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....

Relaunches and New Marketing Plans Announced
Jul 01, 2005
At the 2005 Swiss watch shows in Basel and Geneva, a number of brands announced relaunches and changes in marketing strategies, including the following: Audemars Piguet relaunched its oval Millenary line in a redesigned format with an enlarged case and off-center, merged, sculpted subdials. The limited-edition Dual Time Millenary Maserati watch marks the....

Movado Names New Brand President
Feb 01, 2005
Movado Group Inc. in November named Thomas van der Kallen as president of Ebel worldwide, responsible for global sales and marketing of the luxury watch brand. He had been president of the luxury brand Piaget North America since 2002. Van der Kallen replaces Guillaume Brochard—president when Ebel was still owned by LVMH—who left in December 2003.....

The Travels of Time
Oct 01, 2005
In an era when "traveling has become as natural as breathing," as a spokesman for Ebel recently put it, watches that keep track of time both for home and destination have become useful accessories. Traveler's watches have two or more time displays, usually on the dial. They're more popular than ever, and more brands are adding them. Van Cleef & Arpels,....

Swiss Watch by JCK Adds Advisory Board
Feb 01, 2006
Organizers of the fourth annual Swiss Watch by JCK 2006 luxury trade fair announced in late 2005 that its slots for vendors is sold out. The appointment-only event takes place June 3–7 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Participating brands include Baume & Mercier, Bulgari, Corum, Concord, Christian Dior, Ebel, Dunhill, Girard Perregaux, Hermes,....

Swiss Watch by JCK 2006 is sold out
Nov 18, 2005
The fourth annual Swiss Watch by JCK event, to be held June 3 to June 7, 2006, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, is sold out of exhibit space. Luxury watch brands exhibiting at the show include: Baume & Mercier, Bulgari, Corum, Concord, Christian Dior, Ebel, Dunhill, Girard Perregaux, Hermes, IWC, Mont Blanc, Omega, Porsche Design,....

Reynaud Genève, under the sign of the sun
May 12, 2005
Moving from marketing to creation (he managed the design department at Ebel where he instilled new life into the haute joaillerie sector), Patrice Reynaud decided in his turn to create his own brand, under his own name. Fascinated by jewellery and its beauty and sparkle, he wanted to begin his new endeavour as a designer. First, he wanted to make an....

Movado Group completes Ebel acquisition
Mar 01, 2004
Movado Group Inc. announced March 1 that it had successfully completed its purchase of Ebel, one of the world's leading luxury watch brands, from French luxury goods group LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton). The $47.3 million deal was first announced Dec. 22. The 93-year-old Ebel firm—renowned for its distinctive, innovative lines including Beluga, Classic....

Watchworld
Sep 01, 1999
The latest trends in fine timepieces for the year 2000 were displayed in “Luxury of Time,” an exhibition in June in New York City sponsored by the Jewelry Information Center (JIC). More than 150 of the world’s finest watches, valued at $3.8 million overall and representing 25 brands, were exhibited, most for the first time. They included....

Turbulent Times
Feb 01, 2002
If one word defines the current state of the watch business, especially in the United States, it is "revitalization." Now, more than any time in recent years, mid- and luxury-priced brands are rejuvenating themselves with revamped products, ads, and marketing; acquisitions; corporate reorganization; and redefined images. The goal is to raise their public....