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.
The Oriental Complexity of Superior Watches (II)
Chinese architecture and ancient relics, but famous historical figures and symbols are inspirations for the designs of western watches.
Improving precision is the watchmaker's raison d'être
Giulio Papi likes to remind us that horology is first and foremost about instruments whose purpose is to give the time with increasing accuracy.
“All my watches have to be repairable”
On the subject of watch movements, one has to talk to the specialists in the sector, those who have distinguished themselves by creating pieces which are both original and successful. Antoine Preziuso, whose workshop is just a stone’s throw from the manufactures at Plan-les-Ouates, gives us his views on the subject.
Patek Philippe extends its empire into Neuchâtel
At Patek Philippe, "planning" and "anticipating" aren't just empty words. Thanks to its forward-looking strategy, the Manufacture, one of the foremost names in Fine Watchmaking, can boast a long history of success. Widely acknowledged within the profession as primus inter pares, this very Genevan watchmaking firm is determined not to let its crown slip, and is spreading its wings in the canton of Neuchâtel, specifically in La Chaux-de-Fonds where watchmaking is a centuries-old tradition.
