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The key words in the current economic crisis: price, quality and authenticity

The key words in the current economic crisis: price, quality and authenticity

PART ONE

The current global economy has sent the watch industry into turmoil. This is a three part series by Europa Star’s Editor-in-Chief, Pierre (...)

The key words in the current economic crisis: price, quality and authenticity

The key words in the current economic crisis: price, quality and authenticity

PART TWO

‘Aggressive pricing strategy’ was the refrain at BaselWorld. In this vein, TAG Heuer is pursing a ‘hyper aggressive’ policy by not raising (...)

The key words in the current economic crisis: price, quality and authenticity

The key words in the current economic crisis: price, quality and authenticity

PART THREE

Maurice Lacroix, Oris, Linde Verdelin, Vulcain, H. Moser, Raymond Weil, Vogard

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch industry 2008/2009 - Children of the Bubble

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch industry 2008/2009 - Children of the Bubble

Last year, at this same time and when the market was in full euphoria, we wrote in these columns that, “when the watch bubble will explode, (...)

The Russian market - paying more attention to retail sales

The Russian market - paying more attention to retail sales

Following a very successful 2007, the export of watches to Russia seems to have come to an abrupt halt. What is going on and what can we expect to (...)

Stepping stones – entry level mechanical watches are key to the future of fine watches

Stepping stones – entry level mechanical watches are key to the future of fine watches

Back in the 1970s, when quartz watches were introduced, the majority of watchmakers and brands figured that this was the bell that tolled the death (...)

Letter from England: UK MARKET OVERVIEW

Letter from England: UK MARKET OVERVIEW

The Signet Group is well positioned to provide the most reliable estimate of the size of the UK watch and jewellery market.

How well are the top brands ranked in search engines?

How well are the top brands ranked in search engines?

Every year, the WorldWatchReport reveals the most searched luxury watch brands online. By dissecting the search volume for the top luxury watch (...)

Letter from Russia: Moving towards a legal market

Letter from Russia: Moving towards a legal market

Russia is customarily considered one of the most important and potential markets. However if you ask any export manager what he knows about the Russian (...)

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2007/2008 - Effervescent exhilaration

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2007/2008 - Effervescent exhilaration

It continues. . . It continues to rise, unflappable, with no let up in sight. Every month, watches worth more than a billion (yes, with a (...)

A market study like no other: World Watch Report 2008 launches at BaselWorld

A market study like no other: World Watch Report 2008 launches at BaselWorld

As luxury watch manufacturers, retailers and aficionados descend upon Basel, Switzerland for the international watch fair known as BaselWorld, (...)

Affordable sophistication

Affordable sophistication

Moving upmarket. Raising prices and quality. Moving upmarket.

Cutting-edge quartz

Cutting-edge quartz

Quartz is dead, long live the mechanical watch. That seems to be the rallying cry of most of the established Swiss brands.

Market Focus: Spain o'clock

Market Focus: Spain o’clock

It seems like it was only yesterday that Spain joined the European Economic Community, but it was in fact, in 1986, 20 years (...)

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2006/2007 - Watchmaking runs the risk of excess

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2006/2007 - Watchmaking runs the risk of excess

What a glorious year! Do we even need to repeat the numbers, proclaimed loud and clear just about everywhere?

France: brands that stand alone

France: brands that stand alone

Let's have a look at the French watch shows.

Romanian watch imports at record levels

Romanian watch imports at record levels

Romania is an interesting market for watch producers, as demonstrated by the value of its imports. In 2005, this value reached a record level of (...)

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2005/2006 - Behind the velvet curtain

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2005/2006 - Behind the velvet curtain

Swatch Group declares “the best results in its history” – a turnover of 4.5 billion Swiss francs, or a “gross” increase of 8.3 percent; the year the (...)

Market Focus Germany: Part 4

Market Focus Germany: Part 4

MeisterSinger, Dornblüth...and Positive Prognosis

Market Focus Germany: Part 3

Market Focus Germany: Part 3

Wempe, Chronoswiss, Meer , Scalfaro...