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Luxury Spending — Global Trends in Jewelry, Gems, Watches & Handbags

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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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The Watch Market Split in Two: a Record $235M Auction Season While the Retailers Concede a Slowdown 07.07.2026 6:01

July 5: The Watch Market Split in Two: a Record $235M Auction Season While the Retailers Concede a Slowdown This week, the watch market told the whole story of luxury in miniature: Phillips posted the biggest watch-auction season in history at about 235 million dollars, even as Watches of Switzerland, one of the largest sellers of Rolex in the world, walked back its growth targets and admitted the...

The Trophy Ceiling Holds: $500K Birkin, $25M Jade, $3.4M Paraíba; Baselworld Returns as Basilia 25.06.2026 8:05

June 24: The Trophy Ceiling Holds: $500K Birkin, $25M Jade, $3.4M Paraíba; Baselworld Returns as Basilia The trophy ceiling in personal luxury, a boom in colored gemstones led by a 3.4 million dollar run of Paraíba tourmalines, the high-jewelry houses going big as the everyday market cools, and a famous fair returning to Basel. ALT/FNDATA - Membership: (Use PODCAST15 for 15% off) https://altfndata...

Record-Breaking Week for Watches and Jewelry; Rolex Bets on Retail; Why Shoppers Are Tiring of 'Normalized Luxury' 17.06.2026 6:34

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 doubling down on retail, and a clear split in how people are spending — trophies booming while the middle of the market cools. ALT/FNDATA - Membership (code PODCAST15): https://altfndata.com/go/ls-260617 - Market report...

Christie's Jewels Hit $49.7M; Warhol's Patek and a €300K Birkin Headline the Week 11.06.2026 6:50

June 10: Christie's Jewels Hit $49.7M; Warhol's Patek and a €300K Birkin Headline the Week This week's look at high-value spending across jewelry, gems, watches, and handbags: a $49.7M Christie's jewels result, fresh diamond-market data, a shifting De Beers ownership picture, new high-jewellery collections, a run of watch launches, and a packed week of watch and handbag auctions. ALT/FNDATA - Memb...

De Beers Reports 25% Rise in Diamond Spending; Swiss Watch Exports Fall 17% 04.06.2026 4:11

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 retail, and consumer trends. ALT/FNDATA - Membership (code PODCAST15): https://altfndata.com/go/ls-260603 - Market reports: https://altfndata.com/go/ls-260603-r - Podcast episodes: https://altfndata.com/go/ls-260603-p Jewel...