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.
Watchmakers' new port of call
Brands - IWC, Hublot and TAG Heuer among them – have taken to the seas and opened stores on cruise ships.
A new watch group?
After buying out Eterna, China Haidan announced its acquisition of Corum at the World Watch and Jewellery Show last April. An interview with Antonio Calce, now at the head of the two brands.
Richemont's five glorious years
In the space of five years, Richemont has doubled both sales and profit. The Geneva-based luxury group, established 25 years ago, sees this as just a taste of things to come.
Watchmakers gear up for women
If there is one trend to have emerged from this year's new releases, it is mechanical watches for women. After having had their pick of diamond-encrusted quartz, women can now enjoy watchmaking's mechanical delights.
The new golden age of ladies’ watches
In which the watch industry finally answers the question: “What do women want?
Diamonds trump all
No longer the poor cousin of the grande complication, the high jewelry watch is taking the spotlight as the luxury timepiece of note.
