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Burberry opens at the Prince Consort Gallery on 21 September, Van Cleef closes four months in Madrid. The museum show converts an archive from a storage cost into a working asset, and it excludes most houses by design.
Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany, Piaget and Buccellati have all put major high jewellery collections into 2026. None of it is designed to generate meaningful revenue, and that is the point.
Luxury collectibles are now the second-largest revenue stream at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. The houses are not selling watches for the margin, they are buying a client relationship at twenty-five to consign a painting at fifty.
Richemont opened its 2027 financial year with sales of EUR 6.3 billion, up 20% at constant rates, and its jewellery houses delivered almost the entire increase. The same split is now visible at LVMH and Kering.
Paris Haute Joaillerie Week once again demonstrated why the French capital remains the global . . .
Richemont has opened its 2027 financial year with an outstanding first quarter, reinforcing the enduring . . .
Van Cleef & Arpels has unveiled a new chapter in its American journey with the relocation of its boutique within . .
In an era often defined by the ephemeral, there remains a quiet longing for the permanent. For the discerning few . .
