ROLEX, the biggest luxury Swiss watch brand, has raised prices on some of its most popular models after gold values surged in 2024. The Geneva-based company, controlled by a Swiss foundation named for its co-founder Hans Wilsdorf, began the year by hiking prices as much as 8 per cent on some models made from precious metals.
A yellow gold Day-Date with a 40-millimetre black dial costs 44,200 euros (S$62,341) as of Jan 1, up from 41,000 euros, according to Rolex’s website in France. A yellow gold GMT-Master II costs 44,600 euros, up from 41,300 euros.
Rolex typically raises prices once a year on Jan 1. Price increases can be indicative of the demand for premium luxury products, the cost of materials and labour as well as inflation. Gold recorded its biggest annual price increase in 14 years in 2024, soaring 27 per cent.
A Rolex spokesperson in Geneva declined to comment on the price changes. This year’s increases are larger than last year’s. Rolex raised prices on some precious metal models by about 4 per cent in the UK at the start of 2024.
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