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S4 E5 For All Time and Eternity: ROLEX with Pierre-Yves Donzé
by Populuxe Podcast July 10, 2025

Whether you are a collector, hopeful first-time buyer, or simply curious wishing to crack the mystery of ROLEX's success open, you have an ally. Prolific author and business historian Pierre-Yves Donzé released his latest book titled, The Making of a Status Symbol: A Business History of Rolex, published in June 2025 by Manchester University Press.

Posted in American marketing, brand marketing, business history, European luxury, J W Thompson, Pierre-Yves Donzé, Populuxe podcast, rolex, status, watch marketing, watchmaking

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S3 E3 Rolex Rulez with Carol Altieri
by Populuxe Podcast December 22, 2022

Carol Altieri's passion is to bring big, shiny and well designed objects into your life. She does so through Bob's Watches, an online marketplace she co-owns with her husband Paul. Yes, Paul, no, not Bob.

Posted in bobs watches, Carol Altieri, goop, luxury, object of desire, populuxe, Populuxe podcast, rolex, stories of desire, vintage

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