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Laings opens expanded Rolex room within its Southampton store<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Laings is continuing to build on its longstanding association with Rolex by opening a vast shop in shop for the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Straton Watch Company brings back the 1970s Cuffbuster chronograph<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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Nomadic Watches expands Turas 914 collection<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Swatch Group brands sign up to Geneva watch show<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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DISPATCHES: Paying for peace of mind is vital when trading luxury watches<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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Omega\u2019s Moonwatch gets a glow-up<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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WATCH FACES: Omega’s Speedmaster 38 launch in Milan<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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Christopher Ward sets a new standard for finishing with skeletonised Twelve X in titanium<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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Louis Vuitton keeps historic artistry skills alive at La Fabrique du Temps<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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London Jewelers family run their expert eyes over the highlights of Watches and Wonders<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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CORDER’S COLUMN: What Rolex got wrong about Watches and Wonders<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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Rolex chief executive predicts challenging times ahead<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t
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Rolex Le Mans anniversary Daytona rockets in price to over $320,000<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fighting the fake Rolex epidemic<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Watchfinder and its parent company Richemont are ramping-up their mission to reduce the number of fake luxury watches being sold and circulated by criminals through secondary market dealers. The illegal trade in counterfeit goods is estimated to be worth more than \u00a38 billion in the UK, alone, and fake Rolexes are consistently top of the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t

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THE BIG AMERICAN INTERVIEW: Ted Talks<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Not content with becoming one of the watch world\u2019s biggest YouTube influencers, Teddy Baldassare first attempted to diversify into retail by acquiring the ecommerce technology of Troverie.com (renamed Teddybaldassarre.com) and launching his own multibrand e-store under the name of Teddy. Earlier this year he opened his first brick and mortar store in his home city\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t

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Laurent Ferrier returns to the classics with an annual calendar moon phase watch<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Laurent Ferrier has been burnishing its credentials as a luxury sports watch manufacturer in recent years but it returned to its more classical roots at Watches and Wonders with the unveiling of its first ever model with a moon phase complication. The Classic Moon, offered with a choice of blue or silver dial, has a\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t

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A. Lange & S\u00f6hne introduces Lange Salon concept in San Francisco<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

The streets of San Francisco’s central Tenderloin district have become so overrun with drug dealers and vagrants that the city’s mayor is proposing a curfew on businesses from midnight until the morning. That has not deterred A. Lange & S\u00f6hne from opening a beautiful new boutique in the area, but might explain why that boutique\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t

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Versace strenthens its sporty Antares collection for SS24<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Versace has expanded its Antares collection to its spring\/summer 2024 range. Named after the Scorpio constellation\u2019s brightest star, the Antares collection features a geometrical 44mm x 41,5mm case and the signature Versace logo on the lugs. As further nods to Versace\u2019s heritage, the dial, bracelet and 12 o\u2019clock position all feature the 3D Greca pattern,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t

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CORDER’S COLUMN: Axing VAT rebates and the Margin Scheme are slowly strangling UK’s ultra luxury watch market<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Britain’s exit from the European Union was used as a trigger for two key changes to the way VAT is charged in this country. In both cases, the government thought it could increase its tax take without any unintended consequences. First up, the UK abandoned the EU’s Margin Scheme, which allows any pre-owned watch dealer\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t