Luxury Goods and Services

January 18, 2024

Recreating a Nearly Defunct, but Long Admired, Watch Brand

As Breitling takes over Universal Genève, it reveals its strategy for making the brand successful again. Breitling’s announcement in December that it had acquired the all-but […]
January 4, 2024

The Man Who Destroys $3,000 Handbags on the Internet

Under the handle Tanner Leatherstein, Volkan Yilmaz rips, burns and slices apart luxury goods to show how much he thinks they are really worth. One video […]
December 15, 2023

Is Farfetch About to Go Bust?

For years, Farfetch was a tech darling that powered much of online luxury shopping. Now it is teetering on the brink of collapse. For more than […]
December 10, 2023

In Watches, Yellow Gold Is Back

Brands see the trend gaining in popularity throughout 2024. It has been more than 30 years since white metal and rose gold watches pushed yellow gold […]
December 10, 2023

Belgium Emerges as a Source of Watchmaking Creativity

Dozens of brands are at work in the nation despite hurdles such as a shortage of factories and struggles for name recognition. Belgium has long been […]
December 1, 2023

The Undoing of George Santos

Lying is one thing in politics. But lying and stealing for the sake of Ferragamo and Hermès? In the end, it may have been the luxury […]
November 29, 2023

A Vintage Shop to the Stars Holds Its Own Against New Rivals

On a recent afternoon in SoHo, Seth Weisser and Gerard Maione were checking in on their shop, What Goes Around Comes Around, a luxury vintage boutique […]
November 17, 2023

Sometimes the Best Watches Come in Pairs

Many couples, especially those in Asia, seem to like having the same or similar timepieces. Watch brands and collectors are both enjoying a bit of matchy-matchy […]
November 3, 2023

‘Selling Sunset,’ Dressed to the Nines

The reality show is supposed to be about real estate. But many viewers are coming just for the fashion, and the cast knows it. “Selling Sunset” […]
October 19, 2023

At Van Cleef & Arpels, Going Into ‘Unknown Territories’

Rainer Bernard, the house’s director of research and development of watches, says a sense of exploration drives its horological efforts. As the director of research and […]