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Airport boutiques targeted by second-hand dealers

By Zélie de Crécy

Published on 01.05.2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

To escape the strict checks carried out in the major luxury brand outlets, second-hand dealers have taken to shopping for rare items at airport boutiques. The phenomenon was highlighted by a recent affair involving the Rolex boutique managed by Galeries Lafayette at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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France, Switzerland
Airport boutiques targeted by second-hand dealers

To escape the strict checks carried out in the major luxury brand outlets, second-hand dealers have taken to shopping for rare items at airport boutiques. The phenomenon was highlighted by a recent affair involving the Rolex boutique managed by Galeries Lafayette at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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France, Switzerland Airport boutiques targeted by second-hand dealers

To escape the strict checks carried out in the major luxury brand outlets, second-hand dealers have taken to shopping for rare items at airport boutiques. The phenomenon was highlighted by a recent affair involving the Rolex boutique managed by Galeries Lafayette at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport.

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Spotlight The case of the 500 secondhand watches stuck in US customs limbo

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Rolex calls time on trunkmaker Pinel & Pinel

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Bicester Village's grip on UK luxury outlet market under threat

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

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France, Switzerland
Airport boutiques targeted by second-hand dealers

Spotlight
The case of the 500 secondhand watches stuck in US customs limbo

Spotlight
How street thefts fuel second-hand watch market

Spotlight
Audemars Piguet enters challenging second-hand market, hoping to hit the big time

Front Row
Sophy Rindler's mission impossible on eBay luxury partnerships

Spotlight
France bids to clean up watch trade in anti-laundering battle