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.
Russell Crowe, man of action
Multi-award-winning actor Russell Crowe has become one of Hollywood's biggest stars, known for his physically demanding roles. The archetypal tough guy, off-screen he expects his watches to resemble him, meaning always ready for a challenge.
Girard-Perregaux - A place in history
When did Girard-Perregaux win a gold medal for its Tourbillon with three gold bridges? In what year did the first woman go into space? When did Beethoven compose his Symphony No. 5? Answers on the dials of 225 unique renditions of the Girard-Perregaux Place Girardet watch, which traces 225 years in the life of the Manufacture.
Zenith - Then and now
Academic by name but certainly not by nature. In black ceramic, the Academy Tourbillon Georges Favre-Jacot merges two landmark complications from the history of Zenith with contemporary watchmaking, showing a tourbillon and a fusée-chain transmission as never before.
The heir transparent
Sapphire cases are becoming an increasingly common sight. Richard Mille, a trailblazer in 2012, has made sapphire-cased watches a speciality, with others following suit. A closer look at one of watchmaking's newest phenomena.
Samba for the Swatch Group
What do Nick Hayek, sunglasses, the Rio Olympic Games, METAS and Universo have in common? Swatch Group's traditional economic press conference, of course!
The top 12 chronographs
Often robust, sometimes vintage, always sporty, the chronograph remains one of the most sought-after complications. Tailored for the measuring of elapsed times, it was one of the big attractions at this year's Baselworld. These are the twelve that caught our eye.
