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6 days ago | watchpro.com | Robin Swithinbank

Perhaps we were all kidding ourselves, but it seems we all thought it. Even in the days before President Trump entrapped the world’s economy with Liberation Day, the watch industry appeared confident it would be immune to tariffs. What possible justification could there be for punitive taxes on a foreign industry that has no US domestic rival, and that creates thousands of jobs and drives many, many beautiful millions of dollars into the US economy? Right?

1 week ago | watchpro.com | Rob Corder

Bulgari has officially opened a new facility at its Manifattura jewellery manufacturing facility in Valenza, making it the largest single-branded jewellery site in the world, the company says. The facility now runs to and an extraordinary example of sustainable building and operations, spans over 350,000 square feet, and has more than doubled its capacity.

1 week ago | watchpro.com | Rob Corder

Prices for luxury watches on the secondary market have extended their losing streak to three full years, according to the latest quarterly update from Morgan Stanley and Watcharts. The report contradicts the latest findings from the British-based Bloomberg x Subdial Watch Index, which show average prices across the 50 most-traded references rising from October 2024 through to February before falling back in recent weeks.

1 week ago | watchpro.com | Rob Corder

Don’t say you were not warned. Swatch Group has just increased its prices in the United States for a second time this year, and the rises are likely to ripple around the world because the Swiss watch manufacturing sector is facing a perfect storm. A spokesperson for the group confirmed to WatchPro this morning that the price rise was triggered by shifts in global markets. “There are two main reasons for the price increases. First, the dramatic change in exchange rates between USD and CHF.

1 week ago | watchpro.com | Rob Corder

Girard-Perregaux has more than trebled the weight of diamonds in a new version of its bestselling Laureato 38mm to 3 carats. The only previous gem-set model was a copper-dialled piece decorated with 0.9cts of diamonds. All that extra ice does add to the price tag, which almost trebles from £17,100 for the bronze option or £44,400 for today’s new watch.