Style · Facts & sources
5 sourced facts about watches and the watchmaking industry, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer+9.1%
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry reported exports up 9.1% from a year earlier, helped by an extra working day.
Source: Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) fhs.swiss
AnswerCHF 10.1 billion
Industry analysts LuxeConsult and Morgan Stanley estimated Rolex's revenue in their annual Swiss watch industry report.
Source: LuxeConsult / Morgan Stanley, via Wikipedia: Rolex (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 32%
A 2025 industry report put Rolex's implied luxury watch market share at roughly a third.
Source: LuxeConsult / Morgan Stanley, via Wikipedia: Rolex (2024) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 20 million
A Swiss watch industry veteran estimated Apple had sold roughly 20 million Apple Watches by then, about 50% of the smartwatch market.
Source: Wikipedia: Apple Watch (2016) en.wikipedia.org
Answer$17.75 million
Worn by the actor for years, it became one of the most expensive wristwatches ever sold when it went to auction in New York.
Source: Wikipedia: Rolex (2017) en.wikipedia.org