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.
Venezuela: one step forward…
On May 1st, Venezuela put its clocks permanently forward by half an hour, after putting them back 30 minutes in 2007. Fortunately, worldtime watches are on-hand to keep track of the time in Caracas.
The bling of Basel
Do your eyes light up at the sight of diamonds, emeralds and sapphires? Do you long for a world of beauty and sophistication? Look no further, as this year's Baselworld was truly a diva's delight.
Plenty in reserve
Proof that watchmakers aren't lacking in energy, a succession of record-breaking power reserves has produced movements that will keep ticking for a week or longer on a single wind.
Superman, a hero with " classic " tastes
Since taking on the caped crusader's spandex suit, this man of steel with muscles as resistant as any dive watch has fast-tracked his way to Hollywood fame. An interview with Henry Cavill, the British star who no longer has a minute to himself.
Marc Hayek: keep calm and carry on!
The Chief Executive of Breguet, Blancpain and Jaquet Droz believes Swiss watchmaking has been following a six-year cycle since the turn of the century. While figures may be pointing in the wrong direction, he prefers to take a positive view as markets still welcome innovative, finely crafted timepieces.
Urwerk – The hunt for precision
A watch that adapts to you, and not the other way round? Introducing EMC "Time Hunter", which enables its owner to monitor its functioning and control its precision when worn.
