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Economy
Luxury, biodiversity and the sixth mass extinction

At five points in the past 500 million years, life on Earth was almost completely wiped out. We are now on the brink of a sixth mass extinction, and we are the cause. Can humans right their wrongs? The luxury industry must lead by example.

Thursday, 27 January 2022
8 min read
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Economy
Investors see opportunity in the watch sector

An influx of capital ends a year marked by a boom in sales at auction and on the pre-owned market as watches take on a new role as investment products.

Monday, 20 December 2021
5 min read
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Economy
The pre-owned market is open for business in Dubai

At Dubai Watch Week, organiser Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and US-based specialist WatchBox announced a joint venture to develop the certified pre-owned watch market in the region.

Monday, 02 December 2019
5 min read
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Economy
Luxury keeps on growing

Fortune continues to smile on luxury companies in 2019, despite a volatile environment. Among them, Richemont is proving its "resilience" to geopolitical tensions.

Monday, 18 November 2019
3 min read
Tiffany
Economy
After LVMH, will others bid for Tiffany?

At $120 per share or €14.5 billion, LVMH's offer for Tiffany was judged too low. Now the battle is on between luxury mastodons, which includes Richemont and Kering, to take control of the storied American jeweller.

Monday, 11 November 2019
4 min read
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Economy
Still waiting for sustainable watches

Despite all the talk about sustainability and ethical production, environmentally and socially responsible products are still more theory than practice.

Monday, 04 November 2019
3 min read
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Economy
Luxury under threat in Hong Kong

With protesters more determined than ever after four months of unrest, Hong Kong is struggling to maintain its status as a world capital of luxury. Economic recession in the special administrative region spells bad news for watch brands as shipments to this main export market have fallen by 6% since the start of the year.

Monday, 28 October 2019
4 min read
China Customs
Economy
The high price of evading import duty in China

Three months ago, Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin were two of the hottest searches on Weibo: not for their watches, but because of customers' attempts to avoid import duty.

Monday, 21 October 2019
Shining Zhu
4 min read
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