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RETAIL MARKET

Watch Q&A with... Nicolas Hildenbrand – Watchdreamer

Watch Q&A with... Nicolas Hildenbrand – Watchdreamer

“We still see enormous potential in online retail in Switzerland”

Watch Q&A with... Jared Silver – Stephen Silver

Watch Q&A with... Jared Silver – Stephen Silver

“The most important project in which our company has ever engaged”

Watch Q&A with... Raphael Gübelin – Gübelin

Watch Q&A with... Raphael Gübelin – Gübelin

“We expect an increase in tourism this year in Lucerne, a positive signal for the watch business”

Watch Q&A with... Brian Duffy – Watches Of Switzerland

Watch Q&A with... Brian Duffy – Watches Of Switzerland

“Extending market presence both in the UK and internationally”

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Watches of Switzerland goes on the offensive in Europe

Watches of Switzerland goes on the offensive in Europe

RETAIL

British retail giant Watches of Switzerland, already well established in the United Kingdom and currently enjoying strong expansion in the United States, (...)

CTE Watch to distribute Daniel Wellington in the USA

CTE Watch to distribute Daniel Wellington in the USA

Daniel Wellington appoints CTE Watch as local offline partner in the USA, Caribbean, and Travel Retail/Cruises Americas.

Beyer Chronometrie: deep roots and NFTs

Beyer Chronometrie: deep roots and NFTs

COUNTERPOINT

Despite numerous requests to do so, the world’s oldest watch retailer has always refused to open any points of sale outside its original stronghold in (...)

Super-Retail: the race for global dominance

Super-Retail: the race for global dominance

REPORT

An increasing number of retailers are moving out of their home markets and successfully establishing themselves in other parts of the world. This (...)

Swiss retailer Les Ambassadeurs appoints a new CEO

Swiss retailer Les Ambassadeurs appoints a new CEO

Philipp Budiman is the new CEO of Swiss retailer Les Ambassadeurs and of its sister company Watches of Switzerland. He previously served as CEO of (...)

Watch retailers: strategies for dealing with the pandemic

Watch retailers: strategies for dealing with the pandemic

REPORT

With international travel halted, the absence of tourist customers has been keenly felt by the watch retail trade. Without this category of buyers, many (...)

Omega opens a new “immersive” boutique at Zurich Airport

Omega opens a new “immersive” boutique at Zurich Airport

The Circle is the new must-see destination for business and lifestyle at Zurich Airport. Alongside the host of gastronomic, event and shopping venues, the (...)

The watchmakers that define the Geneva panorama

The watchmakers that define the Geneva panorama

BEHIND THE SCENES

Anyone who has travelled to Geneva for the SIHH or another watch-related event will have noticed them. Appearing as early as the 1930s and prized by watch (...)

China: introducing the dominant players in watch distribution

China: introducing the dominant players in watch distribution

RETAIL

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 (...)

Trade in an Apple Watch for a traditional watch

Trade in an Apple Watch for a traditional watch

TROVERIE

The ubiquitous Apple Watch is becoming the new standard timepiece of the 21st century. And while its market share continues to grow, some people believe (...)

Germany: new distributor for Ice-Watch

Germany: new distributor for Ice-Watch

RETAIL

The Belgian brand enters into a new contract with the ILG Group for the distribution of its watches on the German market.

Watchdreamer: the leasing formula

Watchdreamer: the leasing formula

E-COMMERCE

Paying in monthly installments is already standard practice in the automotive industry. In Switzerland, a startup now offers to buy watches on credit. The (...)

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 (...)

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 (...)

WatchBox: when a retailer successfully goes digital

WatchBox: when a retailer successfully goes digital

PRE-OWNED

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 (...)

A new e-retail formula in the United States

A new e-retail formula in the United States

DISRUPTION

An expert of the American watch retail network has come up with a system where brands and representatives could finally cooperate in terms of online sales. (...)

“The second-hand market is the new China”

“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 (...)

The case against flagship stores

The case against flagship stores

OPINION

Of course, Apple is very successful at running their own stores. However this does not mean that every other brand, even a close competitor like Samsung, (...)

Pure Play or Pure Pain?

Pure Play or Pure Pain?

THE MYTHS OF COMMERCE (PART 2/5)

In part 1 of my essay, I might have had you believe that I do not like e-commerce!? Just to be clear…Everybody who has something for sale should consider an (...)

Online exclusivity: will luxury brands win this war?

Online exclusivity: will luxury brands win this war?

E-COMMERCE

Producers of high-end goods recently won an important case before the European Court of Justice. The latter banned retailers from selling products on third (...)