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Prices for Rolexes, Pateks and other luxury Swiss watches are near the lowest in almost two years on the secondary market, according to the Bloomberg Subdial Watch Index Andy Hoffman explains what's driving the fall trib.al/irFd5qs

What are gallium and germanium? Niche metals hit by China curbs bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Archie

National Hell Service? A first-of-its-kind Bloomberg data analysis reveals the absolute state of the NHS as it turns 75. It's not a pretty picture.... Via the excellent Suzi Ring Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Andre Tartar Michael Ovaska Hayley Warren bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-… via @bbgvisualdata

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis plans to legalize same-sex marriage, a huge step forward for LGBTQ rights in the region trib.al/N3EdPcL

WATCH FANS ALERT: Pursuits' Watch club newsletter launched and features Frédéric Arnault. The scion opens up about the LVMH shuffle rumors. “I am not moving to Bulgari,” he says but there are other shifts in store Chris Rovzar Andy Hoffman bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Pursuits

Check out this morning's Numlock with stories by Takashi Business Name Expert @ Brandlance Reviews Jinjoo Lee Andy Hoffman Sam Danley Alice French Colin Zwirko Jonathan Ahl numlock.com/p/numlock-news…

Danish brewer Carlsberg has increased its annual profit forecast and released preliminary results a day before its earnings report is due - via Bloomberg Andy Hoffman bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Prices for the most popular higher-end watches from Rolex and Patek Philippe kept falling over the past month, even as mid-tier timepieces from brands like Cartier outperformed bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Pursuits Andy Hoffman #Switzerland

BIG news in the world of pricey watches. Rolex to buy Bucherer in major move for Swiss watch giant, giving it direct access to consumer retailing. Shares of authorised Rolex dealer Watches of Switzerland tanked on the news via Andy Hoffman bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Pursuits

Century-Old Swiss Watch Dynasty Ends With Scion Selling to Rolex bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Tara Patel Andy Hoffman #Switzerland

Swiss luxury watchmakers who’ve weathered the rise of smartwatches, a pandemic and the highest inflation in decades say they’re worried about a new threat: the strong franc bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Andy Hoffman

Hodinkee, an online watch retailer and news site backed by Bernard Arnault’s LVMH Luxury Ventures, is cutting almost 20% of its staff as prices for pre-owned timepieces slump trib.al/A1Tewsp

The Patek Philippe watch, given to John Lennon by his wife Yoko Ono shortly before his assassination in 1980, could be one of the most valuable timepieces in the world bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Pursuits Andy Hoffman #switzerland

A look at the innovation behind one of the most sought-after watches on the planet bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Andy Hoffman #Switzerland

Prices for pre-owned Rolex watches kept falling on the secondary market last month while entry-level models and brands like Cartier and Omega fared comparatively better bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Pursuits Subdial

Must watch analysis by Bastian Benrath on this weekend's election in #Switzerland Alessandro Speciale

Sweden has almost quit smoking, and debate is raging over whether the country’s breakup with cigarette comes down to good policy or tobacco alternatives. In-depth reporting here via Andy Hoffman and Jonas Ekblom bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Businessweek

Sweden has almost quit smoking, and debate is raging over whether the country’s breakup with cigarette comes down to good policy or tobacco alternatives trib.al/SZ7HbkV

Worried if that luxury watch you want is a fake? Rolex has you covered, but it'll cost you bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Pursuits Andy Hoffman #Switzerland