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.
Dear Uncle Sam
While the rest of the world has its eyes riveted on China as the luxury industry's new big thing, Omega is busy canvassing the United States, still the second biggest market for Swiss watch exports, growing almost 22% over the first eight months of the year.
The Co-Axial phenomenon
Invented by George Daniels and developed with Omega for series production, the Co-Axial escapement needs no introduction.
Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair 2011: Copies still plentiful but less flagrant
In the fight against counterfeiting impatience misses the mark, but perseverance always pays dividends. Surveillance at the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair provides further proof of this axiom.
US Watch Business Could be on the Upswing
If store openings are any indication of the state of the retail market, certain cities may be looking particularly healthy and well poised for retail sales.
Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair
The 30th Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair 2011: Chinese traditional makers are showing their class and the Swiss have arrived in force.
When ceramic turns to gold…
Once a lone figure with its ceramic watches, Rado has since inspired others, beginning with Chanel in the early 2000s, with many Fine Watch brands following suit. Has the industry found an alternative to gold and its soaring price?
