Titoni, the most Chinese of traditional Swiss watchmakers
INTERVIEW
November 2019
No other Swiss watch brand has a history in China comparable to that of the independent family company Titoni. Having conquered the hearts and minds of (…)
FIyta: The horological side of Chinese soft power
PORTRAIT
November 2019
As part of a group that controls a large proportion of China’s watch distribution, Fiyta represents the best of what the local industry has to offer in (…)
“Logistics is the ‘killer app’ of the Chinese e-commerce giants”
INTERVIEW WITH DIGITAL LUXURY GROUP
November 2019
WeChat or Weibo, Tmall or JD: which platform is most likely to align with the strategies of Swiss watch brands? Geneva-based Digital Luxury Group (DLG) was (…)
JD: Operation “seduction” in the watch world
E-COMMERCE
November 2019
China’s JD has over 300 million active users, making it the largest retailer in the country (it actually works as both a marketplace and a retailer), from (…)
Alibaba: a game-changing alliance with Richemont
E-COMMERCE
November 2019
Tmall is hoping its strategic cooperation with Yoox-Net-APorter will attract distribution and increase sales of watches on its dedicated luxury platform. We (…)
The Chinese watch market seen by key players
QUOTES
November 2019
In this article, we selected a number of quotes from various voices on the Chinese watch market, that helps to understand the main trends and upheavals in (…)
China: introducing the dominant players in watch distribution
RETAIL
October 2019
Often originating from Hong Kong, the continent’s watchmaking hub, giant groups have formed to organise the emergence of multiple points of sale in the (…)
The Chinese names of the main watch brands
WATCH CULTURE
October 2019
Symbolizing vitality and intelligence, the rat will take over from the pig at the Chinese New Year on January 20th 2020. Beyond the Zodiac signs, did you (…)
The Chinese watch market in 3 key concepts
ANALYSIS
October 2019
A cornucopia of contemporary consumption: this is how we could aptly describe the Chinese market, which today combines hyper-consumption with oversupply of (…)
Our special report in China
EDITORIAL
October 2019
What explains the country’s “watch fever” over the last two decades? In our new issue’s feature on China, we attempt to provide keys to understanding the (…)
Report on unrest in Hong Kong
DEMONSTRATIONS
September 2019
Since the beginning of the year, we’ve heard nothing but bad news from the watchmaking metropolis, the historic hub of Swiss watches in Asia. The trade (…)
Pilo & Co: a case study in China
PORTRAIT
September 2019
Active in the challenging segment of affordable Swiss watches – unlike the majority of independent watchmakers, who go for the high end – the brand founded (…)