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Rob Holmes is a private investigator. He works with major luxury-watch brands to track down fakes and stop them from getting to market.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook stays true to the tech bro persona of function over flashiness.
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Influencer Tugba Kement wears a Cartier Panthère watch.
A Cartier Panthère watch.
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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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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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Cyrille Vigneron
Cyrille Vigneron speaks at the Cartier Glory To The Filmmaker Award Ceremony in 2023 in Venice, Italy.
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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.
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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.