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.
Audemars Piguet sets out to revisit striking watches
A specialist in striking watches, Audemars Piguet has embarked on a research project in collaboration with the Hautes Écoles of French-speaking Switzerland, aimed at recreating the lost sound of turn-of-the-century pieces. The project should come to fruition by 2010.
Vacheron Constantin and its heritage
"Atelier Cabinotiers Special Orders" is the bespoke watchmaking department, inaugurated at Vacheron Constantin at the beginning of 2007. An unusual decision but one that sits perfectly with the values of the oldest Manufacture in the world.
Golay Spierer: Exclusive to the extreme
It took courage, but Christophe Golay and Emile Spierer are the kind of passion-driven artists who aren't afraid to take risks.
