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De Beers explores the other end of the supply chain
22 July 2008 - 18th issueCarol Besler - The most profitable link of all in the diamond pipeline is in production. For example, in 2004 (a good year for jewellery sales), retail jewellers worldwide sold US$57 billion worth of diamond jewellery. The cost to produce the diamonds contained in that jewellery was a mere US$2.3 billion, and producers sold them to cutters, manufacturers and dealers that year for US$9.2 billion.
"Meeting François-Henri Pinault was decisive in my decision"
20 June 2008 - 17th issueChristophe Roulet - PPR has taken a 23% stake to become a minority shareholder in the Sowind Group, owner of the Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard brands. Luigi Macaluso, Chairman and CEO of Sowind, talks about the transaction that was announced in June.
Finding a gold mine in diamonds
20 May 2008 - 16th IssueCarol Besler - Why is the watch industry suddenly putting diamonds on every wrist?
After-sales and beyond
10 April 2008 - 15th IssueFlorence Noël - A newcomer to the Fine Watch segment, Badollet puts customer service at the heart of its strategy. Explanation.
In Fine Watchmaking, technique is an art
9 April 2008 - 15th IssueChristophe Roulet - Whether ostentatious or elegantly understated, in recent years technique has reached a level rarely equalled in the past. And for a very simple reason: aficionados are clamouring for more. Ulysse Nardin and H. Moser & Cie would be first to agree.
Chanel joins forces with Audemars Piguet
6 April 2008 - 15th IssueFlorence Noël - The renowned French brand has called on the Le Brassus Manufacture to anchor itself in the Fine Watch segment.
So far away, so good!
19 March 2008 - 14th IssueTimm Delfs - With the Basel and Geneva watch fairs just around the corner, more and more watch brands are inviting journalists, and often retailers, to exotic destinations in order to familiarize them with their latest product lines before they go officially on display.
A shop from the Big Apple relates a century of watchmaking
21 février 2008 - 13th IssueKatja Schaer - Over the course of a century, Tourneau has imposed itself as undisputed leader in the distribution of Swiss-made timepieces. The company recently changed owners, and now seeks to step up its growth.
De Grisogono, just fifteen years old and projects by the dozen
22 January 2008 - 12th IssueQuentin Simonet - Investments at de Grisogono - in a production workshop, expanding the sales network and the company’s future premises - are on a par with the brand’s success. And for its fifteenth anniversary, de Grisogono has other surprises in store.
Haute couture horology by Chanel
20 December 2007 - 11th IssueQuentin Simonet - Chanel was a late-comer to the world of watches, founding its Watch Division in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1987. The launch of the J12 in 2000 would be a milestone in its existence. Today, it is considered an icon among watches.
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