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Ice-Watch: moving into another segment

Ice-Watch: moving into another segment

TIME.BUSINESS Ice-Watch, known for its affordable timepieces designed for everyday wear, is directly affected by the rising power of the (...)

Swatch: New headquarters and a lot of questions

Swatch: New headquarters and a lot of questions

TIME.BUSINESS The magnificent “serpent” designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban for Swatch took more than eight years to rise out of the ground and unfurl its coils in (...)

Stephen Forsey: “There's a risk of a loss of know-how”

Stephen Forsey: “There’s a risk of a loss of know-how”

TIME.KEEPER Greubel Forsey recently presented its Hand Made 1. As its name suggests, this exceptional watch was made almost entirely (95%) by hand. Europa Star took (...)

Watchtime: “Collecting is about the people we meet”

Watchtime: “Collecting is about the people we meet”

THE FAIR TRADE

Among local fairs aimed at collectors, WatchTime is becoming a label, with shows in New York, Los Angeles and Düsseldorf in Germany. The recipe? Organising (...)

Shanghai Watch Festival: when collectors get together

Shanghai Watch Festival: when collectors get together

THE FAIR TRADE

The collector has been the most notable figure to emerge on the watchmaking scene in the first quarter of the 21st century. In China, the nation most hotly (...)

SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers' networks

SIAR: building on the Mexican retailers’ networks

THE FAIR TRADE

When publisher Carlos Alonso started the annual SIAR watch fair in Mexico City, he quickly realised that the way to reach out to the best clients was to (...)

The clash of concepts and the remaking of watch fairs

The clash of concepts and the remaking of watch fairs

THE FAIR TRADE

Total vertical integration or task-sharing: which is the right strategy for an era of digital globalisation? Baselworld and Watches & Wonders may well (...)