxury-markets, LVMH, lvmh-stock

Rolex remains the favorite of robbers as luxury watch thefts top $1.3 billion, defying a plunge in secondary-market prices

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 04:32

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 60th Anniversary — Rolex

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, Luxury, Watch, Theft, luxury-watches

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