Supercars and Luxury Watches: A One-Way Love Affair?
GUEST COLUMN
October 2018
The connection between these two “toys for boys” is undeniable. It is one of the most recurring themes in marketing and publicity for luxury watches. That (…)
What the heck does that damn consumer want?
THE MYTHS OF COMMERCE (PART 1/5)
July 2018
We are at a turning point in the history of retail. Many youngsters propose new models they deem “customer-focused” in the digital age. But their focus has (…)
The end of the passive ambassador?
12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY
May 2018
We’ve seen so many stars posing with a luxury watch on their wrist and being handsomely paid for the service that we’ve forgotten one thing: if these (…)
Personalisation, for the privileged few?
12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY
April 2018
Reserved until recently for a few highend watches, personalisation is now gaining ground. Mainly as a result of the internet, new technologies, or the new (…)
Did you say vintage?
TRENDS
The term ‘vintage’ appears to be invading the entire watchmaking world and yet it covers many very different realities from the authentically ‘vintage’ (…)
Getting back onto young people’s wrists
MARKETS
January 2017
For the past fifty years, the only so-called ‘watches’ worn by young people have been garish, interchangeable, gimmicky things; accessories rather than real (…)