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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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Efficiency rules at Breitling (II)

Inside its factory in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Breitling uses the very latest technology to manufacture half its annual production of some 150,000 watches, 50% of which are equipped with in-house mechanical chronograph calibres.

Friday, 09 January 2015
4 min read
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Efficiency rules at Breitling (I)

Manufacture Breitling in La Chaux-de-Fonds is a lesson in efficiency and coherent organisation, inside a building that favours the same clean, precise aesthetic as the Pop Art canvases that line the walls. HH Magazine takes a tour.

Wednesday, 07 January 2015
3 min read
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Point of View
"Exceptional" results for Richard Mille

For the second consecutive year, Richard Mille travelled to Hong Kong as one of the exhibitors at Watches&Wonders; a chance to catch up with the founder and CEO of the brand.

Friday, 19 December 2014
3 min read
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Economy
A mixed bag for 2014 results

Even as Swiss watchmaking stands poised for another record year in 2014, with exports reaching CHF 22 billion, the mood is no longer quite so buoyant. Growth for the year is expected to be in the region of 3% versus 2% in 2013.

Tuesday, 16 December 2014
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Point of View
The secrets of Bulgari watch design

The illustrious jeweller has developed a distinctive style for its watch collections. Rooted in pure lines and a rationalistic approach, it is no less joyful and convivial, like the Italians themselves.

Friday, 12 December 2014
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New Models
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept - Acoustic research

Exceptional engineering and the power of sound merge in one of the most innovative concept watches created by a Swiss haute horlogerie watchmaking house. The result of an in-depth eight-year sound research programme with three patents pending, this new Royal Oak Concept watch, a unique prototype, will be unveiled by Audemars Piguet at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2015 (SIHH) in Geneva.

Friday, 12 December 2014
Press Release
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