“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 (…)
Watch Q&A with... Nicolas Hildenbrand – Watchdreamer
juin 2023
“We still see enormous potential in online retail in Switzerland”
Watch Q&A with... Jared Silver – Stephen Silver
June 2023
“The most important project in which our company has ever engaged”
Watch Q&A with... Raphael Gübelin – Gübelin
June 2023
“We expect an increase in tourism this year in Lucerne, a positive signal for the watch business”
Watch Q&A with... Brian Duffy – Watches Of Switzerland
June 2023
“Extending market presence both in the UK and internationally”
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 (…)
