Category: Watches|Jewelry
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Made in Britain, Voted by Peers: Reading the British Luxury Brand of the Year Shortlist
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in Art, Beauty, Best Of Luxury, Business, Cigars & Spirits, Design, Fashion, Gifts, Gourmet, Hi Tech, Holiday, LUST, Pets, SHELTER, Sport & Health, Watches|JewelryOn Monday 9 November, at The Dorchester on Park Lane, a London ballroom will crown the British Luxury Brand of the Year. The organiser is Walpole, the official sector body for UK’s £81 billion luxury industry, with more than 250 member companies across fashion, cars, hospitality, beauty and interiors. The prize is not decided by…
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Hermès Passes Louis Vuitton by a Whisker, and the Whisker Is the Least Interesting Part
The headline is easy to write: Hermès has overtaken Louis Vuitton as the world’s most valuable luxury brand. It is also, taken literally, a bit of a stretch, so let us look at the numbers before we get excited. Interbrand, the brand consultancy whose Best Global Brands list has been ranking names by how much…
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Trust, Certified: Audemars Piguet Becomes Its Own Watch Keeper
The Swiss maker of the Royal Oak has opened a marketplace for its own pre-owned watches. The most interesting product on it is not a watch. In brief: Audemars Piguet (AP), the independent Swiss manufacture founded in 1875 in Le Brassus and famous for the octagonal Royal Oak, launched The Watch Keepers on October 26.…
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Open Doors, Smaller Doors: Reading LVMH’s Weekend of Craft
For three days in October the world’s largest luxury group let strangers into its workshops. Here is what changed, who got in, and why it matters. Every so often luxury does something delightfully counterintuitive: it gives away what it normally guards. From October 16 to 18, LVMH, the group behind Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moët &…
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For the One Who Has Everything: Inside 2026 Fantasy Gifts
Seven invitations to moments money usually can’t schedule, and one very happy list of houses to be part of them. Every autumn, one date in the luxury calendar feels like opening a storybook. This year it is especially bright: Neiman Marcus, the Dallas-born luxury retailer, now part of Exemplar Luxury Group alongside Saks Fifth Avenue…
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Gold on Rubber, Take Three: Hublot Reissues Its Own Rebellion
A luxury watchmaking brand founded on breaking the rules is now celebrating the first rule it broke. Nostalgia has a certain irony. In 1980 a gold watch on a rubber strap horrified the Swiss establishment. In 2026 it is a tribute edition with a press kit and a price list. What Happened Hublot, the Swiss…