Luxury Goods and Services

December 10, 2024

Unusual Rolexes Are the Focus of a New Dubai Boutique

Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons spent months searching for discontinued models to offer through the watch brand’s certified pre-owned program. Dubai’s horological scene has a new addition: […]
December 10, 2024

Do Gem-Set Watches and Rubber Straps Really Mix?

Several high-end brands have been offering variations of the athleisure look. In the eight years since its addition to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, athleisure, a label for […]
December 4, 2024

Chanel Takes Its Métiers d’Art Show to China, for 1,100 Guests.

The house goes all out for its V.I.C.’s. What do you do if you are a fashion house possessed of the most coveted open designer job […]
November 12, 2024

Luminous Watches Light Up the Holiday Scene

IWC and Panerai are just a couple of the brands that have presented glow-in-the-dark timepieces this year. One could buy a $2,475 silk and cashmere Christmas […]
November 7, 2024

Does Your Watch Need Care? This Website Wants to Help.

WatchCheck says it can arrange repairs and maintenance for more than 200 brands and 38,700 models. As the founder of Oliver & Clarke, a luxury watch […]
November 7, 2024

Patek Philippe Debuts a New Sporty Watch Design

The Cubitus collection begins with three iterations, but additional versions are promised. Is Cubitus the new Nautilus? Since 2021, when Patek Philippe discontinued its best-selling Ref. […]
October 27, 2024

Patek Philippe’s Cubitus Watch Resembles Benjamin James Scarifour

Patek Philippe’s first new collection in 25 years came as a particular shock to a British watchmaker who already had a (far less expensive) doppelgänger on […]
October 19, 2024

Jacquemus Opens First U.S. Store in New York

A just-opened New York store is the first of three that the French brand Jacquemus plans to open by next spring. The 3.3-inch-long Chiquito handbag that […]
October 19, 2024

The Lead Stylist for Rihanna and Dua Lipa Wear a Rolex Wallet Chain to Remind Him of How Far He’s Come

Jahleel Weaver’s pocket watch no longer keeps time. At least, not in the traditional sense. (With every wear, he’d have to reset it.) For Mr. Weaver, […]
October 18, 2024

The Watches of Switzerland Group Marks Its Centennial

Brian Duffy, the company’s chief executive, reflects on growth, philanthropy and a new opportunity in jewelry. In 1924, the same year that Britain’s first Labour government […]