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.
DualTow, an exceptional watch for an outstanding occasion
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Manufacture Christophe Claret, the master-watchmaker has created DualTow, a single-pusher planetary-gear chronograph with striking mechanism, tourbillon and a belt-type hour and minute display. Put simply, a remarkable timepiece.
The new Harry Winston Opus: a testament to the essential
Jointly created by watchmaker Jean-Marc Wiederrecht and designer Eric Giroud, both eminent figures in their field, Opus 9 exists purely and simply to give the time by means of two diamond chains. Beautiful and essential.
Parmigiani innovates with its "Ateliers"
Much like a haute couture boutique, Ateliers Parmigiani will convey the very essence of the brand in the world's major cities. After-sales service will also be optimised.
AlpVision invents an intelligent anti-counterfeiting solution
AlpVision, a Swiss firm based in Vevey, has developed a digital imaging system based on mathematical algorithms that will identify a watch throughout its lifetime, and for one simple reason: all industrially-manufactured products, even mass-made ones, have their own print.
Everything you always wanted to know about… fine watches but were afraid to ask
The Watch@Tablet, an encyclopaedia of fine watches developed by the FHH for retailers, is set to become an invaluable resource for sales staff. This touchscreen notebook gives advice and information on demand.
Roger Dubuis must develop on a global scale
Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Roger Dubuis in summer 2008, Matthias Schuler, formerly Chief Operating Officer at IWC, talks about the brand's future.
