A world watch tour

A world watch tour

THE WATCH FILES

A world watch tour

Almost every country in the world boasts a horological scene full of surprises, even if small in size. These Europa Star articles venture off the beaten track.

SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers' networks

SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers’ networks

THE FAIR TRADE

When publisher Carlos Alonso started the annual SIAR watch fair in Mexico City, he quickly realised that the way to reach out to the best clients was to (...)

Dubai Watch Week: the show inspiring other shows

Dubai Watch Week: the show inspiring other shows

THE FAIR TRADE

For the first time, Rolex has taken part in a trade show other than Baselworld, showing a retrospective of the Submariner at Dubai Watch Week. Organised (...)

Meeting India's largest luxury watch retailer

Meeting India’s largest luxury watch retailer

MARKETS

India will likely become the most populous country in the world by 2027. This stunning growth is not yet reflected in the watch industry, due to historical (...)

The emerging watch market of Canada

The emerging watch market of Canada

REPORT

Why is Canada not in the top 20 global markets for Swiss watchmakers, despite its high level of development? The potential of the Canadian watch market, in (...)

Mexico: an unconventional watch market

Mexico: an unconventional watch market

LATIN AMERICA

The country is undoubtedly Latin America’s giant in terms of luxury watches consumption, clearly ahead of Brazil or Argentina. It is an important market for (...)

In Pakistan, watchmaking follows geopolitics

In Pakistan, watchmaking follows geopolitics

MEGACITIES & HUBS

It is hard to put an accurate figure on the population of the biggest cities in the world. What we do know is that most of them are in developing (...)

What are the main markets for Swiss watches?

What are the main markets for Swiss watches?

WORLD RANKING

The Swiss watch industry posted growth in 2017, between January and November accordingly to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. Exports totaled (...)

Panama, a future watch hub?

Panama, a future watch hub?

TRAVEL NOTES 🇵🇦 PANAMA

The country is already a commercial, logistical and financial hub for Central America and the Caribbean region. With its modern infrastructure, political (...)

Top 10 watch markets

Top 10 watch markets

EVOLUTION SINCE 1885

According to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, the value of Swiss watch exports fell just short of the 20 billion francs mark last year. But what (...)

African retailers and the exodus of capital

African retailers and the exodus of capital

TRAVEL NOTES 🇳🇬 NIGERIA

Deremi Ajidahun is often congratulated by Swiss CEOs on the appetite for watches of Nigerians vacationing in Paris, London or New York. The African (...)

Israel: in search of a new direction

Israel: in search of a new direction

TRAVEL NOTES 🇮🇱 ISRAEL

In their narrow local market, Israeli retailers are counting on the rise of tourism to boost watch sales. Geopolitical tensions however jeopardise this (...)

A new M.A.D. Gallery at the Dubai Mall

A new M.A.D. Gallery at the Dubai Mall

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Max Büsser has found new Friends in the world’s largest shopping mall, located in the United Arab Emirates. The watchmaker who continues to follow his (...)

India's luxury watch market, a complex case

India’s luxury watch market, a complex case

ANALYSIS

While 2017 was a year focused on absorbing the shock of “demonetisation” in India – as the government suddenly withdrew more than two-thirds of the country’s (...)

Luxury market expectations in Australia

Luxury market expectations in Australia

WORLD MARKETS

Record continuous growth and buoyant conditions are strong indicators for the luxury makers but they face contradictory generational (...)

Russia, a challenging year

Russia, a challenging year

2017

2017 has been a challenging year for the Russian watch market. For the first nine months of the year, the value of imported watches increased by 5%, but (...)

United Arab Emirates, oversupply?

United Arab Emirates, oversupply?

2017: -4.1%

The hub for luxury watches in the Middle East has been met with challenging times these last three years. Basically, there is too much supply, with the (...)

Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

WORLD MARKETS

On the beaches of Dakar, lapped by the Atlantic, time is on the move. It slips between the Western tourists languishing on the sand of Yoff or the pebbles (...)

Italy, a stable market and a deep watch culture

Italy, a stable market and a deep watch culture

2017: -0.6%

Contrary to Hong Kong, China or the UK, which have experienced dramatic increases or decreases these last years, the Italian market seems much more stable. (...)

An interview with Seddiqi

An interview with Seddiqi

WORLD MARKETS

The third edition of Dubai Watch Week was an incontestable success, despite the fact that the world of watch trade fairs is currently in turmoil. The event (...)

India: the slow-moving giant

India: the slow-moving giant

One of the fastest growing economies with a large, young population and a sizeable middle class, the south Asian power has not held all its promises for (...)

New brands from the North

New brands from the North

Where brands from the North are concerned, there is not only Daniel Wellington from Sweden, Suunto from Finland and Skagen from Denmark (and quite a few (...)

Dealing with protectionism

Dealing with protectionism

MARKETS

The increased taxes on watch purchases by Chinese tourists in Switzerland rank high on the list of the industry’s current woes. In Brazil and India, highly (...)

The true size of the Swiss watch market

The true size of the Swiss watch market

DATA

Everything you always wanted to know about the Swiss watch trade but were afraid to ask: a recent survey, published by The Mercury Project, created by (...)

The unpublished export figures for Swiss luxury watches

The unpublished export figures for Swiss luxury watches

EXCLUSIVE

The export figures for watches valued at over CHF 3,000 have always been something of a mystery. Now, for the first time, this crucial sector of Swiss (...)