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The hottest picks: burglars' favourite luxury watches

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Published on 20.03.2025 at 06:00 GMT Lire en français

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.

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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.

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United Kingdom 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.

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Spotlight How luxury data hacks lead to home-jacking the super-rich

Spotlight How street thefts fuel second-hand watch market

French courts call time on tax avoidance on second-hand watches

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

Reservoir Watch changes hands

In Focus Luxury firms' backstage manoeuvring in French state auctions of seized goods

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

In Focus French luxury VIPs hit by wave of home-jackings

Milan luxury shops race for protection after recent robberies

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

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United Kingdom
The hottest picks: burglars' favourite luxury watches

Spotlight
How luxury data hacks lead to home-jacking the super-rich

Spotlight
How street thefts fuel second-hand watch market

In Focus
Luxury firms' backstage manoeuvring in French state auctions of seized goods

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

In Focus
French luxury VIPs hit by wave of home-jackings

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