Los Angeles—Kruse GWS Auctions set a world record this weekend when it sold a Rolex once owned by actor Marlon Brando for nearly $50,000. The “Archives of Hollywood & Music Auction” featured a 31 mm stainless steel Rolex Datejust gave to Brando after he won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1973 for his portrayal […]

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Humanity has been preoccupied with keeping time since—well, not the dawn of it, but at least for the past few thousand years. While ancient civilizations like the Sumerians and Egyptians studied and deconstructed our days into hours, the 16th century AD is when we finally devised a means of carrying time with us. Beginning with […]

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Aurum Holdings is upgrading its jewellery offering to the same status as its portfolio of watches, which includes Rolex, Cartier, and Patek Philippe. Over the last 12 months, Aurum Holdings has started to reposition its jewellery portfolio, adding new high-end luxury brands, and transforming Mappin & Webb and Goldsmiths into standalone retail jewellery brands. As […]

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