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.
H. Moser & Cie, when fumé says it all
Since the purely minimalist Concept model, the fumé dial has become the H. Moser & Cie’s signature, even without a logo. In 2020, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of this launch, the manufacture is producing three new models, all released as limited editions.
Luxury watch sales take off on eBay
A watch changes hands every five seconds on eBay. The platform has become so successful as a marketplace for pre-owned luxury timepieces, it has published its own 2020 Luxury Watch Report.
Watches that are an antidote to the crisis
The strong growth and healthy earnings projection from Watches of Switzerland, the world's second-largest retailer, offer a ray of sunshine.
Openmovement aims to revitalise watchmaking
An open-source movement is under development in Switzerland. A first in the watch industry, technical drawings will be made available to users whose modifications and improvements will then benefit others.
Are Swiss watchmakers facing a supply shortage?
Brands are keeping silent as to a possible shortage of components from China, the main supplier of parts to the Swiss watch industry.
US is back as the number-one market for Swiss watches
Eight months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have put paid to the region's status as the number-one market for Swiss watch exports, overtaken by the United States in January. The coronavirus outbreak is likely to have further impact in the first half-year.
