Marteau & Co. - a “new deal” for independent watchmakers
October 2026
Giving watchmakers a share in the resale of their work is central to Marteau & Co.’s model. Co-founder Arthur Touchot discusses the thinking behind its (…)
Chrono24: where collecting is heading
October 2026
A broader range of brands, renewed interest in dressier watches and buyers focused on ownership: José Gaztelu, CEO of Chrono24, describes a secondary market (…)
“Collectors are the real influencers”
October 2026
Rising prices, questionable value and the limits of paid influence: Alexander Friedman, co-founder of CollectorSphere, sees a widening gap between watch (…)
EveryWatch: “Liquidity is proof”
October 2026
The secondary watch market is gaining value, but momentum is uneven. Drawing on EveryWatch’s H1 2026 data, Co-Founder Giovanni Prigigallo examines the (…)
The 1916 Company: Rolex CPO and the future of pre-owned watches
October 2026
At The 1916 Company, “certified” means Rolex Certified Pre-Owned. CEO John Shmerler explains why that distinction matters, the resources a credible (…)
Who shapes the value of a watch?
October 2026
Rising sales, shifting tastes and consumer confidence are reshaping the secondary watch market. Behind the figures, a broader question emerges: who or what (…)
Coffee Up: where coffee meets watch culture in Geneva
October 2026
At its two Geneva addresses, Coffee Up brings coffee lovers, watch collectors and curious passers-by to the same tables. Founded by Kealan and Coralie, it (…)
Time On Show: the Italian art of the vintage watch fair
LETTER FROM ITALY
March 2026
This latest instalment of our Letter from Italy reads almost like a “Letter from Italians”. Our journey begins in Bologna, detours through Paris and will (…)
Rhapsody in red and blue: meditations on the GMT
GUEST COLUMN
January 2026
A lawyer with over 15 years of experience in diplomacy, based in Geneva, Rodolfo Rivas has served as a front-line negotiator on multilateral agreements, a (…)
CollectorSphere: when watch buyers speak up
February 2025
The new platform, bringing together influential collectors from around the world, focuses on producing reports that offer the buyers’ perspective on their (…)
HK club Watch Ho & Co celebrates its first anniversary in style
June 2024
Over 130 horological aficionados from across Asia converged at the American Town Club in Hong Kong to raise a glass to this milestone. The highlight of the (…)
Meeting the leading female collectors from Kuwait
January 2024
An engineer by training and a lover of fine watches, Anwar Yaqob Alyousef founded the Kuwait Watch Club Ladies early last year. We caught up with her to (…)
