Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation

April 20, 2026

With These Watches, It’s Not Just What’s on the Inside That Counts

A look at the new skeleton watch models unveiled by Hermès, Piaget and Panerai. Skeleton watches seemed to take center stage at this year’s Watches and […]
April 19, 2026

For the British Watch Brand Bremont, the Next Stop Is the Moon

The billionaire Bill Ackman’s investment in the company might not yet have vastly altered its fortunes, but he’s concerned with more than earthly riches. Bill Ackman […]
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 […]