DISTRIBUTION - PIERRE DEROCHE “It's Becoming Harder and Harder to be Represented in a Multibrand Boutique”

DISTRIBUTION - PIERRE DEROCHE “It’s Becoming Harder and Harder to be Represented in a Multibrand Boutique”

January 2015
As the head of watchmaking brand Pierre DeRoche – which has just celebrated its 10th anniversary – Pierre Dubois shares his views on the ongoing challenges (…)

RETAILER PROFILE - FROJO, SELLING WATCHES AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD

RETAILER PROFILE - FROJO, SELLING WATCHES AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD

January 2015
Mountain resorts provide a very interesting customer base for watch retailers. French group Frojo recently made the move to Val d’Isère to grab a piece of (…)

SERVICE, PLEASE! - SOFTENING AFTER-SALES DELAYS WITH “COURTESY WATCHES”

SERVICE, PLEASE! - SOFTENING AFTER-SALES DELAYS WITH “COURTESY WATCHES”

January 2015
The increasing demands on after-sales service have resulted in long delays for customers. In order to minimize the bad mood that accompanies this period, (…)

ONLINE RETAIL - BRICKS AND CLICKS: The New Battle of the Web

ONLINE RETAIL - BRICKS AND CLICKS: The New Battle of the Web

January 2015
Can the online market place replicate the success and personal touch of the traditional brick-and-mortar store experience? Actors of the watch industry have (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - AND THE WINNER IS... WITHOUT TEARS

LAKIN@LARGE - AND THE WINNER IS... WITHOUT TEARS

January 2015
I’m sure you already know the seventeen winners of the 14th edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) from the local press and television, a (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - Time, Tubes and Thermometers

LAKIN@LARGE - Time, Tubes and Thermometers

January 2015
I recently discovered another method of telling the time without looking at a wristwatch: the clinic, not a mechanical watch clinic, medical. I spent seven (…)

CUSTOMERS - ELEVEN JAMES Luxury isn't Just for Owners Anymore

CUSTOMERS - ELEVEN JAMES
Luxury isn’t Just for Owners Anymore

December 2014
Eleven James allows watch customers to “try before they buy.” The jury is still out as to whether this is good or bad for the watch industry.

Richemont - Unaudited Results For The Last Six Month Period

Richemont - Unaudited Results For The Last Six Month Period

November 2014
Richemont, the Swiss luxury goods group, announces its unaudited consolidated results for the six month period ended 30 September 2014.

WHICH WATCH IN 2050?

WHICH WATCH IN 2050?

October 2014
The influx of smartwatches from Apple and other international electronics giants is forcing the watchmaking industry to undertake an uncomfortable but no (…)

SIGNALS

SIGNALS

October 2014
A new column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

THE DEBATE - “WATCHMAKING WILL METAMORPHOSE”

THE DEBATE - “WATCHMAKING WILL METAMORPHOSE”

October 2014
A group of people got together to found Watch Thinking, the first think tank devoted to watchmaking. Among other things, they discuss the link between (…)

MANUFACTURE - MÉTIERS D'ART: Has the Industry GONE TOO FAR?

MANUFACTURE - MÉTIERS D’ART:
Has the Industry GONE TOO FAR?

October 2014
Métiers d’art has never been more popular. Is it over-exposed and what does the future hold?