Richard Mille has pushed the development of composite materials much further than any other watch brand. Last year, its partner NTPT® opened a 300m2
Touch. Sight. Hearing. Even smell. Our senses are active when it comes to watches, but are the latter indeed designed to pander to every
With attractive new products for the general public and crazy talking pieces for the avid collector, the watch industry is well placed for a
From the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to football pitches worldwide and back home in Geneva, competition has been the order of the
In the age of the Internet the customer can often be better informed than the sales staff, whether they are buying a new computer,
Despite a far-from-gloomy Baselworld, the watch industry desperately needs some wind in its sails. Could the recent high-level personnel changes be the answer ? Price
Last year the SIHH coincided with a sudden rise in the value of the Swiss franc, which had a direct impact on the Swiss
It was a busy return to work after the holidays for the watch industry with two new regional watch shows (the first Dubai Watch
The Les Ambassadeurs store in Zurich was the only Swiss stop-off for the exhibition celebrating 200 years since the birth of Ferdinand-Adolph Lange. A
With Jean-Claude Biver’s strong personality and incredible record of achievement in the watch industry, it’s little surprise that someone wanted to publish his biography
“What could we do together ?” wondered two thirty-something friends with a desire to embark on a joint project at the dawn of the third
The major groups continue to record modest growth (a recent profit warning from Richemont was not directly related to the performance of the watch
The first horological highlight of the year was unfortunately preceded by a lowlight. Switzerland’s National Bank was clearly not thinking of the country’s watch
CEOs, PRs and the sales managers of numerous brands clocked up a considerable number of air miles over the past quarter attending exhibitions as
During the annual hiatus, Chronoswiss took advantage of the peace and quiet to organise an impressive inauguration of its new headquarters right in the
Perhaps we are seeing an end to the trend for UHOs (Unidentified Horological Objects) and large imposing pieces in favour of a return to