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.
Luxury's digital challenge
As LVMH prepares to launch 24 Sèvres, an online department store selling 150 luxury brands and a potential rival to Yoox Net-A-Porter or Farfetch, watch brands have yet to properly embrace the digital domain.
Watch industry on less shaky ground
The main luxury groups have reported a significant rise in revenue for the year's first quarter. Signs of a similar upturn in the watch segment suggest the industry could be back in the black for 2017.
François-Henry Bennahmias: "There are some great years ahead"
For Audemars Piguet CEO François-Henry Bennahmias, it's a simple equation. Each year, some 600,000 luxury watches are produced for a global market of 30 to 40 million people. Until the figures balance, Swiss watchmaking can look forward to some great years… provided it knows how.
Anne Hathaway: "Every watch has its context"
One of Hollywood's most bankable actresses, Anne Hathaway is capable of playing any role. For her, a watch is more than just an accessory.
Vintage: who's next?
The Geneva auctions may be the eye of the vintage storm, they are still dominated by a handful of record-breaking brands. What, though, of the market's future stars? Intrepid collectors go off in search of the brands that time forgot – the very ones that may one day be setting records of their own.
Kristian Haagen discusses the vintage trend
Kristian Haagen is a man who needs little introduction. Since his first piece was published in a national newspaper way back in 1998 he has carved himself a name with Fine Watchmaking as a true expert. A journalist and writer, a speaker, an auction consultant and one of our favourite influencers, we couldn’t think of anyone better to discuss the vintage trend currently sweeping the world of watches.
