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Market Focus Germany: Part 2

Market Focus Germany: Part 2

Riding on a roller coaster, Changing distribution and sales ...

Market Focus Germany: Hesitating – Selling Luxury in Hard Times

Market Focus Germany: Hesitating – Selling Luxury in Hard Times

PART 1

In autumn of 2005, the Federal Republic of Germany was at a turning point. However, many people refuse to recognize the current serious situation (...)

Market Focus Romania: Part 4

Market Focus Romania: Part 4

Portrait of a brand: DOXA Â¿ The Swatch story in Romania

Market Focus Romania: Part 3

Market Focus Romania: Part 3

Luxurious timepiece launches are not the only watch-related events in Romania. Exhibitions and fairs are also conducted in the (...)

Market Focus Romania: Part 2

Market Focus Romania: Part 2

For older watches, destined for either collectors or for people of modest economic means, there are specific art galleries in Bucharest to meet (...)

Market Focus Romania: Part 1

Market Focus Romania: Part 1

Before 1989, imports of watches into Romania came almost exclusively from the ex-Soviet Union (notably Pobeda and Poljot) and were limited to a few (...)

Watchmaking Group Consolidation

Watchmaking Group Consolidation

2004. Having reached their critical mass and having digested their acquisitions, the large groups are finally enjoying the fruits of their labour and (...)

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2004/2005 - On the road again

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2004/2005 - On the road again

11.1 billion Swiss francs! The value of Swiss watch exports has gone through the roof. Exports grew 9.2% to CHF 932.3 million in 2004 in relation to the (...)

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Light at the End of the Tunnel?

The German market for watches and jewellery is split. Some brands and retailers are happy about good turnovers in 2004.

The indispensable ‘mid-range'

The indispensable ‘mid-range’

Between the luxurious technical extravagances of haute horlogerie and the frenzied trends of the fashion watch, there is a vast terrain, one that (...)

Market Focus UK: International luxury goods groups

Market Focus UK: International luxury goods groups

Throughout this report constant references are made to the eleven watch brands inside the investment portfolio of Compagnie Financière Richemont (...)

Market Focus UK: Distribution

Market Focus UK: Distribution

Wholly owned distributorsand Independent distributors

Market Focus UK: The market place

Market Focus UK: The market place

“The total UK market for watches is estimated at 18.4 million units in 2003, with an estimated retail value of £710 million. With value growth at (...)

Market focus UK: A bullish market, but challenges remain!

Market focus UK: A bullish market, but challenges remain!

First, an historical snapshot. In the year 1879, the value of exports from the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland of watches, clocks and parts (...)

A look at the latest from Italy

A look at the latest from Italy

Anonimo, Bulgari, De Bethune, Daniel JeanRichard, Locman, Lorenz, Panerai, ...

What the Italians like best

What the Italians like best

Since we can admit that, in the Bel Paese, the passion and culture for timepieces are rather vague, it thus remains difficult to explain why a (...)

Italy a market in slow recovery

Italy a market in slow recovery

Italy’s national data for 2003 indicate an overall decrease in watch sales (as is unfortunately the case for the world in general, but, according to (...)

Special Market Focus - Russia / Watch companies in Russia (PART V)

Special Market Focus - Russia / Watch companies in Russia (PART V)

Most of the watch companies questioned about their activities in the Russian market were basically passionate about working there and particularly (...)

Special Market Focus - Russia / The Russian watch market (PART IV)

Special Market Focus - Russia / The Russian watch market (PART IV)

The Russian watch market is unlike most others and at first glance is somewhat complicated. The system usually entails a company importing watches and then (...)

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2003/2004 - The year of living dangerously

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch Industry 2003/2004 - The year of living dangerously

The year 2003 will not remain in the annals of watchmaking. Or, rather it will, but for the simple reason that 2003 was literally a year filled (...)