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        <title><![CDATA[Roberta Naas - Freelance Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gen Z Can’t Get Enough of Teensy ‘Grandma Watches’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In recent years, watch lovers have witnessed a slimming down of timepieces in thickness and diameter, with mini watches — often referred to by younger collectors as “grandma” watches — taking wrists by storm.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-04-29/rolex-cartier-court-gen-z-buyers-with-shift-to-smaller-grandma-watches</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[You’re About to Start Hearing a Lot More About Porsche Design Watches]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Having been brought fully under the Porsche umbrella in 2017, the subsidiary Porsche Design—which makes watches, eyewear and luggage and more—is beginning to roll out big plans.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:54:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[This Unexpected Color Is Taking Over the World’s Hottest Watches]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[But what is it, exactly? Mint? Pistachio? Sage?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-30/surprising-mint-green-watches-are-all-the-rage-from-rolex-to-norqain</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:21:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Guggenheim’s Rosenfield Revives Danish Brand Selling $450,000 Watches]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Urban Jürgensen was a dormant timepiece company with an illustrious 250- year history. Master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen and the Rosenfield family came along to bring it back. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-05/urban-jurgensen-watches-revived-by-kari-voutilainen-and-guggenheim-partners</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shades of Purple Are the Latest Craze Among Elite Watchmakers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Brands from Rolex to Richard Mille are going bold with violet, aubergine, iris and plum.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-22/purple-watches-are-the-latest-craze-from-rolex-vacheron-tag-heuer-and-more</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:57:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vacheron Constantin Has Made the World’s Most Complicated Wristwatch]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It took one man eight years to conceive and build the Solaria, a double-sided timepiece that includes 41 complications and yet measures only 45mm across. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-31/vacheron-constantin-solaria-the-world-s-most-complicated-wristwatch</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The many looks of the Les Cabinotiers Solaria.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inside the Menlo Park Superstore Where Silicon Valley Buys Its Bling]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry has expanded into the Villa Menlo Park, building out boutiques for the independent watchmakers the tech communities love best.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-13/inside-villa-menlo-park-the-luxury-superstore-where-silicon-valley-buys-watches</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:03:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vacheron Constantin Launches $32,000 Steel Watch Fans Begged For]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Historiques 222 was released in honor of the brand's 270th anniversary.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 is 37mm and will set you back $32,000.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Best Blue Watches at the Dazzling New Bucherer 1888 Boutique]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The emporium formerly known as the Tourneau TimeMachine has a lot to offer—including a set of store exclusives that will sell fast.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-08/the-best-blue-watches-at-the-dazzling-new-bucherer-1888-boutique</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>From left: the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Bucherer Blue, Piaget Possession Bucherer Blue, Carl F. Bucherer Blue Heritage Bicompax Annual, IWC Big Pilot’s Big Date, and Breitling Navitimer Chronograph 41 Bucherer Blue. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[James Bond May Be Delayed, but His Wristwatches Are Available Now]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Whether your favorite Bond is Goldfinger, Thunderball, or ... A View to a Kill, there’s a watch for the spy lover in your life.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-25/seven-watches-inspired-by-james-bond-everyone-s-favorite-spy</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:30:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shanghai Timepiece Trade Show Boasts Watches Drenched in Gold]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At Watches and Wonders Shanghai, exciting timepieces in “honey gold,” rose gold, and even “Goldtech” were introduced.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-11/shanghai-timepiece-trade-show-boasts-watches-drenched-in-gold</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maverick’s Return in Top Gun Sequel Will Herald a Hot Time for Pilot Watches]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The signature, boldly legible style has been an enduring trope in haute horology. Here are some of the best examples.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-19/top-gun-maverick-s-return-heralds-hot-time-for-pilot-watches</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2020 08:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>From left: Oris, Breitling, Bremont, Tutima, IWC.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[For Tag Heuer, Smartwatch Is ‘Additional Business’ Beyond Core]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Though the Swiss giant’s new connected watch took more than a year to develop and is one of the priciest on the market, Tag Heuer’s chief strategy officer, Frédéric Arnault, views it as a complement to its main business of old-fashioned timepieces.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-14/tag-heuer-s-connected-watch-is-purely-additional-business</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roberta Naas]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 06:40:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leap Year Is the Perfect Time to Invest in a Perpetual Calendar Watch]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[These incredibly complex pieces of horological machinery often start at $50,000 and don’t require adjustment for a hundred years or more.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-03/best-perpetual-calendar-watch-for-leap-year-mb-f-iwc-audemars</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roberta Naas]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:33:08 GMT</pubDate>
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