A year of the rabbit for watch brands?
China, which weighed on watch exports at end 2022, will be the key to activity in 2023, a year that opens with mixed prospects. Will China’s impact on luxury sales be as great as in 2021?
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What next for the pre-owned market?
Once dismissed as a hang-out for unscrupulous traders touting fakes, in little more than a decade the pre-owned watch market has grown to remarkable proportions and is expected to surpass sales of new watches. Consultancy firm LuxeConsult predicts this reversal in roles for 2033.
Rolex makes a flying start to the year (II)
The record prices achieved at the latest Geneva auctions are a reflection of Rolex's almost obsessive pursuit of mechanical quality, further demonstrated by Calibre 3255, a new-generation movement that promises "superlative" precision.
Rolex makes a flying start to the year (I)
With a new CEO and confirmation of its leadership in the high-end segment, Rolex enjoys an enviable position, not to mention an alleged appearance among rioters in Milan.
Phillips takes the Geneva auctions by storm
Bacs is back. Now officiating for the newly established watch department of the Anglo-American auction house Phillips, Aurel Bacs purely and simply steamrollered the competition.
Aurel Bacs: "We each brought our best expertise to the table"
Aurel Bacs reveals why he left Christie's and explains his strategy with Phillips.
