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.
In praise of complexity
Complications are, for watchmakers, a means of expressing their mechanical ingenuity and sense of innovation. Despite an economic climate that inspires prudence, a good many Maisons have chosen to shun simplicity. A round-up of what's on show at SIHH.
What the numbers say
January marks the end of holiday festivities; for watchmaking too, the party's over.
Ladies’ day watches with substance over bling
While the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie has traditionally been one of the most likely places to see full-on bling in ladies’ watches, there are early signs of a new, more subdued aesthetic at January’s show.
Learning to listen
After eighteen months, the slump in watch sales is a bitter reality, reflected in flagging profits and redundancy plans. There is good news, however, as brands appear to have climbed down from their flying carpets and now have both feet firmly on the ground. A more stable terrain…
