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Pauline Karpidas’s Jewels Head to Sotheby’s With a USD 10 Million Estimate
Sotheby’s will offer 70 jewels from Pauline Karpidas’s collection on December 8. JAR, Belperron and Cartier reveal an art collector’s distinctive eye.
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Tokyo’s Stolen Watch Returns With an Apology. Europe’s Cases Tell a Harsher Story
A stolen Audemars Piguet returns to a Tokyo shop with an apology. European watch-robbery investigations expose the wider cost of fear to luxury ownership.
Omega Speedmaster X‑33: What Comes After Its Retail Withdrawal?
Omega marks the Skywalker and Marstimer as no longer available on its Hong Kong storefront. What does that mean for the X‑33’s future?
Louis Vuitton Tambour Convergence Mirror Steel: The Price of a Perfect Surface
Louis Vuitton’s Tambour Convergence Mirror Steel pairs a hardened, hand-polished case with continuously moving time discs. A closer look at its design and pr...
Oris Big Crown Oxblood: A Familiar Identity, Sharpened in Red
Oris adds an oxblood-red dial to the contemporary Big Crown Pointer Date. The design makes the news; retaining Calibre 754 helps define its position on price.
Omega’s Gulf Ambition Meets a More Demanding Watch Market
Saudi Arabia and the UAE offer different opportunities for Omega. Export data and retail results show why wealth alone cannot explain the next phase of growth.
Time To Drive Miami Tests the Business of Bringing Cars and Watches Together
Miami’s forthcoming car-and-watch festival puts a familiar collector overlap into a shared venue. The commercial opportunity is real; its results are still t...
Porsche Design Chronograph 1 Utility Makes the Case for Reading Time Better
A new central-minute chronograph and a strap made from Porsche interior leather give this collaboration a functional connection to the automotive world.
Aston Martin and Breitling Show What a Watch Partnership Is Really Buying
A partnership spanning road cars and Formula 1 offers more than a place for a logo. Its value depends on what happens between visibility and an actual custom...
Lorige Turns Le Mans Brake Material into a New Kind of Racing Watch
Race-used brake material gives Lorige’s latest limited edition a physical connection to endurance racing. That connection makes documentation as important as...
PS Horology Tsuba 1720 Rewrites George Graham’s Dial for the Wrist
A 28-piece steel watch translates a George Graham pocket-watch dial into new scales and hands, with an 18-carat gold dial and a Vaucher micro-rotor movement.
Glashütte Original Senator Aventurine and the Value of a Two-Hand Watch
Two hands, sparkling glass and a substantial price: the new Senator Aventurine pair puts craftsmanship and visual restraint at the centre of the luxury argum...
460 Fake Audemars Piguet Watches and the Real Meaning of $66 Million
A shipment of 460 counterfeit watches reveals why a headline valuation cannot measure lost sales—and why credible verification matters to every collector.