After 45 years, Rolexes will no longer be sold at Wempe, the tony watch and jewellery dealer at 700 Fifth Ave., one of retail’s most prestigious addresses.
The watches aren’t going far, though. Rolex SA is finishing construction on a new, 199,000-square-foot New York headquarters designed by David Chipperfield Architects two blocks away at 665 Fifth Ave. Once it’s complete, which the company has said should happen by the end of 2026, the space will host a multi-floor flagship that the…

