Luch, the last surviving Belarusian watchmaker

Luch, the last surviving Belarusian watchmaker

REPORT

February 2022
A flagship of the Soviet watch industry, the Luch factory was propelled into the market economy in the early 1990s. Faced with competition and threatened (…)

Bajer Watches, committed to Kurdish art and culture

Bajer Watches, committed to Kurdish art and culture

PORTRAIT

February 2022
As we continue our world tour of watchmaking, we meet an entrepreneur of Kurdish origin now living in the United States, who chose horology to express her (…)

SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers' networks

SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers’ networks

THE FAIR TRADE

March 2020
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 (…)

Meeting India's largest luxury watch retailer

Meeting India’s largest luxury watch retailer

MARKETS

February 2020
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 (…)
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The emerging watch market of Canada
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The emerging watch market of Canada

REPORT

September 2019
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 (…)
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Mexico: an unconventional watch market
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Mexico: an unconventional watch market

LATIN AMERICA

May 2019
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

February 2019
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 countries, (…)

What are the main markets for Swiss watches?

What are the main markets for Swiss watches?

WORLD RANKING

August 2018
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

August 2018
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

August 2018
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 (…)

Israel: in search of a new direction

Israel: in search of a new direction

TRAVEL NOTES 🇮🇱 ISRAEL

August 2018
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

July 2018
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 (…)