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The boycott is on in Russia and top watch brands including Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet and Rolex have joined the league of other brands and big watch groups that are taking a stance when it comes to doing business in Russia. Some are closing their stores altogether, while others are saying they will remain open to…
Starting this off with a hashtag: #WatchFamforUkraine Solidarity Auction. Do something to help. As we in America watch the events unfolding in Ukraine from afar, many are doing what they can to help. That includes the global watch collecting group, RedBar, which is working on a big charity watch auction to raise funds to benefit World…
Updated 2/15/21 With President’s Day here — it seems like a good time to take a look at which presidents wore which watches over the years. Current President, Joe Biden has been spotted wearing an Omega and also Seiko, as well as a few others – he seems to like watches. In fact, Chrono24 recently…
It’s onward and upward for the leading watch destination Hodinkee. It wasn’t too long ago that the brand announced a new round of Series B Funding. That investment of $40 million pushed the company to a valuation of more than $100 million. Now, Hodinkee announces its acquisition of one of the leading online pre-owned luxury…
Well it seems that Paul Newman is slightly cooler than Steve McQueen in the auction world — or at least Newman’s Rolex “Big Red” Daytona was in higher demand than the TAG Heuer watch McQueen wore on the last day of filming the movie LeMans. But both of them achieved great prices, and the TAG…
In a world where many watch brands boast centuries of history, the highly successful Swiss watch brand Hublot is relatively a baby. Founded in 1980 by Carlo Crocco, the brand was the first to use a rubber strap on a luxury 18-karat gold watch. It was revolutionary for the era, especially because the strap was…
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