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November 7, 2023

Tissot Says Youth-Oriented Marketing Has Paid Off

The company does not disclose sales, but its chief executive maintains that sporty designs and a video blitz have helped double-digit growth this year. For some […]
September 13, 2023

A New App Lets You Read All About Watch World News

A founder of the Watch Space, an iPhone app, said it is meant to have a “neutral” approach to information. One of the co-founders of a […]
July 23, 2023

It’s Simple: Fewer Watches, Higher Prices

“Let’s face the reality,” one executive said, “this is a trend in the luxury business. And we are part of that business.” In 2022, the value […]
August 10, 2022

MoonSwatch: Has the Frenzy Changed the Future?

Five months after the watch collection’s chaotic debut, experts still are debating its effects while others mourn the end of sedate sales. LONDON — Sometime in […]
July 22, 2022

Want a New Watch? Put Your Name Right Here.

Waiting lists are becoming more common, and everyone has a different opinion on the reason. Luxury watch brands have always liked the concept of a waiting […]
March 8, 2022

A Watch Brand Is (Quickly) Reborn

It took new management only six months to introduce a watch at HYT, a quirky brand that uses fluorescent liquid to indicate time. When it was […]
April 30, 2020

Chanel’s ‘Fashion Watch’ Set the Fashion

PARIS — In the online forums where watch nerds and collectors gather to discuss the industry and grumble about brand marketing and rocketing prices, the Chanel […]
January 12, 2020

Patek Philippe Commands the Future

GENEVA — Thierry Stern looked pleased when, in an interview in early December, he said 2019 would be a record year for Patek Philippe. “I’m not […]
November 15, 2017

At Dubai Watch Week: Classes, Craft and Auctions for Children

Dubai Watch Week, scheduled to open Thursday and run until Monday, is still something of a newcomer in the global watch event universe. Melika Yazdjerdi, the […]
November 2, 2017

Watch Brands Are Thinking Twice About Going to the Fair

LONDON — The luxury watch show Salon QP is returning to the Saatchi Gallery here this week for a ninth edition — during an increasingly challenging […]