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news El Sudcaliforniano 2026-06-14

Rising Gold Prices Drive Owners to Melt Down Luxury Watches

High gold prices are prompting the melting of used luxury watches, particularly models from Omega and TAG Heuer. In a bizarre twist of economics, the raw metal value of these timepieces now exceeds their market resale price. Time is literally money, and apparently, it is melting away!

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