Tudor: a meeting with designer Ander Ugarte
July 2023
Even if you don’t know his name, you know his work: Ander Ugarte is responsible for designing every Tudor watch since 2007 and, in many ways, for the (…)
A history of watch advertising: 1950-1959
June 2023
A history of watch advertising: 1940-1949
June 2023
A history of watch advertising: 1930-1939
June 2023
A history of watch advertising: 1920-1929
June 2023
Beyer Chronometrie – Zurich: a pioneer in the watch trade
BEST OF RETAIL 2023
March 2023
Founded in 1760, the world’s oldest continuously operating retailer, now run by the eighth generation of the same family, can boast many watch industry (…)
Concentration continues in watch distribution
MARKETS
January 2023
A distribution strategy that emphasises monobrand stores is benefitting a small number of powerful retailers with the necessary logistical and financial (…)
Jacob & Co. blazes a trail for NFT-crossover watchmaking
CASE STUDY
January 2023
Turning NFT art into a GPHG-nominated mechanical watch may not follow the rule book but for CEO Benjamin Arabov that’s the point – the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ (…)
What does Rolex’s CPO mean for third-party dealers?
December 2022
The watch giant’s announcement that it’s launching its own certification programme for second-hand models marks a turning point for the resale market. Given (…)
Louis Cottier’s archives to be digitised
November 2022
The Watch Library Foundation (TWL) and the Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève (MAH) have joined forces to digitise the watchmaking archives of Louis (…)
Watches and Wonders creates its own foundation
SHOWS
October 2022
Rolex, Richemont and Patek Philippe have decided to create the Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation (WWGF), a not-for-profit foundation based in Geneva. (…)
Watchmaking in 1927: major structural changes
95th ANNIVERSARY
May 2022
During the ‘Roaring Twenties’ the global watch industry was growing rapidly. Nearly one in two watches produced around the world came from a Swiss factory. (…)
