Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation

September 11, 2024

Watch Fairs Crowd the Calendar

A couple of years ago, experts predicted the end of in-person events. But a quick look at the 2024 schedule shows how wrong they were. Just […]
April 14, 2024

Watch Fair’s Welcome Grows Even Bigger

This year Watches and Wonders Geneva added a third public day — and here are some of the new timepieces visitors have been seeing. Until last […]
April 9, 2024

HYT Aims to Bounce Back — Again

After the brand’s roller-coaster decade, Vincent Perriard is now running the show — and trying to calm the waters. There will be all manner of watchmaking […]
April 8, 2024

With Watch Sales Down, Brands Hope for a Trade Show Boost

Organizers say the 2023 Watches and Wonders Geneva had a global reach of 700 million. Many in the industry hope for that kind of interest this […]
April 8, 2024

In the Watch World, Size (Small) Increasingly Matters

In early December, Nicolò Villa, a jeweler from Milan, was in Manhattan for a trunk show when he spotted a pre-owned Rolex Lady-Datejust with a blue-green […]
April 7, 2024

Getting Ready for Watches and Wonders Geneva

What do you pack? How many watches do you bring? Everyone from first-time invitees to veterans agree that this trade show requires planning. Some refer to […]
March 4, 2024

Wearing His Watches on His Wrist, and Elsewhere

Danar Widanarto, known as Chronondo, wanted to get attention at a trade fair, so he sewed watches all over a jacket. Boy, did it work. Anyone […]