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This Month

Luxury goods at bargain prices.

Clock ticking on luxury bargains left behind by time-poor travellers

Bids start from just $10 for high-end items left behind at Sydney Airport.

How the right watch can help make your holiday feel longer

A leisurely break can distort your sense of time. That’s not a bad thing.

May

Which carmaker produces the Popemobile? Take our weekly news quiz

Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.

The watches that don’t lose value when you walk out of the store

New prices are up and pre-owned down, so what is your watch really worth in this topsy-turvy market?

Swatch owns 16 watch brands including Omega, Longines and Tissot.

Inside the faltering Swatch watch empire

Maverick CEO Nick Hayek has overseen a decade of decline at the watchmaker. Can he see off a threat to his grip on the group?

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Which film shares a name with the rebranded Sayers Group? Take our quiz

Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.

Tiffany’s new Rope watches.

Tiffany gets serious about watchmaking

The launch of the Rope collection is part of the jewellery brand’s broader strategy to take on luxury competitors in the watchmaking space.

Oppo’s new smartwatch could teach Apple a thing or three

The company’s latest smartwatch has a user experience we wish other watchmakers would copy.

Who will succeed Warren Buffett? Take our weekly news quiz

Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.

Why you may still be waiting two decades for a Royal Oak watch

Audemars Piguet’s CEO is in no rush as buyers clamour for its pricey timepieces.

 Is now a good time to buy a luxury watch?

How to find a bargain Rolex right now

A sought-after model that was selling for $200,000 during the pandemic can now be bought for $105,000.

The watch brands courting women with dazzling designs

Women wanting luxury timepieces are being romanced by whimsical dials and glittering embellishments.

April

Paul Mescal at the Australian premiere of Gladiator II in October 2024 wearing a Cartier Baignoire.

Men are muscling in on women’s watches. Here’s why

The decorative individuality of feminine timepieces is winning an unexpected new audience.

Visitors during the Watches and Wonders GENEVA.

‘This is the place to be if you want to see the trends’ (or a signal at least)

Eye-popping pavilions, hyper-limited releases, F1 race cars and bucketloads of Veuve Clicquot: How this year’s Watches and Wonders turned it on for a record 55,000 visitors.

All the stars at Watches and Wonders 2025

Bracelet straps, blue faces and gold iterations stood out as highlights among the timepieces released by a record number of exhibitors at the Geneva fair.

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(L-R) Chefs Andreas Caminada, Clare Smyth, Anne-Sophie Pic, Eneko Atxa, and Yannick Alléno attend Hublot Big Bang Night at Geneva Arena on April 02, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Inside the Big Bang watch party in Geneva

There’s supposedly an industry downturn and tariffs could worsen it. But head-turning new timepieces from Rolex and Grand Seiko were among the surprises.

March

From left: Michael Schumacher, Roger Federer, Ash Barty, Mark Webber and Daniel Ricciardo have all been in “commercial marriages” with watch brands.

Sports stars keep shifting their watch brand allegiances

It’s an ever-changing parade of famous faces touting luxury watch brands.

What’s driving the new CEO of this luxury watch brand? Audacity

Hublot’s Julien Tornare is chasing GOATs and wants his brand to be known as the world’s most audacious.

Out-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its money

Welcome to watches you’d mortgage your house for – if you have a spare house.

February

LVMH Watches seize the limelight with a swath of refined releases

The luxury conglomerate may have called off Watch Week, but the show went on with notable new pieces from its energised stable of brands.

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