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Economy
Luxury, biodiversity and the sixth mass extinction

At five points in the past 500 million years, life on Earth was almost completely wiped out. We are now on the brink of a sixth mass extinction, and we are the cause. Can humans right their wrongs? The luxury industry must lead by example.

Thursday, 27 January 2022
8 min read
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Economy
Investors see opportunity in the watch sector

An influx of capital ends a year marked by a boom in sales at auction and on the pre-owned market as watches take on a new role as investment products.

Monday, 20 December 2021
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Economy
Verbatim - Vontobel: Swiss watch industry 2010: positive growth again

The year 2009 will go down as a year of crisis in the history of luxury goods companies, all of which experienced sales and margin declines. Leather goods producers (Hermès, LVMH), however, suffered to a lesser degree than watch and jewellery makers (Swatch Group, Richemont, Bulgari). Positive signs already emerged in 4Q09 and continued in 1Q10 (+16,6%) owing to the easier comparison base.

Monday, 26 April 2010
The FHH Journal editors
2 min read
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Economy
Analyse des statistiques d’exportation horlogère suisse - 2009
Tuesday, 16 March 2010
The FHH Journal editors
3 min read
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Economy
2009 exports: all is revealed

Swiss watch exports contracted by almost a quarter in 2009, slipping 22.3% to CHF 13.2 billion. Quentin Simonet gives his analysis of what this means for the industry.

Thursday, 25 February 2010
Quentin Simonet
4 min read
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Economy
Aspects of the UK watch trade in 2009 and prospects for 2010

The final report of the successful 20th edition of the SIHH last January provided a good reflection of how things have been for the trade in the United Kingdom in 2009. The summary words are a cliché, but apply very much, hurting in places: ‘belt tightening’.

Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Michael Balfour
5 min read
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Economy
India’s stars work their magic

The Indian celebrities and faces of leading watch firms also pull in the crowds online. Thanks to them, brands such as Longines, Audemars Piguet and Chopard have climbed to the top of the list of watchmaking’s most-wanted ambassadors.

Tuesday, 23 February 2010
2 min read
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Economy
Fine Watchmaking says "be my fan!"

Despite a lacklustre economy in 2009, online searches for Fine Watch brands grew 14% according to the WorldWatchReport, published by IC-Agency. HH Magazine presents the report’s main conclusions with in-depth per country coverage to come.

Monday, 01 February 2010
3 min read
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