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.
Survival of the fittest in the luxury digital economy
Digital is a vital source of growth for the luxury industry and a powerful way to develop brand equity. According to consulting firm McKinsey, a "Luxury 4.0" model is taking shape. Who will survive and who will become extinct?
The changing face of ladies' watches
With 10-plus years as an economist and marcom professional in the IT and energy sectors, but driven by the monkeys inside, Eszter Faykiss brought her passion-project Loupiosity to life. Since then, Loupiosity has been exploring fine watchmaking, jewellery and art through its own experiences.
Fluid technology used by HYT expands its horizons
HYT's sister company is working on new systems for watches, and for the automotive and medtech industries too.
Are watchmakers ready to ask Y?
Born connected, 15-35 year-olds – the largest consumer demographic in history – don't think, buy or communicate like their parents or grandparents, leaving brands the job of getting inside the millennial mind.
From Italy to Switzerland, Anonimo makes a name
Bronze, vintage and military: a winning combination in the current climate and one that Anonimo has down to a tee. The Italian brand has made a fresh start in Switzerland. A similar destiny awaits Vulcain, now in the same hands.
