TECHNOLOGY - The promises of smartwatches
September 2015
It came as no surprise that 2014 was the ‘year of the smartwatch’. But what is more surprising is the projection for the smartwatch segment for 2018. An (…)
ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Jean-Claude Biver ’Troubleshooter’
September 2015
Jean-Claude Biver, what a man! He’s already done it three times (Blancpain, Omega then Hublot) and he is doing it again with TAG Heuer, as well as playing (…)
ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Manuel Emch ’Retro-futurist’
September 2015
For the CEO of RJ-Romain Jerome, traditional watchmaking needs to embrace creative designs and new distribution channels. To attract the younger clients, (…)
RENAISSANCE - Oris, the road to democracy
September 2015
Oris is introducing its new Calibre 111, an original calibre that has been developed and designed entirely in-house, thus reconnecting with its past as a (…)
RENAISSANCE - Tiffany: “This time, we’re going to do it!”
September 2015
Interview with Nicola Andreatta, who is spearheading Tiffany’s big comeback.
WORLDWATCHWEB™ - Social Media optimisation: what brands need to know
September 2015
When it comes to using the internet to search – for answers, brands, retailers – the websites that appear in the top results of the search engines such as (…)
LAKIN@LARGE - A summer of contradictions
September 2015
It’s been an odd sort of summer. Horologically speaking, little exciting has happened except news that Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia, was (…)
En route to parity as more women occupy top spots in the watch world
July 2015
Luxury watch brands are increasingly showing greater appreciation for the role of women in the watch industry, both as target consumers and as key (…)
RESHUFFLING THE DECK
June 2015
The players would have been quite happy to continue their friendly game of poker, playing according to the usual rules. But outside their circle events are (…)
SIGNALS, DATA & MARKETS
June 2015
A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.
THE BABELWORLD LABYRINTH
June 2015
Entering the hall where the official opening of Baselworld 2015 is to take place, amid the hubbub of journalists taking up their usual places, and greeting (…)
A BUSINESS TALK WITH...
June 2015
Interviews of Jean-Christophe Babin - Bulgari, Mario Peserico- Eberhard, Manuel Emch - Romain Jerome, Adrian Bosshard - Certina, Ricardo Guadalupe - Hublot (…)