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When it comes to luxury Swiss watches, America is still number one. The latest figures from the industry group the Swiss Watch Federation showed that while industry sales fell 12.6% in September ...
On October 16, 2008, Antiquorum sold a gold Longines wristwatch once owned by Albert Einstein for US$596,000 in New York. [5] [6] [7] In March 2009, Antiquorum auctioned a number of Mahatma Gandhi's possessions including his Zenith pocket watch and spectacles. [8] This caused controversy and the Indian government tried to cancel the sale. [9]
In 2008, Timex Group USA signed a four-year agreement making Timex the first official timekeeper of the New York City Marathon. [citation needed] Meanwhile, parent company Timex Group B.V. launched Swiss-made luxury watch brands Salvatore Ferragamo Timepieces and Valentino Timeless under the Timex Group Luxury Watches business.
Under his management, Antiquorum sold Mahatma Gandhi's pocket watch for just under $2.1 million, [7] Steve McQueen's Rolex Submariner for $234,000 (more than 20 times its estimate), setting a new world record for its reference, [8] [9] and Albert Einstein's Longines wristwatch for $596,000 (over 2000 percent of its estimate).
Watchtower is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2020 census. It is owned and operated by the Watchtower Society (a legal entity of Jehovah's Witnesses) and has been in operation since 1963. [3]
Alain Ernest Wertheimer (born 28 September 1948) is a French billionaire businessman, based in New York City. He is the chairman and a controlling shareholder in Chanel, with his brother Gérard who chairs its watch division.
Longines was founded in Saint-Imier in 1832 by Auguste Agassiz, a Swiss watchmaker and brother of biologist Louis Agassiz. [3] [7] Auguste had two partners, lawyers Henri Raiguel and Florian Morel; the company's original name was Raiguel Jeune & Cie.
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