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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Rolex - Caught on Camera

Foreign Ministry's first public Toshakhana auction features Rolex watches, gold biscuits and silver daggers

For the first time, the Ministry of External Affairs is auctioning around 300 diplomatic gifts, including luxury watches and gold biscuits, received by officials. This 'treasure house' collection, dating back to Mughal times, offers items with reserve prices from Rs 3,000 to Rs 19 lakh. The auction, under revised rules,…

The Economic Times

Quality in perpetuity

Amid a norm of pocket watches, Rolex's founder Hans Wilsdorf anticipated a future of reliable wristwatches, offering precision in all conditions, to meet the modern lifestyle emerging in the early 20th century.

Bangkok Post

Four models for 100 years

Presenting the revolutionary Oyster to retailers, Hans Wilsdorf proclaimed: "Gentlemen, we make the best wristwatch in the world."

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What World Cup? Zendaya Is Team 'Spider-Man' in Coach's Take On the Sports Jersey Trend

Law Roach put her in Coach.

Marie Claire

Fashion to Furnace: Some luxury gold watches fail the test of time

Luxury watches like Omega Constellation are being melted for gold. High gold prices make metal value exceed resale worth. This impacts used models from Omega and TAG Heuer. Dealers are scrapping watches as demand for investment gold rises. Some owners find this practice tragic. High-end brands like Rolex and Patek…

The Economic Times

Gold fever has people melting down luxury watches

LONDON - The Omega Constellation watch has been flashed in campaigns, movies and at the Met Gala ‌by stars like George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, turning it into a symbol of luxury and glamour.

Bangkok Post

Road to Victory: Inside the fight to win at the highest level of endurance racing

To win The Rolex 24 At Daytona or any prestigious endurance race, it takes precision, perfection, and keeping a close eye on your watch from green flag to checkered flag

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Road to Victory: Inside the fight to win at the highest level of endurance racing

To win The Rolex 24 At Daytona or any prestigious endurance race, it takes precision, perfection, and keeping a close eye on your watch from green flag to checkered flag

Motorsport

You can turn your analogue watch smart with a Fitbit Air, even a Rolex or Omega – here's how

The hottest trend right now is making your classic watch clever – here's how Fitbit is helping

ICE agent wearing ‘Rolex’ watch and sporting ‘We The People’ tattoo sparks debate online

One account claimed that the wristwatch had a value of ‘$10,000+’ and branded the ICE agent wearing it as a ‘patriot’

The Independent UK

Five Things You Could Buy for the Price of One Wildly Expensive Knicks NBA Finals Ticket

You could go to the NBA Finals. Or you could buy a used car. Up to you.

Sports Illustrated

Rochelle Humes says it’s too scary to wear a Rolex in London

Rochelle Humes has said that Rolex owners can't wear their watches in London as it's "too scary to wear anything nice" in the capital.

The Independent UK

Rochelle Humes says 'it's too scary to wear anything nice' in London

The Saturdays star said ‘you can't wear a Rolex in London now’

Evening Standard

Gravity-defying Korean stock boom sparks wild Rolex, Bentley luxury shopping spree

South Korea's Kospi market surge has fueled a luxury goods boom, with teenagers and young adults leading the spending spree. Pent-up consumer desire, coupled with limited real estate and overseas travel options, is driving this trend. However, concerns remain about potential consumption contraction if the market declines.

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Watches of Switzerland Group Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG) said fiscal 2026 sales came in ahead of guidance and market consensus, driven by strong momentum in the United States and improvement in the United Kingdom during the second half. Chief Executive Officer Brian Duffy said group sales rose 13% in constant curre

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Matt Goss fought off mugger

Matt Goss fought off muggers who tried to steal his gold Rolex watch from his wrist.

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Woman, 70, jailed for life for killing sister and stealing Rolex watch in North London

A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her sister at a north London flat before taking a valuable watch, the BBC reports.

Evening Standard

‘Callous’ sister jailed for life for killing film director and snatching Rolex

The US citizen was last seen alive on a doorbell camera as she returned from walking her dog at 7.36am on June 10 last year.

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Woman jailed for minimum of 22 years for murdering sister and stealing Rolex

Judge says Nancy Pexton, 70, showed no remorse for ferocious attack at London flat, as she is jailed for life

Evening Standard

Woman jailed for life for killing film director sister and snatching her Rolex

Jennifer Abbott, 69, was found dead in her Camden flat last June.

The Independent UK

Woman jailed for brutal murder of film director sister in her Camden home

Nancy Pexton, 70, slashed and stabbed Jennifer Abbott 10 times and taped up her mouth with gaffer tape in an ‘intentional act of degradation’

Evening Standard

Woman who murdered film director sister in London flat and stole her diamond-encrusted Rolex jailed for life

Nancy Pexton slashed and stabbed her sibling Jennifer Abbott 10 times and then left her body for three days in her flat in Camden

Marie Claire

This Effortless Spring Color Combination Won Over Zendaya and Taylor Swift in One Week

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The Independent UK

Sister arrested in hospital bed after killing sibling for diamond-encrusted gold Rolex watch

Bodycam footage captures the moment a sister was arrested in her hospital bed after murdering her sibling and stealing her Rolex watch.

The Times of India

70-year-old London woman guilty of killing sister before taking diamond-encrusted Rolex

In a shocking twist of family tragedy, 70-year-old Nancy Pexton has been convicted of murdering her sister Jennifer Abbott, aged 69, in a London flat. The prosecution revealed that Pexton had been at Abbott's residence shortly before her sister's body was found, bearing gruesome injuries several days later.

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