Watches

100 years later, the Rolex Oyster is still making waves

A gallery of 100 portraits maps a century of notable Rolex wearers spanning film, sport, exploration and music

Gold fever sends some vintage luxury watches to the melting furnace

An old luxury watch is placed into a furnace to be melted down for gold at Hatton Garden Metals in London, Britain, June 10, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard

Tick Talk

Actress Michelle Yeoh fronts Richard Mille’s new high-jewellery watch line

‘Don’t change a winning formula’: Cartier CEO on why the brand doesn’t chase trends

Mr Louis Ferla (pictured) took over from Mr Cyrille Vigneron as Cartier chief executive in September 2024.

Singapore brand Delugs to launch wrist strap for Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop watch

Delugs' rubber and leather strap prototypes for the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop pocket watch.

Viewpoint

From Royal Oak to Royal Pop: Swatch, Audemars Piguet and the art of affordable luxury

Shoppers looking at the Royal Pop watch collection, a collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet, at the Swatch ION Orchard outlet on May 16, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

Swatch blames shopping centres for ‘problems’ with Royal Pop watches launch

People camp out outside of a Swatch store at Times Square in New York.

Swatch-Audemars Piguet watches flipped for as much as $32,000 for entire set

A full set of the eight Royal Pop models fetched more than US$25,000 (S$32,000) on live marketplace StockX on May 17.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, May 17, 2026

The suspect, a man in his thirties, was arrested, police said.

Scuffles from Europe to New York as Swatch sale descends into chaos

People camping out in line outside the Swatch store in Times Square, New York, ahead of the May 16 release of the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop watch.

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