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.
Rolex conquers new depths with the Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Deepsea
Waterproof to an extraordinary 3,900 metres, the latest diver's watch from Rolex involved a complete rethinking of the case structure and the development of an original clasp system. A new luminescent material and a redesigned rotating bezel complete the innovations behind this uncompromising model.
The Culture of Watchmaking: Jean-Marc Jacot's Perspective
Born in Le Locle, Switzerland, into a family that has been associated with watchmaking for several generations, Jean-Marc Jacot rejoined the industry after a period studying business in Paris. Benefiting from experience in a number of fields, he joined the Sandoz Family Foundation in 1999. Today, he is the Foundation’s spokesman on all matters associated with watchmaking, the overall director of the watchmaking section (notably Vaucher and Parmigiani) and the CEO of Parmigiani in particular. We report on his personal vision of the culture of watchmaking.
Ten years on, an enormous leap for the mechanical watch
Chopard signifies the production of 75,000 pieces of jewellery and 75,000 watches each year; Chopard also means 700 people in Geneva, 130 at Fleurier's manufacturing plant and 1,750 across the world. The company, which today lays claim to full integration of all the watchmaking trades, has joined the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH). Here is an interview with Chopard's co-president, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele. Interview by Christophe Roulet
