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Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

WORLD MARKETS

On the beaches of Dakar, lapped by the Atlantic, time is on the move. It slips between the Western tourists languishing on the sand of Yoff or the pebbles (...)

Italy, a stable market and a deep watch culture

Italy, a stable market and a deep watch culture

2017: -0.6%

Contrary to Hong Kong, China or the UK, which have experienced dramatic increases or decreases these last years, the Italian market seems much more stable. (...)

Green watchmaking: hard to spot

Green watchmaking: hard to spot

ENVIRONMENT

Is the Swiss watchmaking industry doing its bit for the environment? Ten years ago, the answer was a definite ‘no’. Things have improved since then, (...)

Worn in the USA: market analysis

Worn in the USA: market analysis

WORLD MARKETS

It is probably the avant-garde of world markets in terms of smartwatch sales: American buyers are looking both for connection and for vintage prestige. Is (...)

One billion watches produced in China

One billion watches produced in China

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

My interlocutor is the honourable Mr Shunhua Zhu (朱舜华), co-founder of the Shenzhen Watch & Clock Fair and a member of the Horologe Association since (...)

An interview with Seddiqi

An interview with Seddiqi

WORLD MARKETS

The third edition of Dubai Watch Week was an incontestable success, despite the fact that the world of watch trade fairs is currently in turmoil. The event (...)

Montblanc, watchmaking in the design era

Montblanc, watchmaking in the design era

INTERVIEW WITH DAVIDE CERRATO

Why are vintage and tool chronographs so sought-after at auction? Is this minimalism a passing fad or a genuine groundswell? After years of mechanical (...)

Reflections and travel notes on the japanese watchmaking market

Reflections and travel notes on the japanese watchmaking market

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

Exports of Swiss watches to Japan seem to have decreased again this year. Rolex, Cartier and Omega remain the top brands sold in (...)

France, not optimistic yet

France, not optimistic yet

2017: -1.4%

After a good start, the French watchmaking sector is poised for a gloomy end to 2017. The business climate is dominated by geopolitics and a growing (...)

Longines, an empire in China

Longines, an empire in China

CASE STUDY

Like a cruise ship, moving forward slowly but surely, the world’s fourth-largest brand - underexposed in the Western media in comparison with its real (...)

Japan transitioning from technology to luxury

Japan transitioning from technology to luxury

JAPAN

All have developed a continuum of unparalleled technological innovations, from the use of quartz to solar energy. All have continued to produce large (...)

India: the slow-moving giant

India: the slow-moving giant

One of the fastest growing economies with a large, young population and a sizeable middle class, the south Asian power has not held all its promises for (...)

China, the horizon brightens

China, the horizon brightens

2017: +19.6%

The watch market of the Far Eastern giant should be worth 10 billion euros by 2020. The rush on China is far from over... Or, rather, the rush of the (...)

A last word to start

A last word to start

WHERE TO?

"Change, but in what direction?” This apparently simple question was put by French philosopher André Comte-Sponville at the most recent Forum de la Haute (...)

Our direction in 2018

Our direction in 2018

EDITORIAL

Every industry has been transformed by digital technology – the media as much as, if not more than the watch industry! Times of transition, periods of (...)

Bulgari's cabinet of curiosities

Bulgari’s cabinet of curiosities

RETAIL

The Italian jeweler and watchmaker has opened a new concept store in Rome, next to its more than hundred-year-old historic boutique of Via Condotti. The (...)

Beijing Watch Factory and FIYTA join forces

Beijing Watch Factory and FIYTA join forces

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

The “Beijing” and Fiyta signed a partnership agreement in October 2016 that could spawn the very best of Chinese watchmaking. An interview with the new (...)

The rise of the second-hand watch in China

The rise of the second-hand watch in China

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

It is hardly surprising to hear that watch auction sales are particularly buoyant at the moment compared with modern watches, when a single vintage watch (...)

China: trying to earn watchmaking credentials

China: trying to earn watchmaking credentials

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

Faced with the difficulties of the Swiss luxury manufacturers and their high prices, and encouraged by the new Chinese patriotism, some local companies are (...)

Seiko has grand plans for the future

Seiko has grand plans for the future

INTERVIEW

This is the oldest Japanese watch brand, with more than a century of history. It has been in on every technological innovation. But 2017 will remain (...)