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	CONTENTS TIME.BUSINESS TIME.KEEPER THE WATCH FILES HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO CHANNEL WATCH GALLERY JEWELLERY ARCHIVES DATA OPINIONS BRANDS E-MAGAZINE OPINIONS BRANDS E-MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBE PARTNERSHIP ABOUT ABOUT CURRENT ISSUE WORLDWATCHWEB WATCH AFICIONADO NEWSLETTER CONTACT US PARTNERSHIP SUBSCRIBE FACEBOOK TWITTER YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY		Español Français Pусский 繁體中文简体中文 Select another language

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Carl Suchy & Söhne: Austrian renaissance

Carl Suchy & Söhne: Austrian renaissance

VIENNA

Carl Suchy & Söhne was Austria’s leading watchmaking during the 19th century. Entrepreneur Robert Punkenhofer has decided to revive it. To fulfil his (...)

Hanhart 2.0

Hanhart 2.0

MADE IN GERMANY

The German chronograph brand founded in 1882 is undergoing a major transformation. It is now run by two young entrepreneurs from the region, who have set (...)

Kickstarter, for better and for worse

Kickstarter, for better and for worse

CROWDFUNDING

The crowdfunding platform is not just about success stories: less than half of the watch projects submitted reach their objective. But those startups who (...)

Movado Group: how to stay relevant in the digital age

Movado Group: how to stay relevant in the digital age

STRATEGY

The American group is undertaking several initiatives to keep on track with new generations: it has just acquired fashion brands MVMT and Olivia Burton, (...)

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Mexico: an unconventional watch market

Mexico: an unconventional watch market

LATIN AMERICA

The country is undoubtedly Latin America’s giant in terms of luxury watches consumption, clearly ahead of Brazil or Argentina. It is an important market for (...)

Chrono24 unveils its plans for the future

Chrono24 unveils its plans for the future

E-COMMERCE

The German company has established itself as a global leader in watch e-commerce. The platform is now aiming to forge direct partnerships with (...)

American watch report

American watch report

TIMEPIECES & PEOPLE OF 2019

America: Trump, the great outdoors, the dreams and the violence, the grandeur and the misery... and also the firepower of Apple Watch and Rolex, as well as (...)

2020: The year of all uncertainties

2020: The year of all uncertainties

INDUSTRY NEWS

The “fragmentation” of the watch industry’s calendar continues: Breitling withdraws from Baselworld. The brand nevertheless welcomes the efforts made by the (...)

Swiss style and watchmaking

Swiss style and watchmaking

A MISSED OPPORTUNITY

For all their use of characters, Swiss watchmakers have failed to take advantage of their country’s reputation for excellence in typography, with some (...)

Jean-Claude Biver: past, present, future

Jean-Claude Biver: past, present, future

A GIANT THROUGH OUR ARCHIVES

As everybody knows, Jean-Claude Biver has stepped down from day-to-day operational responsibilities. An ideal opportunity for us – we have just digitised (...)

Basel and Geneva play a game of go

Basel and Geneva play a game of go

EDITORIAL

The recent announcement that, in 2020, the dates of the SIHH and Baselworld will basically coincide, is just the latest salvo in a protracted territorial (...)

Richard Mille - Absolute independence

Richard Mille - Absolute independence

INTERVIEW WITH TIM MALACHARD

The brand has stubbornly followed its own destiny in an era of domination by the groups. Richard Mille has paved the way for success by imposing his own (...)

Aurel Bacs: “Brands have shifted from rejection to acceptance”

Aurel Bacs: “Brands have shifted from rejection to acceptance”

PHILLIPS/BACS & RUSSO

The most famous watch auctioneer in the world explores the radical change in the attitude of most brands when it comes to the secondary market, which is (...)

Instagram, “long time” and “short time”

Instagram, “long time” and “short time”

OPINION

The paradox of the supposedly forward-looking new networks is that they constantly plunge us into a distant and magnified past. The internet has given us (...)

Calvin Klein: The “godmother” of watch fashion brands

Calvin Klein: The “godmother” of watch fashion brands

INTERVIEW WITH CARLO GIORDANETTI PRESIDENT OF WATCHES + JEWELRY

We sat down with Carlo Giordanetti*, president of the Swatch Group’s joint venture, a long-time actor in the volatile fashion watch market, filled today (...)

“Bridging connection and complication”

“Bridging connection and complication”

FREDERIQUE CONSTANT

Frédérique Constant has passed the 30 year mark. With characteristic discretion and a style that is anything but exuberant, the brand recently acquired by (...)

Baume & Mercier: a trip down memory lane

Baume & Mercier: a trip down memory lane

INTERVIEW WITH GEOFFROY LEFEBVRE, CEO

The Richemont Group’s accessible brand has a new director, Geoffroy Lefebvre. And all you have to do is look at his private Instagram account to understand (...)

In Pakistan, watchmaking follows geopolitics

In Pakistan, watchmaking follows geopolitics

MEGACITIES & HUBS

It is hard to put an accurate figure on the population of the biggest cities in the world. What we do know is that most of them are in developing (...)

Rado: a futuristic brand explores its past

INTERVIEW WITH MATTHIAS BRESCHAN, CEO

Since his arrival in 2011, Matthias Breschan, who manages this Swatch Group brand, has focused on new formats and materials and mechanical calibres to (...)

WatchBox: when a retailer successfully goes digital

WatchBox: when a retailer successfully goes digital

🇺🇸 PHILADELPHIA 🇨🇭 NEUCHATEL

Danny Govberg is the heir to an illustrious family of Philadelphia watch retailers. In just a few years, the American has shaken up his business model to (...)

The Controversial Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet

The Controversial Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet

GUEST COLUMN

The Independent giant’s most significant launch since the Royal Oak was met with an initial outcry from the watch community. Is it a clever strategic move (...)

Bell & Ross: the art of disruption

Bell & Ross: the art of disruption

INTERVIEW WITH CARLOS-A. ROSILLO

The proudly independent Franco-Swiss brand has brought the aeroplane cockpit to the wrist. It has followed a very precise trajectory. A pioneer in the XXL (...)

Mauron Musy - The Anti-kickstarter

Mauron Musy - The Anti-kickstarter

While there are countless watch start-ups launching crowdfunding campaigns on global platforms such as Kickstarter, the Fribourg-based brand Mauron Musy (...)

True Facet: “The second-hand market is the new China”

True Facet: “The second-hand market is the new China”

E-COMMERCE

As additional evidence of the growth of the pre-owned watch market (thanks largely to the internet), several Swiss watch manufacturers, including Zenith (...)