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.
Watch brands go green
Most of us wouldn't think twice about owning multiple timepieces, wearing a crocodile strap or buying a quartz watch for the kids, but the products we consume, including watches, have a direct impact on our planet's health. Through positive decisions, we can be conscious consumers and still have the enjoyment of a beautiful, stylish watch.
2018: the year watchmaking went digital
Mammoth takeovers, serial partnerships, crowdfunding, new brands... in this year of renewed growth for the Swiss watch industry, the digital economy has become a vital relay for luxury.
Greubel Forsey: measuring time without counting time
Greubel Forsey doesn't make watches. It crafts timepieces which, one by one, rebuild the expertise that fell by the wayside of the quartz crisis. We visited the brand in Le Crêt-du-Locle.
China to rule the luxury spend in 2025
The latest Bain & Co report confirms the luxury market's unstoppable growth, powered by young, digitally connected Chinese. The personal luxury goods market is expected to grow by around 5% annually to 2025, when it will be worth in the region of €350 billion.
"Fine Watchmaking also means playing as a team"
Fairs, training and a new headquarters for the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie in the centre of Geneva... chairwoman and managing director, Fabienne Lupo, talks about the FHH's projects and its role in the watchmaking world.
