![Is Dubai the next global luxury watch hub? Rolex and Cartier are favourites of UAE collectors, who meet on Instagram amid a timepiece retail market that's booming even during the pandemic Is Dubai the next global luxury watch hub? Rolex and Cartier are favourites of UAE collectors, who meet on Instagram amid a timepiece retail market that's booming even during the pandemic](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=425,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/768x768/public/d8/images/canvas/2022/03/25/6dff6c2b-dc31-43d3-88c2-2dce0d2b7280_16ce72e0.jpg?itok=JQxgf8Zi&v=1648180865)
Is Dubai the next global luxury watch hub? Rolex and Cartier are favourites of UAE collectors, who meet on Instagram amid a timepiece retail market that's booming even during the pandemic
![Rolex watch shopping at Dubai Airport 2021 - any steel sports here? Bought my Submariner here! - YouTube Rolex watch shopping at Dubai Airport 2021 - any steel sports here? Bought my Submariner here! - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UIMYxNynzAM/maxresdefault.jpg)
Rolex watch shopping at Dubai Airport 2021 - any steel sports here? Bought my Submariner here! - YouTube
![If you're looking for a Datejust, and are in the area. This was at Dubai Mall this morning. The one at the airport had some as well. : r/rolex If you're looking for a Datejust, and are in the area. This was at Dubai Mall this morning. The one at the airport had some as well. : r/rolex](https://preview.redd.it/z7vvlzjfozl71.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=87888fd6483083f8d22d0c0c565f7fe2d2f2a211)
If you're looking for a Datejust, and are in the area. This was at Dubai Mall this morning. The one at the airport had some as well. : r/rolex
![Not to be overlooked is the oversized illuminated advertising of luxury brands such as Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Rolex on the outer facade of the Dubai Mall in the Not to be overlooked is the oversized illuminated advertising of luxury brands such as Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Rolex on the outer facade of the Dubai Mall in the](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/303129624ddc4efd917c84f7d5443550/rnc6hw.jpg)