You searched for luxury watches - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/ Fully Independent Watch Website Fri, 22 Sep 2023 19:47:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 You searched for luxury watches - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/ 32 32 17944636 Buying A Pre-Owned Watch Makes It Sustainable? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/buying-a-pre-owned-watch-makes-it-sustainable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=buying-a-pre-owned-watch-makes-it-sustainable https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/buying-a-pre-owned-watch-makes-it-sustainable/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2023 17:13:48 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20729 Buying a pre-owned watch is now politically correct. That’s according to Vogue and eBay, a strange marriage forged for charity, no less. Watchpro.com trumpets the nuptials. If anybody still questions the symbiotic relationship between new and used goods in the luxury market, just look to the world’s ultimate arbiter of high fashion, Vogue, which has […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/buying-a-pre-owned-watch-makes-it-sustainable/feed/ 0 20729 Bucherer is Rolex. Now What? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/bucherer-is-rolex-now-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bucherer-is-rolex-now-what https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/bucherer-is-rolex-now-what/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:54:56 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20689 Sorry I was out for a bit, chasing Substack glory. My absence left a LOT of comments in moderation, although most of them were immoderate. Passionate, you might say. All released. The delay won’t happen again. So, now that I have/had your attention, what are we to make of Rolex getting into retail by buying […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/09/bucherer-is-rolex-now-what/feed/ 0 20689 Is the Rolex Submariner A Good Investment? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/is-the-rolex-submariner-a-good-investment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-the-rolex-submariner-a-good-investment https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/is-the-rolex-submariner-a-good-investment/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2023 14:04:23 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20618 This Rolex Submariner article was written by Bob’s Watches‘ Editorial Team. TTAW was not compensated for publishing In the ever-evolving landscape of luxury timepieces, few names resonate as profoundly as a Swiss made Rolex Submariner. These iconic watches transcend their utilitarian origins, becoming veritable status symbols that grace the wrists of the discerning. Amid the allure […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/is-the-rolex-submariner-a-good-investment/feed/ 4 20618 Bucherer Sale: Rolex Wants to Rule the World! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:12:48 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20611 Re: the Bucherer sale to Rolex, TTAW commentator SPQR writes… Rolex never buys anything to keep things at “arm’s length.” It buys things to integrate them into the Rolex monolith, like the purchase of Aegler. The acquisition of Bucherer probably means that Rolex will now run a “vertically integrated” retail business as well as a […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world/feed/ 0 20611 Rolex Buys Bucherer https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/rolex-buys-bucherer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rolex-buys-bucherer https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/rolex-buys-bucherer/#comments Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:29:01 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20592 Rolex buys Bucherer? Watchpro.com points out that the Tourneau/Bucherer retail chain is “probably the biggest luxury watch retailers in the world with more than 100 points of sale worldwide, half of which sell Rolex and 48 have Tudor.” Including America’s largest luxury watch store, in Vegas, of course. Rolex needs more retailers? I don’t think […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/rolex-buys-bucherer/feed/ 1 20592 Swiss Watch Biz: Sales Flat, Profits Up https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up/#respond Mon, 21 Aug 2023 17:42:05 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20545 “Swiss watch exports showed no sign of weakness in June – quite the opposite,” the Federation of Swiss Watch Industry reports on the Swiss Watch biz. So flat-lining is a sign of strength. Got it. Surprisingly, Rob Corder of WatchPro.com calls them out. “Excellent Result” is the headline that the Federation of the Swiss Watch […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/swiss-watch-biz-sales-down-profits-up/feed/ 0 20545 Was Anthony Farrer – The Timepiece Gentleman – Robbed? Twice? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/was-anthony-farrer-the-timepiece-gentleman-robbed-twice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=was-anthony-farrer-the-timepiece-gentleman-robbed-twice https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/was-anthony-farrer-the-timepiece-gentleman-robbed-twice/#comments Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:42:25 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20476 Six days ago, watch dealer Anthony Farrer (a.k.a., the Timepiece Gentleman) posted his last YouTube video (The Timepiece Gentleman Quits, Heading for Jail). This after sending a self-serving, narcissistic, self-pitying email to customers whose consigned watches “went missing” (The Timepiece Gentleman – Road to Redemption?) That got me thinking… Was Anthony Farrer robbed at the […]

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