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.
TAG Heuer's carbon breakthrough
TAG Heuer has revealed the first ever balance spring made from a carbon composite. It resides inside the chronometer-certified Heuer 02T calibre with a tourbillon regulator.
Bulgari's Renascimento
Bulgari offers a taste of what to expect at Baselworld with new iterations in its four flagship collections: Diva's Dream, Lucea, Serpenti and Octo. High mechanics meet Italian flair.
China, the kingmaker
China can raise a brand to the pantheon of luxury just as easily as it can dash it to the ground. With this Damoclean sword dangling over them, brands are multiplying initiatives. We look at what Bulgari is doing.
Celebrating 125 years of the Omega name
Two new timepieces were unveiled at the head office in Bienne in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the Omega name.
Switzerland's watch economy drops down a gear
The Swiss watch industry came out of 2018 on a high, catching up exports to post a 6.3% rise at CHF 21.2 billion. However, figures indicate that growth peaked during the first six months and that the current slowdown will continue into 2019.
Swiss watch exports up 6.3% in 2018
The outturn for watch industry exports in 2018 was in line with forecasts. The steady pace of growth early in the year saw a decline from the summer onwards, due to a less favourable base effect, but remained positive overall.
