Tudor Pelagos FXD GMT: A real statement from Rolex stablemate December 5, 2024 In the realm of watches at least, we are truly living in a Tudor period. Not ‘Wolf Hall’ Tudor, as was the inspiration for Rolex’s anglophile founder Hans Wilsdorf when he registered his more affordable sub-brand; rather, a period that sees Tudor established distinct from its once-big brother. The new Pelagos FXD GMT proves this [...]
Analysts split over US listing for Watches of Switzerland following activist investor campaign October 23, 2024 London-listed Watches of Switzerland has come under pressure from activist investor Gatemore Capital Management to ditch its UK listing for the US, with analysts split over whether the decision would be beneficial for the firm. The UK’s biggest Rolex seller, which runs 221 stores globally, listed in London in 2019 and is currently a member [...]
Apple Watch Ultra 2 is the brightest and best October 23, 2024 We write a lot about watches at City AM. Watches that have been up as far as the moon. Watches that have been down as low as the Mariana Trench. The versions of these trail-blazing timepieces that end up being sold to the likes of you and I enjoy a rather less salubrious fate, adorning [...]
Richard Mille: Luxury watch brand hands out huge pay day as sales success eyed August 5, 2024 Luxury Swiss watch brand Richard Mille has issued a huge dividend and hinted that 2024 will be another year of sales success.
Christopher Ward: Sales almost double at luxury watchmaker ahead of US expansion July 19, 2024 Luxury watchmaker Christopher Ward saw its profit spike as its sales almost doubled during its latest financial year, it has been revealed.
Is your Rolex watch real? One in ten aren’t July 13, 2024 Technological developments have encouraged a boom in high-end counterfeiting, with CNC machines like 3D printers helping to make fakes harder to spot.
Profit falls at Watches of Switzerland but Rolex seller maintains guidance June 27, 2024 The rolex seller reported that pretax profit fell 40 per cent in the year to April, falling from £155m to £92m.
How the Rolex Laureate is helping to end fast fashion June 11, 2024 We delve into the efforts of Rolex to protect the planet through its Awards for Enterprise scheme and its Perpetual Planet initiative.
Lunar ticks: How the moonphase rose once again June 10, 2024 One of the oldest complications around, the moonphase – a function that tracks the movement of the celestial bodies – is having a resurgence.
Watch news: The latest goings on from from Breitling, Audemars Piguet and more June 10, 2024 All the latest watch news from Breitling, Audemars Piguet, Van Cleef & Arpels and more as we celebrate the utilitarian beauty of watches