Swatch Group – Part 4

Interview with Max Büsser, CEO of MB&F

Interview with Max Büsser, CEO of MB&F

REPORT

In response to a questionnaire sent out by Europa Star, 50 CEOs from Switzerland, Europe, Japan and the USA reveal their strategies for dealing with the (…)

IN SEARCH OF A NEW MODEL

IN SEARCH OF A NEW MODEL

Are we looking at the end of a model, the model that has shaped the face of world watchmaking over the last two decades?

CEOs HAVE THEIR SAY

CEOs HAVE THEIR SAY

In response to a questionnaire sent out by Europa Star, 50 CEOs from Switzerland, Europe, Japan and the USA reveal their strategies for dealing with the (…)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE: Sascha Moeri - Carl F. Bucherer

EUROPA STAR ARCADE: Sascha Moeri - Carl F. Bucherer

Sascha Moeri, CEO of Carl F. Bucherer, on his brand philosophy, relations with the distribution networks and growing in a period of economic instability.

WATCH EXPORT 2015: The Slowdown is Easier at the Top, but the Happy Few are Inceasingly Scarce

WATCH EXPORT 2015: The Slowdown is Easier at the Top, but the Happy Few are Inceasingly Scarce

In 2015, for the first time, watches priced at over CHF 15,000 (over CHF 35,000 retail price) constituted the biggest export category in terms of value. (…)

SIHH 2016 AND THE PRICE DICHOTOMY

SIHH 2016 AND THE PRICE DICHOTOMY

As the big day approached, everyone was saying the 2016 SIHH would bring a ‘moment of truth’ about the climate of the watchmaking industry. But, as is the (…)

WATCHES - SIGNALS

WATCHES - SIGNALS

A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

Girard-Perregaux - Antonio Calce: “Let's show them what we're made of

Girard-Perregaux - Antonio Calce: “Let’s show them what we’re made of

Just over a year ago, Antonio Calce was appointed CEO of Girard-Perregaux, after a career that included managing Corum for seven years before being edged (…)

ANNIVERSARY: Raymond Weil - 40 years of family independence

ANNIVERSARY: Raymond Weil - 40 years of family independence

Raymond Weil is one of the rare Swiss watch brands to have remained a family concern. The Geneva-based company, now in the hands of the family’s 3rd (…)

ANNIVERSARY: Century - Half a century in sapphire

ANNIVERSARY: Century - Half a century in sapphire

For 50 years the family company Century has specialised in producing elegant jewellery watches, calling upon an exceptional material, sapphire, whose (…)

ANNIVERSARY: Ernest Borel - A 160-year romance

ANNIVERSARY: Ernest Borel - A 160-year romance

This ‘romantic’ brand with a strong client base in China, known for its logo of a dancing couple, is now hoping to revive the spark with its old flames in (…)

ANNIVERSARY: Rudis Sylva - Ten years to preserve three centuries

ANNIVERSARY: Rudis Sylva - Ten years to preserve three centuries

Founded in 2006 with the aim of preserving the artisanal expertise of the Franches Montagnes, which was in danger of dying out, the brand based in the Jura (…)