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...According to Citi analysts, the sector is now entering a “battle of the wrist”....
...More good news for the small of wrist came this year when Tudor brought out a 36mm version of the Black Bay, its riotously successful heritage dive watch....
...Further reading:— Is that the sound of a luxe watch bubble popping? (FTAV)...
...Soon after Richard Mille founded his eponymous watch brand in 1999 he adopted the slogan “A racing machine on the wrist”....
...If last year’s secondary market correction morphs into a China-led, industry-wide cyclical downturn it could yet have implications for the value of whatever’s on your wrist....
...Breitling’s Navitimer is one of a handful of designs to survive largely unchanged since the golden era of the wrist-worn sports chronograph....
...“I love that sense of community, where William is taking a watch off of his wrist which is completely sold out and going for two to three times retail on the secondary market,” McGivney said before the auction...
...As the economic headwinds strengthen, conspicuous consumption becomes more insensitive. We all now know how much trouble you can get in for wearing an expensive pair of shoes....
...Skelhorn’s £350,000 Richard Mille Lotus F1 watch was “clipped” from his wrist last month in “no more than two seconds” as he waited for his chauffeur to collect him from a restaurant in St Tropez, France...
...in the hand and on the wrist....
...And, unlike the Tom Ford watch that, for all its other virtues, is powered by a battery, it will have a mechanical movement. Breitling introduced its first strap made from recycled materials in 2018....
...Having instructed us to roll our sleeves up, 1984 gave us something to display on our wrists: the Breitling Chronomat....
...Breitling Premier Bentley Mulliner Edition Breitling’s relationship with Bentley began in 2002 and is the longest partnership between a watch brand and car marque....
...Breitling Navitimer World GMT (2008) To mark the sale of his first boat company, Mr Viitala decided to treat himself to a good quality watch....
...Thanks to Kern I can give him a break, as Breitling is reissuing the same watch: the 806 Navitimer with black dial (18kt, £16,350; steel, £6,550)....
...“Richard contacted me, came to my house in Mallorca and put this super heavy watch on my wrist, saying he wanted me to wear it when I played,” he says. “But it was a joke, his way of breaking the ice....
...The Breitling Emergency, for example, has played a role in 20 people being plucked from life-endangering situations since its introduction in 1995, according to the brand....
...“We have to improve Breitling’s recognition in China because for every watch we can sell there, we should be able to sell four to Chinese people buying abroad.”...
...Two years ago, the service reunited a Swiss national with a Patek Philippe that had been snatched from his wrist in Naples and later surfaced in New York....
...Richemont argues the rise of the Apple Watch could help its sales if a new generation of consumers is persuaded to wear devices on their wrists....
...Even with that headwind, revenues will benefit from a higher average selling price thanks to Apple pricing its top model at $1,000 and up....
...Breitling, meanwhile, will unveil the only official anniversary watches: small editions based on its Colt Skyracer, Avenger GMT II and Navitimer 01 models....
...The publicity achieved by a particular watch selling for a high price often serves to fuel the market in fakes, says Mr Hailwood, citing the 2015 sale of a 1930s Breguet wrist chronograph for £15,000....
...Breitling minute repeater (1998) That his Rolex fell short led Mr Taylor to buy a digital quartz watch; he likes the Breitling because he has both digital and analogue modes....
...“People will easily see the difference between the piece of information on the wrist and the piece of art on the wrist.”...
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