The Federation's June book put exports down 7.2% to 2.3 billion francs, with Hong Kong off 23% and China off 36% while the American buyer kept adding. A dealer read on where the wholesale numbers and the secondary market are pulling apart.
The auction season produced the highest-grossing single watch sale in history at $96.3 million, Swiss exports ran almost 11.2% higher in Jun…
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The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry closed the first-half ledger this week at CHF 12.82 billion, off only 0.7 percent against 2025. F…
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A Souscription Resonance set a $13.9 million world record for an independent, Phillips closed a $235 million season, and the secondary marke…
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Phillips called its Geneva XXIII sale the most successful watch auction ever, led by a Patek 2523 world-time at CHF 7.96 million. Swiss expo…
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June Swiss exports rose 11.2% to nearly CHF 2.4 billion and the U.S. Climbed 12.7%, but the first half still finished down 0.7% at CHF 12.8 …
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June Swiss exports rose 11.2 percent to CHF 2.391 billion, the US leading at CHF 349 million. Phillips closed the strongest watch-auction ha…
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Swiss watch exports rose 11.2% in June to CHF 2.4 billion, led by a 12.7% gain in the United States, while the secondary market kept rewardi…
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Christie's and Sotheby's leaned on watches in their half-year results, with a Geneva sale at 99 percent sell-through, an Asian record above …
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Audemars Piguet used the summer lull to drop colorful Royal Oak Offshore models and a Concept Flying Tourbillon with AMBUSH, while Vacheron …
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Phillips reported $507m in first-half auction sales, up 60%, with watches contributing roughly $235m, more than double a year earlier. Three…
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WatchCharts data through late June puts Rolex up 6.7 percent and Patek 18.8 percent year over year, even after a soft May. With auction cale…
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Gold-steel references surged 34% in May Swiss export value, the fastest-growing segment in the book. With gold back above $4,180 and Rolex's…
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