The trade week ending June 12, 2026 reset three clocks. Gold spot punched below $4,250 after a hot May payrolls print sent the implied December hike odds to 72%. Phillips XIV drops Saturday with a pink gold Patek 1518 at $1.2M to $2.4M. Rapaport May data shows small stones recovering for the first time in over a year.
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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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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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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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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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 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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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 stayed historically elevated, Swiss watch exports bounced, Geneva set the tone, India exports flashed a warning, and diamonds kept sepa…
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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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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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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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