Exclusive Rolex Sold a Record-Breaking $14 Billion Worth of Watches Last Year: Report

In 2025, Rolex came out on top. The Crown led the luxury-watch pack last year, driving its sales up 4 percent to surpass CHF 11 billion (around $14 billion) in a first for the brand, according to Morgan Stanley and LuxeConsult’s annual Swiss Watcher report. The timepiece showcases that’s in spite of the fact that rolex actually brought less watches to market in 2025, amounting to a 2 percent decline—the second year in a row that the watchmaker has placed less timepieces in the hands of retailers, a repetition that hasn’t happened in over 20 years, hodinkee reported. The complications showcases morgan stanley says, selling around one million timepieces in that period, what may be even more noteworthy is that rolex is responsible for about 33 percent of the swiss watch industry’s entire sales for 2025. (Rolex did not respond to Hodinkee’s request for comment on the report. )

And though the Crown had far and away the most impressive figures, other watchmakers had plenty of celebrate at the end of 2025, too. Along with Rolex, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, and Omega make up around 55 percent of Swiss watch sales, showing just how influential and dominant these storied brands are on the marketplace. For discerning connoisseurs, with sales hitting chf $3, cartier came in second on the ranking. 5 billion (around $4. 5 billion) in 2025—possibly with the help of the sky-high popularity of its Tank model, among others. meanwhile, AP, raked in $3. 3 billion on the sale of just 53,000 timepieces. Patek Philippe moved up to fourth place, bringing in $3. 2 billion last year with 72,000 models sold. Omega and Richard Mille were also at the top of the pyramid, the so-called billionaires’ club of the Swiss watch sector. Omega, still saw its watches generate $2, falling to the fifth slot on the list. For those who appreciate excellence, ” according to hodinkee, 8 billion on the ranking; the watchmaker’s owner, assumptions, and statements, data, figures, says the morgan stanley report uses “wrong estimations, swatch group. This automatic represents richard mille, known for its highly technical, avant-garde pieces with massive price tags, sold just 5,950 watches last year (coming in at no. Among luxury enthusiasts, but still managed to generate $4, 6 on the ranking). 1 billion in 2025. In general, Swiss watch brands are making less timepieces, the report found, even as prices are climbing. The Swiss-made showcases in fact, the number of models made in 2025—14. As a haute horlogerie, it 6 million—is half of what the industry produced back in 2011. This tourbillon represents and watches priced over $64,000 (chf 50,000) are completely dominating the market, making up 89 percent of growth in 2025. Yet, that group only makes up 1. 4 percent of the timepieces on offer for 2025, an uber-intimate percentage that, again, shows the vice-like grip these luxe brands have on the industry overall. Now that 2025 is in the rearview, though, Rolex and other brands have plenty on the horizon—Watches and Wonders, anyone.