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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?

Thursday, 09 February 2023
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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.

Thursday, 02 February 2023
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Economy
Swiss watch exports in 2014

The year 2014 came to a close in a more difficult context for the Swiss watch industry, however exports by the sector continued to grow. The annual result recorded a total value of 22.2 billion francs, corresponding to an increase of 1.9% compared to 2013. As in 2013, which recorded exactly the same rate of growth, 2014 will have been a year of consolidation at a high level. Mention must be made however of the negative trend observed in November and December, linked to the autumn events in Hong Kong and the decline of the Chinese market.

Tuesday, 03 February 2015
Press Release
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Leather saving its skin? No chance!

Crocodile is swimming against the current—the latest watch straps opt for precious, glamorous and visionary materials. What time does your mink say it is?

Monday, 02 February 2015
3 min read
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Point of View
Long live freedom

Once upon a time there was the Poinçon de Genève, a hallmark introduced in 1886 and already intended as an effective measure against counterfeiting. Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres (the famous COSC), which certifies the precision of Swiss watches that meet its criteria, dates from 1973 in its present form.

Thursday, 22 January 2015
2 min read
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25 years of magic
Friday, 16 January 2015
4 min watch
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Métiers d'art are second nature for Cartier

In August 2014, Cartier opened its Maison des Métiers d’Art, a renovated farmhouse within sight of the Cartier Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds. With some fifty dedicated craftsmen and women producing in the region of five hundred watches a year under its one roof, this new endeavour will nurture the artistic crafts of both yesterday and tomorrow.

Wednesday, 14 January 2015
4 min read
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SIHH 2015 - The Astral Gateway - Teaser
Friday, 09 January 2015
1 min watch
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