A year of the rabbit for watch brands?
China, which weighed on watch exports at end 2022, will be the key to activity in 2023, a year that opens with mixed prospects. Will China’s impact on luxury sales be as great as in 2021?
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What next for the pre-owned market?
Once dismissed as a hang-out for unscrupulous traders touting fakes, in little more than a decade the pre-owned watch market has grown to remarkable proportions and is expected to surpass sales of new watches. Consultancy firm LuxeConsult predicts this reversal in roles for 2033.
Kari Voutilainen, from Môtiers with love
All over the world, collectors go crazy for his classic watches, magnificently decorated with painstaking care. In the first of a series of portraits of artisan-watchmakers, we travel to the Swiss Jura to meet Kari Voutilainen and discover his story, his motivations and ideals, his workshop and, of course, his watches. Welcome home.
Taking the mystery out of CAD
Swiss company AiM is behind Tell Watch, CAD software specifically for the watch industry, now with a 3D-reader extension for real-time animations. A solution that should find applications across the board. Confirmation at EPHJ*.
Nayla Hayek : “We're enjoying strong growth”
At the head of Harry Winston, Nayla Hayek, who also chairs the board of directors at Swatch Group, talks about progress made since the brand was taken over by the Biel-based group, and future focus.
Taxing times for Swiss watchmakers in China
In April, China introduced a 60% import tax on luxury goods, up from 30%. While the impact of this hike is still hard to evaluate, it further complicates matters for Swiss watch brands.
$1,461,507 for the Naissance d’une Montre school watch
Collectors vied for the Montre Ecole (school watch) from the Naissance d’une Montre project, that was sold at auction by Christie’s in Hong Kong. The hammer came down at over triple the low estimate.
