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.
Hermès, the messenger of success
The months go by and not a single cloud darkens Hermès' growth prospects. Sales increased 7.5% in 2016, and the Parisian firm recorded a further 13.5% rise in this year's first quarter. Only its watch business is struggling to keep pace.
A Swiss-Made automatic watch for under 700 Swiss francs
Two seasoned industry professionals, neither of them involved with any brand or group, have teamed up to develop a watch that might give some food for thought to the big players.
Oh so British Arnold & Son?
Japan's Citizen Watch is marking its territory in Switzerland with movement specialist La Joux-Perret and its components-maker Prototec, at the service of Frédérique Constant, Alpina and Arnold & Son. A melting pot of nationalities that makes the group's Swiss-Made something of a global village.
Richard Mille Rallye des Princesses: classic cars meet high-tech watches
Known for his exceptional timepieces, pioneering materials and complicated calibers, Richard Mille regularly unveils masterpieces for men and women. This year, as the title sponsor of the Princesses Rally for the third consecutive year, Richard Mille watches rivaled the beauty of France, the precision of the vintage cars and the power of the women behind the wheel.
Behind the scenes at Blancpain
Every watch brand has its secrets, but recently we were granted a private tour of the Blancpain Manufacture in the Joux Valley, Switzerland, where watchmaking magic takes place.
Zenith's rising star?
Not one to keep a low profile for long, Jean-Claude Biver lifts the lid on a revolutionary new regulator, to be unveiled this autumn. Precise to one second in 24 hours, it will be part of a Zenith mechanical movement, already touted as the most accurate ever made.
