Moving watches: an in-depth look at worldwide watch distribution
February 2007
Distributing watches around the world is no easy task. Customs, ways of doing business, taxes and import duties and more vary from country to country.
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.
