A. Lange & Söhne: a policy of subtle changes
GERMANY
June 2021
No revolutions at A. Lange & Söhne this year – just evolutions to infuse the best of the past into new horological compositions, in line with the German (…)
Report: Jewellery and Watches
SPECIAL REPORT
March 2021
The many interactions between two worlds
Jewellery today: Facts & Figures
March 2021
The purchase of Tiffany & Co. by LVMH for 15.8 billion dollars heralds a new era of consolidation around supergroups and global brands, in a jewellery (…)
Watchmaking in search of eternity
ANALYSIS
March 2021
While mechanical watchmaking – the existence of which dates back not millennia but “merely” a few centuries – could conceivably one day dwindle and die out, (…)
Learning from jewellery’s successes
EDITORIAL
March 2021
In what is still a highly fragmented sector, where “no-name” brands dominate, the jewellery heavyweights – Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari and Van Cleef (…)
Deloitte: 2021 outlook for the Swiss watch industry
INTERVIEW
March 2021
Covid-19, smartwatches, sustainability, second-hand or online sales: year after year, Deloitte provides a comprehensive overview of the Swiss watch industry (…)
China: what is at stake for luxury watchmaking in Hainan?
MARKETS
February 2021
The rise of Hainan, the tropical island in the South China Sea, as a hub for Chinese mainlanders’ luxury offshore shopping – in the works since 2011 – has (…)
Watchfinder & Co.: why e-commerce still values physical stores
INTERVIEW
December 2020
In the midst of the pandemic, the platform specialising in pre-owned watches has just opened two physical stores, in Paris and Geneva. It is also partnering (…)
A 100% digital edition of Watches & Wonders in 2021
SHOWS & FAIRS
November 2020
In the light of uncertainty amid the current health crisis, the Watches and Wonders Geneva Exhibitor Committee has taken the decision not to hold the (…)
Richemont: a corporate culture in question
CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES
June 2020
The travails of the Richemont group more broadly reflect a corporate culture that seems somewhat out of sync with an ever more horizontal and complex world. (…)
Are groups compatible with Baselworld?
THE FAIR TRADE
February 2020
It’s not all about coronavirus... Swatch Group’s decision to leave Baselworld is in line with a fundamental trend: after grappling with the production chain (…)
Alibaba: a game-changing alliance with Richemont
E-COMMERCE
November 2019
Tmall is hoping its strategic cooperation with Yoox-Net-APorter will attract distribution and increase sales of watches on its dedicated luxury platform. We (…)
