Georges Kern: “There is no more room for this excessive luxury”
INTERVIEW
August 2021
With his “new luxury” concept, the Breitling boss wants to take the brand into a price segment beyond the symbolic CHF 10,000 mark. The recent launch of the (…)
Loss and theft: should you lock your watch?
SECURITY
July 2021
A recent spate of watch thefts in Paris has been reported in the French media. As money becomes more dematerialised, expensive timepieces are increasingly (…)
Neuchâtel’s watch show Imagination postponed to 2022
INDUSTRY
July 2021
Grief-stricken, the event scheduled to take place on Lake Neuchâtel from September 1 to 6, 2021 has been postponed to 2022. The organizers communicate their (…)
Several new key appointments at WOLF
INDUSTRY
July 2021
The company founded in 1834 has recently announced three key appointments in its global operations: Kate Yerrell as Marketing Manager for UK, Europe and the (…)
Bulgari opens a new boutique at Place Vendôme
July 2021
An evocative journey from Rome to Paris imagined by architect Peter Marino, experienced through the language of architecture, interior design and the poetry (…)
Arnold & Son: “Autonomy in a group is possible”
INTERVIEW
July 2021
Arnold & Son, launched more than 25 years ago under the name of British watchmaker John Arnold, and backed by the renowned La Joux-Perret manufacture, (…)
Only Watch 2021: discover the 54 participating brands
July 2021
The 9th edition of the charity auction of unique pieces to raise funds for research against Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be held on 6 November 2021. (…)
A new watchmaking event announced in Geneva for spring 2022
SHOWS
June 2021
Called “Time to Watches”, this new Geneva watchmaking event has been announced for dates parallel to those of Watches and Wonders from the end of March to (…)
Chronext welcomes ex-Richemont Norbert Platt as Advisor
INDUSTRY
June 2021
After passing the 100 million euro turnover mark for the first time in 2020, the watch trading platform keeps bolstering its industry credentials as it (…)
Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie: a new cultural division
June 2021
The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie is continuing its transformation with the creation of the Watches and Culture Division, whose aim is to make (…)
Carl F. Bucherer in a new technological dimension
INTERVIEW
June 2021
Carl F. Bucherer has released its first model combining minute repeater, tourbillon and peripheral rotor. We take a look back at how this manufacture (…)
Recommended reading: McKinsey’s new report on watchmaking
June 2021
This report is part of a special-edition series by McKinsey and Business of Fashion and takes a deep dive into fine jewellery and watches over a five-year (…)
