Market focus USA – Part 2:New factory fuels Swiss Army quality
January 2007
Victorinox Swiss Army opens own factory in Switzerland, plans to move up-market.
The mechanical and financial heart of watchmaking
January 2007
In a recent book of interviews with the journalist Friedemann Bartu ‘Au-delà de la saga Swatch’ Nicolas Hayek laid a few cards on the table (…)
Market focus USA – Part 1
January 2007
The United States market is one of the biggest in the world and for the past few years it has done nothing but grow.
LAKIN@LARGE - I got Scruffy in Belfast
January 2007
I visited Belfast recently with a group of friends. Everyone seemed to wonder why we were going there since we thought it would be industrial, boring (…)
England: Glamour wouldn’t be glamour without a touch of royalty
December 2006
Sir Elton John is England’s King of Bling...
France: brands that stand alone
December 2006
Let's have a look at the French watch shows.
Horlogerie-Bijouterie Guillard - Surviving in the Swiss market
December 2006
Selling high-end Swiss watches in Switzerland is not an easy task.
Office ladies: a new name for an old niche
December 2006
The term ‘Office Ladies’ comes from Japan and is used to describe young Japanese female office workers.
Diamonds are a watch retailer's best friend...if you know what you are selling
November 2006
Diamond watches are a certified Top Wesselton phenomenon in the watch industry.
Brand boutiques: boon or bust for retailers
November 2006
Brand boutiques have become a fixture on the retail landscape ...
A Window to the Future – The “Young and Wild” at Inhorgenta Europe
November 2006
Every industry profits from the energy and innovative ideas of its next generation.
Market Focus Shanghai: Raymond Weil: a strategic repositioning
November 2006
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