Timepiece Trends for 2005 – From Basel and Geneva
Oct 03, 2005
Every spring means the unveiling of the newest product from the watchmakers of Switzerland . Basel and Geneva play host to the largest timepiece tradeshows in the world. Retailers from around the world descend upon these 2 shows in the hopes of seeing the latest in haute horologerie. Amongst the noticeable trends was the continuation of larger case sizes for....

All About Swiss Watch Manufactures and Swiss Watch Movements
Aug 21, 2007
There are a variety of fine watches produced today by a multitude of companies, both old and young.  Part of the appeal of luxury mechanical watchmaking is in the complexity and fine details of the ticking mechanisms which make these marvels work.  Within the specialized market that luxury watches represent, few terms raise the pulse of the....

Swatch Group Posts Big Half-Year Gains
Nov 01, 2006
The Swatch Group, based in Biel, Switzerland, reported half-year results in late August, including first-half net profits of $265.7 million, a 23.6 percent gain. Sales rose 13.1 percent to 1.8 billion, while operating profits grew 37.2 percent, to $323.8 million. First-half sales of finished watches totaled $1.4 billion, a 13.8 percent gain. Swatch....

Best Of The Best 2006: Back To The Future
Jun 01, 2006
Although decidedly contemporary, the Breguet Tradition really is a throwback to the 18th century. The piece’s groundbreaking aesthetics rely on company founder Abraham-Louis Breguet’s mechanical flourishes and finishing techniques—from the movement’s frosted finish to its symmetrical design featuring a modern construction of....

Watch’s Couth – a new online watch shop
Apr 02, 2007
Watch's Couth is an online shop with the goal of allowing private customers as well as commercial players active in the watch sector to expose the watches they wish to buy or sell, in a simple and direct way, locally or around the world. The aim of this Internet platform is to facilitate the purchase, sale and exchange of watches worldwide without....

HOPP SCHWIIIIZZZZ
Jun 24, 2006
Visiting BaselWorld for the first time, you could be forgiven for presuming that Swiss watchmaking means the Swatch Group – much like the English advertisement for baked beans … Beanz meanz Heinz. Your second visit confirms this concept. This time you are sure that the Swatch Group dominates BaselWorld since it is the very heart of Hall 1 with....

Swatch Sales Dip 2.8% in 2001
Apr 01, 2002
The Swatch Group, the world's largest watchmaker, saw watch sales drop 2.8% in 2001, to almost US$1.8 billion. Several of the Group's prestigious brands, however, showed signs of growth. Sales of watch movements and other components dipped 1.5% (to about US$824.3 million), though in terms of units produced, there was a 1% gain (to 113.4 billion). Total....

Swatch Group, Tourneau form U.S. retail partnership
Apr 06, 2006
The Swatch Group, headquartered in Biel (Bienne), Switzerland, has 18 brands including several prestige and luxury brands. Swatch Group officials say the new stores will probably carry some of its brands but haven’t announced yet which ones. However, officials say that the top prestigious brands of the group—Breguet, Blancpain,....

Magazine contents August - September 2005 issue
Sep 05, 2005
Editorial The parable of the sock Cover Story Jaeger-LeCoultre reinvents the Minute Repeater Mechanical Watches Beauty and Fragility in the Golden Age Parmigiani Fleurier is now master of the watch’s strategic heart The innovative verticalization of Ulysse Nardin The Breguet Tradition The global....

Magazine contents October - November 2004 issue
Nov 08, 2004
Editorial Two Speeds Cover Story “Ideale” a new chapter in the story of Jaeger-LeCoultre Glamour Women, women, women, women, women, women, women … Audemars Piguet’s feminine side Zenith’s Mechanical Stars Recreating an “entirely and extremely feminine” brand -....