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.
Zenith builds on its laurels
The brand is bolstering its positions by revisiting some of its past glories. It's also exploring new materials, taking an unexpected tack with a non-chronograph El Primero, and even raising a few eyebrows by introducing a Sellita movement to its Pilot Type 20 range.
Chopard, the gentleman watchmaker
L.U.C, Mille Miglia, Happy Diamonds, Imperiale… aficionados are familiar with Chopard's Fine Watch collections, but what about the philosophy behind them? An interview with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard.
TAG Heuer trickles down its technology
A fixture in the chronograph segment, which now includes the in-house CH 80 calibre, TAG Heuer also intends making inroads in the entry-level segment. An interview with Stéphane Linder, the man at the head of a brand that's backing innovation.
The digital revolution
Watches that double up as computers, watches that connect with each other, watches transformed by digital revolutions, watches of every sort!
