“With the right approach, watchmaking has potential everywhere”
June 2025
A watch brand established in Bienne may be a given, yet the city is hardly recognised as a commercial hub. Young local entrepreneur Cédric Schiess, 26, (…)
ID Genève and Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons: an ideal match
April 2025
Sustainability-focused watch brand ID Genève is taking on the Middle East as it partners with the region’s foremost retailer, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons. (…)
Michaud, a generational retail story at the industry’s core
March 2025
Serving Neuchâtel for four generations, this boutique boasts a unique attribute: it is the most prestigious multibrand retailer in the region, which stands (…)
Ocarat: the French retailer with 180 brands
June 2024
Its catalogue reads like a who’s who of affordable contemporary watchmaking, from established names to startups and micro-labels. As well as making 99% of (…)
Rolex and Bucherer: a shared history
August 2023
The recent announcement of Rolex’s acquisition of prestigious watch and jewellery retailer Bucherer marks the culmination of nearly a century of shared (…)
Yourasset paves the way for accessible watch financing
May 2023
Swiss startup Yourasset has set up a digital platform to serve as an intermediary between retailers and customers, offering a financing payment solution in (…)
Concentration continues in watch distribution
MARKETS
January 2023
A distribution strategy that emphasises monobrand stores is benefitting a small number of powerful retailers with the necessary logistical and financial (…)
A retailer provides free parking to an entire town
PORTRAIT
January 2023
Ahee Jewelers, a multi-generational retailer based near Detroit in the United States, decided to offer free parking for two months to residents of its (…)
Lucerne: why Gübelin is joining forces with TimeVallée
November 2022
The mid-sized traditional Lucerne retailer, which enjoys a well-established reputation but lacks the critical mass of the watch distribution giants, has (…)
Watches of Switzerland goes on the offensive in Europe
RETAIL
August 2022
British retail giant Watches of Switzerland, already well established in the United Kingdom and currently enjoying strong expansion in the United States, is (…)
Bigger, better, stronger
REPORT
April 2022
Discover our report on the emergence of “super-retailers”.
Beyer Chronometrie: deep roots and NFTs
COUNTERPOINT
April 2022
Despite numerous requests to do so, the world’s oldest watch retailer has always refused to open any points of sale outside its original stronghold in (…)
