Luxury Spending — Global Trends in Jewelry, Gems, Watches & Handbags
by ALT/FNDATA · 7 episodes
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Luxury Spending is your weekly read on where the money goes at the top of the market. Every Wednesday, host Sharon Obuobi tracks high-end jewelry, gemstones, watches, and handbags — the record auction results, how the big brands are performing, what diamond and gemstone prices are doing, and the retail and consumer shifts behind it all — backed by proprietary data from ALT/FNDATA. For collectors, buyers, and anyone watching the business of luxury. Learn more at www.altfndata.com.
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5 min
Jewelry Takes the Lead in Luxury: Cartier's 24% Surge, 100 Years of the Rolex Oyster, and a Watch Market Split…
July 21: Jewelry Takes the Lead in Luxury: Cartier's 24% Surge, 100 Years of the Rolex Oyster, and a Watch Market Split in TwoThis week, the strongest corner of the entire luxury m…
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The $500,000 Rolex and the Diamond Losing Its Crown: a Watch Market Split in Two and Handbags Selling Sight-Un…
July 14: The $500,000 Rolex and the Diamond Losing Its Crown: a Watch Market Split in Two and Handbags Selling Sight-UnseenThis week a tech founder put a rare Rolex Rainbow Daytona…
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6 min
The Watch Market Split in Two: a Record $235M Auction Season While the Retailers Concede a Slowdown
July 5: The Watch Market Split in Two: a Record $235M Auction Season While the Retailers Concede a SlowdownThis week, the watch market told the whole story of luxury in miniature:…
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8 min
The Trophy Ceiling Holds: $500K Birkin, $25M Jade, $3.4M Paraíba; Baselworld Returns as Basilia
June 24: The Trophy Ceiling Holds: $500K Birkin, $25M Jade, $3.4M Paraíba; Baselworld Returns as BasiliaThe trophy ceiling in personal luxury, a boom in colored gemstones led by a…
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7 min
Record-Breaking Week for Watches and Jewelry; Rolex Bets on Retail; Why Shoppers Are Tiring of 'Normalized Lux…
June 17: Record-Breaking Week for Watches and Jewelry; Rolex Bets on Retail; Why Shoppers Are Tiring of 'Normalized Luxury'A record-breaking stretch for watches and jewelry, Rolex…
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7 min
Christie's Jewels Hit $49.7M; Warhol's Patek and a €300K Birkin Headline the Week
June 10: Christie's Jewels Hit $49.7M; Warhol's Patek and a €300K Birkin Headline the WeekThis week's look at high-value spending across jewelry, gems, watches, and handbags: a $49…
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4 min
De Beers Reports 25% Rise in Diamond Spending; Swiss Watch Exports Fall 17%
June 3: De Beers Reports 25% Rise in Diamond Spending; Swiss Watch Exports Fall 17%Covering jewelry auction results, diamond market data, Swiss watch exports, Hong Kong luxury reta…