Gold $4,466 on Friday, Q1 2026 Jewelry Demand Down 24% as Seasonal Lull Sets In
Spot gold closed Friday at $4,466, down $119 from JCK Las Vegas opening day, with Q1 2026 jewelry demand off 24 percent quarter over quarter…
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Spot gold closed Friday at $4,466, down $119 from JCK Las Vegas opening day, with Q1 2026 jewelry demand off 24 percent quarter over quarter…
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Swiss watch exports fell 16.6 percent in April, but the year-prior tariff pull-forward makes the base effect more important than the headlin…
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JCK Vegas closed with 17,500 attendees, Signet raised fiscal 2027 guidance after a Q1 EPS beat, and gold gave back $119 from its $4,585 JCK …
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A full rolex.com pull against December shows the matched book up 3.4 percent, the typical move near 5 percent, the top single jump at plus $…
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Spot gold cracked below 4400 on Thursday for a two-month low before grinding back to 4470 by Friday morning, settling near 4521 at the Easte…
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Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XXIII closed at CHF 74.8 million with 43 new auction records and a Patek 2523 South America at 10.2 million do…
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Spot gold dropped below 4400 Thursday before recovering to 4470, Phillips Geneva XXIII hammered CHF 74.8M with 43 world records, Christie's …
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Spot gold closed at $4,703 on May 14, still 16 percent off the January record of $5,602.22 but $1,519 above the same date last year. The Wor…
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Phillips Geneva XXIII closed at $96.3 million, the highest-grossing watch auction in history, with a 1953 Patek 2523 South America at $10.2 …
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Spot gold closed Friday at 4,706 dollars per ounce, up 0.43 percent on the session and on track for a weekly gain above 2 percent. Year over…
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Swiss watch exports for Q1 2026 closed at 6.2 billion francs, up 1.4 percent year over year, ending a long stretch of monthly declines. The …
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Four headlines moved the trade this week. Swiss watch exports closed Q1 up 1.4 percent. Spot gold pushed above 4,700 dollars an ounce. Rapap…
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Spot gold closed May 2 at $4,629/oz after a $125 single-day drop on April 28 to $4,577, then rebounded 2.24% by April 30. Dealers face $1,26…
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Swiss watch exports jumped 9.2% in February 2026 to CHF 2.2 billion, driven by a 26.8% surge in US shipments, yet Q1 2026 closed at just 1.4…
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Swiss watch exports closed Q1 2026 at CHF 6.2 billion, up 1.4 percent year-over-year despite February's 9.2 percent surge. De Beers averaged…
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Swiss watch exports totaled CHF 6.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.4% year-over-year, but March reversed course with a 1.0% decline. Secondary mar…
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Swiss watch exports posted CHF 6.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 1.4% year-over-year, but March fell 1.0%. Gold closed April 30 at $4,642/oz after …
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Gold pulled back more than 2% this week after touching the $4,800s. June futures opened at $4,715.60 on April 24 and traded to $4,700.20 by …
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Swiss March exports fell 1.0% to CHF 2.1117 billion. Saudi Arabia -16.8%, Qatar -25%, UK +3.2%, France +72.4%. The mix: steel watches -9% by…
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Swiss watch exports fell 1% in March with Saudi -16.8%, Qatar -25%, UK +3.2%, and gold-steel two-tone running +17.8% by value. Diamonds stab…
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Gold remains in a powerful long-term run, but volatility, geopolitics, and emotional forecasting are making this a harder market to navigate…
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Watches and Wonders has brought fresh energy back to the category, but strong launches alone do not erase macro pressure or guarantee second…
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Gold stayed historically elevated, Swiss watch exports bounced, Geneva set the tone, India exports flashed a warning, and diamonds kept sepa…
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Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Cartier all showed up to Geneva with something to prove. Only one satisfies the secondary market…
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Gold hit an all-time high of $5,589 in January, crashed, and now holds $4,750. Central banks keep buying. Analyst targets range from $5,000 …
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Sixty-five brands. Swiss exports up 9.2%. US demand surging 26.8%. Geneva sets the story and the secondary market sets the price.
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Gold holds $4,750 after wild swings, Signet closes 100 stores, natural diamond prices fall 11.5%, and Watches and Wonders Geneva opens Monda…
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March was gold's worst month since 2008. April opened with a $231 rebound. The Strait of Hormuz crisis is repricing gold in real time.
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The Iran conflict is repricing gold in real time, Watches and Wonders 2026 is nine days out, and Saks Global is reshaping vendor relationshi…
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Sixty-six brands. Audemars Piguet's return. Tudor's centennial. The biggest product week of the year starts April 14.
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Gold set an all-time high of $5,595 on January 29. By March 27 it was at $4,433 — down 23% despite an active Middle East war. A strong dol…
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De Beers cuts 30% of sightholders. Gold sits 23% off its January peak. Swiss watch exports bounce 9.2%. Lab-grown bridal units up 22.4%. And…
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Swiss watch exports bounced 9.2% in February. The secondary market index is at a two-year high. Rolex now controls 33% of Swiss watch sales.…
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Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 brings 66 brands, 6,000+ retailers, and Audemars Piguet to one week that sets the tone for Q2.
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Swiss watch exports rose 9.2% in February 2026 with U.S. demand up 26.8%. Brand CPO programs are reshaping dealer economics.
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WGC: record 5,002 tonnes demand in 2025. Investment surged. Jewelry fell 18%. The split reshapes scrap, pricing, and gold watch inventory.
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The 2026 watch market remains firm, led by Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Audemars Piguet. But tariffs, weaker demand, and global uncertainty co…
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Gold has surged to record highs, but history shows that big breakouts can be followed by long cooling-off periods. Here is the 2026 bull and…
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