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The hottest picks: burglars' favourite luxury watches

Customs officers and detectives investigating burglaries at the homes of luxury world bigwigs are likely to be paying close attention to a recent report detailing thefts last year of ultra-pricey timepieces. [...]

Published on 20/03/2025 at 05:00 GMT Noëmie Leclercq

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Rolex's reluctance to certify its watches worries auction houses and buyers

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Spotlight | France Luxury firms' backstage manoeuvring in French state auctions of seized goods

Spotlight | Switzerland Rolex's reluctance to certify its watches worries auction houses and buyers

Spotlight | France French luxury VIPs hit by wave of home-jackings

Italy Milan luxury shops race for protection after recent robberies

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United Kingdom
The hottest picks: burglars' favourite luxury watches

Italy, United Kingdom
Richard Mille partner Peter Harrison opts for Italy's lump-sum tax regime

France
Reservoir Watch changes hands

Spotlight | France
Luxury firms' backstage manoeuvring in French state auctions of seized goods

Spotlight | Switzerland
Rolex's reluctance to certify its watches worries auction houses and buyers

Spotlight | France
French luxury VIPs hit by wave of home-jackings

Italy
Milan luxury shops race for protection after recent robberies

Spotlight | Singapore
Richard Mille's Singapore expansion rattled by money-laundering scandal