Diamonds are a watch retailer's best friend...if you know what you are selling
Nov 27, 2006
Diamond watches are a certified Top Wesselton phenomenon in the watch industry. Many companies claim to have been the first to put diamonds onto a steel watch, but there's no denying that just about every watch company has followed in the same footsteps down the road to financial success. As a result, watch retailers all over the world either have to get on....

The discreet glamour of artistic patronage
Nov 01, 2006
The Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain: Tony Oursler – Mirror Maze (Dead Eyes Live), 2003 Situated at the confluence of art and industry, employing very high-level designers and artisans, watchmaking is an industry unlike any other. It produces objects that are, of course, extremely technical, yet their design is essential. A watch....

Summary - WorldWatchReport 2005
Oct 31, 2006
IC-Agency explores and analyses the two faces of the Internet for the watch industry. On one side, it provides a precise evaluation of the threats and dangers presented by the Internet, notably through one of the first studies on ‘Luxury watchmaking and the Internet.’ The current 2005 study looks at five key export markets for the Swiss watch....

Richemont North American CEO to retire Oct. 31
Oct 18, 2006
Callum Barton, president and chief executive officer of Richemont North America Inc., will retire Oct. 31, capping a 31-year career with the company. However, he'll continue as a "special consultant" for three years to parent Richemont SA, the Swiss luxury goods group announced Oct. 17. Barton will also step down as a member of the board of....

Richemont posts 16 percent sales gain
Sep 14, 2006
Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG, one of the world's largest luxury-goods producers, said Thursday that its sales rose 16 percent between April and Aug. 31. The five-month result, including an 18 growth in revenue, were propelled in part by strong sales of fine jewelry and luxury watches, by luxury retailer Cartier, and by business gains in the....

Built to Perform: Sports Watches for 2006 and Beyond – Part 4
Aug 14, 2006
Pilots Flying has always been linked to watches, ever since Louis Cartier made the first aviation watch for his friend, Alberto Santos-Dumont in 1904. The look of classic pilots' watches is very hot right now and even though many watches will never see the inside of a cockpit, most pilots' watches are designed to satisfy the conditions a watch would see....

Geneva's Luxury Watch Fairs Enjoy Record Sales
Jun 01, 2006
About a dozen luxury watch shows, presentations, and exhibitions were held April 3–9 in Geneva. A center for fine watchmaking since the 1700s, the city more recently has become an important annual stage for new creations and innovations in Swiss haute horlogerie, especially by smaller watchmakers. The best known and oldest is the Salon International de....

Boyajian resigns from GIA, Baker named acting president
May 22, 2006
The 20-year career of Bill Boyajian as president of the Gemological Institute of America came to an abrupt end on Monday with his resignation, apparently the most high-profile casualty of a diamond grading scandal that is threatening to tarnish the image of the organization that calls itself "the world's foremost authority in gemology." The GIA statement....

New jewelry show adds luster to 'Jewelry Week'
May 16, 2006
The Las Vegas International Jewelry Show, set for June 2-5, at Mandalay Bay’s convention center in Las Vegas, is adding a little star power, in jewelry and personality, with an appearance from Jermaine Jackson, a member of the Jackson Five. The show, which sells only to industry retailers, was created by show president Arnold Duke. The show is....

New Show Coming to Vegas
May 01, 2006
The Las Vegas International Jewelry Show will take place June 2–5, 2006, at Mandalay Bay’s convention center in Las Vegas. The show was created by Arnold Duke, president of the Las Vegas International Jewelry Show, and organizers said they expect to attract 300 to 500 vendors. During the show, Duke will offer a celebrity jewelry contest where....