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Man in court accused of stealing actor’s £100,000 Patek Philippe watch

Rachid Bouchibne, 27, is charged with robbing Alexander Johnson in London in June 2024.

Evening Standard

New boutique, classic collection

The partnership between Patek Philippe and Cortina Watch has been reinforced by the opening of their first duplex boutique in Southeast Asia at Post 1928 Building, One Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Peak sports watch

The launch of Nautilus in 1976 provoked various responses, yet Patek Philippe believed in the enfant terrible.

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Fashion to Furnace: Some luxury gold watches fail the test of time

Luxury watches like Omega Constellation are being melted for gold. High gold prices make metal value exceed resale worth. This impacts used models from Omega and TAG Heuer. Dealers are scrapping watches as demand for investment gold rises. Some owners find this practice tragic. High-end brands like Rolex and Patek…

The Economic Times

Gold fever has people melting down luxury watches

LONDON - The Omega Constellation watch has been flashed in campaigns, movies and at the Met Gala ‌by stars like George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, turning it into a symbol of luxury and glamour.

Bangkok Post

Eclectic rarities

Patek Philippe's annual Rare Handcrafts collection always comes with surprises as the imaginative artistic expressions capture all sorts of things. The 2026 edition even depicts active volcanoes, Chinese festivals, the Day of the Dead, Rio Carnival and Scotch on the rocks, as the independent family-owned manufacture explores the world for…

Bangkok Post

From Rolex to Cartier: Watch Trends 2026 Shaping Luxury Watch Fashion Now

See how Watches and Wonders reveals key watch trends 2026, influencing collectors and elevating luxury watch fashion worldwide.

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Algerian Faces Deportation After £37K Watch Theft as Questions Grow Over Why More Serious Offenders Remain in UK

A 19-year-old Algerian man faces deportation after stealing a £37,000 watch in Mayfair, sparking debate over immigration enforcement and sentencing for foreign offenders in the UK.

International Business Times UK

3 Reasons Rolex and Patek Philippe Watches Are Top Buys for Collectors in 2026

Rising metal prices and a cooling secondary market are creating a rare 2026 buying window for Rolex and Patek Philippe collectors.

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Two men jailed over £65k watch robbery outside Mayfair café

Besart Krasniqr was robbed of his Patek Philippe watch while walking through central London in the afternoon

Evening Standard

Another rare Patek Philippe watch is going under the hammer – and it's just weeks away

It has been described as a "once in a generation event."

Moment ‘prolific’ thief grapples with wealthy tourist outside Mayfair restaurant in bid to snatch £37k watch

Mohamed Sellaoui, 19, has been remanded in custody ahead of sentencing

Evening Standard

French men charged over theft of items worth millions

Police allege four men specifically travelled to Australia to steal items worth tens of millions of dollars from a home.

AAP

Cash-strapped Francis Ford Coppola sells unique F.P Journe watch for $10.8 million

Hollywood legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has slightly eased his financial woes by selling his unique F.P Journe FFC prototype wristwatch for a record $10.8 million at an auction in New York. The luxury timepiece was one of seven watches being sold by the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

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5 rare Rolex Daytona models added to legendary watch auction next month – including the iconic Paul Newman Daytona

The Decade One auction already includes a stack of rare Patek Philippe pieces.

Evening Standard

Moment Tim Hortons boss chases thief after £65,000 Patek Philippe watch was ripped from his wrist in Mayfair

Judge Christopher Hehir told Ahmed Djidi he couldn’t see how him remaining in the UK ‘would be conducive to the public good’

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6 Luxury Watches That Lose Value Faster Than Cars

Buying a luxury watch feels like owning a timeless piece of craftsmanship. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: many luxury watches that lose value do so faster than a new car driven off the lot. While some brands like Rolex and Patek Philippe appreciate over time, others plummet in resale value…

Forget one rare Patek Philippe – three siblings are going under the hammer this autumn

Three Patek Philippe 1518 models will go under the hammer at the Decade One auction.

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This steel Patek Philippe could become a record breaker (again) – and it was born during World War II

It's one of the rarest luxury watches in the world – and it's going under the hammer this November.

International Business Times UK

Tech CEO Hires Team Of Divers To Retrieve His $60K Patek Philippe He Lost While Wakeboarding

The incident, which happened at Lake Austin, resulted in what Brady calls a 'five-figure loss' and made him 'feel like an idiot' as the watch was lost 22 feet below.

Fortune

Gen Z was growing obsessed with luxury watches. New tariffs on Switzerland could cool the expensive hobby

Experts say high-end Swiss-made watches carry social cachet strong enough to retain young luxury watch fanatics willing to spend big.

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‘I Wear Six Pieces a Day’: Kevin O’Leary Wears a Dozen Watches Every Two Days Worth Nearly $1,000,000

In a recent interview with Brew Markets, O’Leary revealed that he doesn’t just collect watches — he lives them.

Evening Standard

Two British women ‘lose luxury goods worth £866,000 in Saint-Tropez hotel raid’

The tourists lost luxury items including 11 Birkin bags after their room in a five-star hotel was raided by burglars, according to local media.

Fortune

Inside the world of 'timepiece tourists,' who spend tens of thousands of dollars on luxury watch-themed vacations

“You can buy high-end commercial watches almost everywhere, but for anyone who’s a true connoisseur, they go to Switzerland."

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Watches, Cars, Wine & More: Here’s the Most Expensive Version of Everything

The most expensive things in the world come at a high cost but are worth it for some. Look at some of these items that are pricier than anything like them.

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