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.
For a few seconds less
Omega's launch of Master Chronometer certification in 2015 was followed by Rolex's announcement that it would be extending its Superlative Chronometer label to its entire production. This "race for precision" coincides with the widespread use of silicon in movements, a tempting development that purists warn against nonetheless.
Exceptions to the rule
Patek Philippe came to Baselworld with a new iteration of its Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300, which becomes the most complicated wristwatch in its regular collection. An alternative response to the current climate for certain brands only.
A big year for Chopard
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Chopard Manufacture and the 40th birthday of the Happy Diamonds watch. An interview with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of a brand that has earned its place at mechanical watchmaking's top table.
The complex art of femininity
A hint of mother-of-pearl, a soupçon of gold, a smattering of diamonds… Patek Philippe brings a swathe of softness to its famous annual calendar. A visual enchantment that contains a wealth of technique.
Time and motion
The desire to find new ways to relate time has prompted watchmakers to replace the mundane hour and minute hands with often astonishing solutions that breathe new vitality into time displays.
Crisis management
What type of strategy are Swiss watch brands implementing in an unusually complex international context? Four industry bosses took time out to answer our questions.
