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“We're facing the deepest crisis of our generation”

“We’re facing the deepest crisis of our generation”

INTERVIEW

Launched in 1996, Parmigiani Fleurier is one of those “millennial” brands whose resilience is currently being tested. Its CEO, Davide Traxler, is lucid about (...)

“Collectors won't be enough for Swiss watchmaking”

“Collectors won’t be enough for Swiss watchmaking”

FRANZ LINDER, MIDO

Mido, a Swiss volume brand specialising in automatic watches, plays a key role in the watchmaking ecosystem as a “transmission belt” between the bottom and (...)

Watches and cars: a no-nonsense comparison

Watches and cars: a no-nonsense comparison

INTERVIEW

On a superficial level, the worlds of watchmaking and automobiles are often compared through the many partnerships forged between the two industries. But (...)

To launch or not to launch? The case of Maurice Lacroix

To launch or not to launch? The case of Maurice Lacroix

INTERVIEW

Under the managing hand of Stéphane Waser, Maurice Lacroix has repositioned itself in recent years more as a maker of casual, urban and sporty watches. The (...)

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SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers' networks

SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers’ networks

THE FAIR TRADE

When publisher Carlos Alonso started the annual SIAR watch fair in Mexico City, he quickly realised that the way to reach out to the best clients was to (...)

Swiss Made: The debate flares up again…

Swiss Made: The debate flares up again…

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

…or perhaps it never ended. But the breakdown of the supply chains due to the pandemic is certain to put the label under more pressure. Both the advent of (...)

Salon Exceptional Watches in Prague

Salon Exceptional Watches in Prague

VIDEO

The 6th Salon Exceptional Watches is the largest luxury watch fair in Central and Eastern Europe took place for the first time in Prague at the Žofín Palace. (...)

Announcing a new watch show in Prague

Announcing a new watch show in Prague

SALON EXCEPTIONAL WATCHES

Central Europe is a region that has experienced a strong economic revival during the last two decades. It also counts a growing community of watch (...)

The emerging watch market of Canada

The emerging watch market of Canada

REPORT

Why is Canada not in the top 20 global markets for Swiss watchmakers, despite its high level of development? The potential of the Canadian watch market, in (...)

Ice-Watch: strategic alliance with Citizen

Ice-Watch: strategic alliance with Citizen

INTERVIEW

Ice-Watch has become the exclusive distributor of Japanese brand Citizen on the French and Belgian markets. But the relationship goes beyond this agreement (...)

Discover the first watch festival of Montreal

Discover the first watch festival of Montreal

CANADA

The Canadian watch market is developing, as we stressed in a recent article! Among the new interesting initiatives is the first international watch show of (...)

Frederique Constant opens a new chapter

Frederique Constant opens a new chapter

INFRASTRUCTURE

The company, which has just celebrated its 30th anniversary and is still seeking to “democratize Swiss watchmaking luxury”, is doubling the surface area of (...)

“Sell-out has been declining since the start of 2019”

“Sell-out has been declining since the start of 2019”

WATCH INDUSTRY

The monthly sell-out index, compiled by consultant Thierry Huron, reveals that watch sales are in a fragile state of health. In the first quarter, the (...)

2020: The year of all uncertainties

2020: The year of all uncertainties

INDUSTRY NEWS

The “fragmentation” of the watch industry’s calendar continues: Breitling withdraws from Baselworld. The brand nevertheless welcomes the efforts made by the (...)

Chanel in figures

Chanel in figures

DATA

The Parisian company has published its results for the first time. Its turnover is close to the $10 billion mark.

Patrick Pruniaux arrives at Girard-Perregaux

Patrick Pruniaux arrives at Girard-Perregaux

The former Apple senior manager is now the new strong man in Kering’s traditional watchmaking business. The dynamic CEO of Ulysse Nardin is now also taking (...)

Israel: in search of a new direction

Israel: in search of a new direction

TRAVEL NOTES 🇮🇱 ISRAEL

In their narrow local market, Israeli retailers are counting on the rise of tourism to boost watch sales. Geopolitical tensions however jeopardise this (...)

India's luxury watch market, a complex case

India’s luxury watch market, a complex case

ANALYSIS

While 2017 was a year focused on absorbing the shock of “demonetisation” in India – as the government suddenly withdrew more than two-thirds of the country’s (...)

Luxury market expectations in Australia

Luxury market expectations in Australia

WORLD MARKETS

Record continuous growth and buoyant conditions are strong indicators for the luxury makers but they face contradictory generational (...)

Why do new generations grow suspicious of social media?

Why do new generations grow suspicious of social media?

Today, it is crucial for luxury brands to observe the consumer behaviour of those born between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s. Studies suggest that (...)

The resilience of the watch industry

The resilience of the watch industry

EDITORIAL

The watch industry, which tries so hard to control everything – production upstream, distribution downstream and communication at all points in between – is (...)

Russia, a challenging year

Russia, a challenging year

2017

2017 has been a challenging year for the Russian watch market. For the first nine months of the year, the value of imported watches increased by 5%, but (...)

An unspectacular German watch market

An unspectacular German watch market

WORLD MARKETS

2017 will be remembered as an unspectacular year for the German watch market. Yet, with hardly any growth, a business that just represents 2012 figures and (...)

Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

WORLD MARKETS

On the beaches of Dakar, lapped by the Atlantic, time is on the move. It slips between the Western tourists languishing on the sand of Yoff or the pebbles (...)