Magazine contents February - March 2005 issue
Mar 06, 2005
Editorial The Internet – false fears and genuine challenges Cover Story A Date to remember – de Grisogono Haut de Gamme/Haute Horlogerie The new faces of Rolex The 3 Volution of Antoine Preziuso deLaCour reaches for the stars The Portuguese of the 21st century Aquanaute Luce by Patek....

Strong for Luxury Jewelers, Moderate for Middle and Mass
Feb 01, 2005
High-end jewelers polled by JCK reported slight to significant increases in holiday sales for 2004, while sales gains for midlevel and mass-market stores were more modest overall—and a few declines were noted by jewelers in regions hard hit by job losses. Jewelers in all sectors also reported fewer customers but higher per-ticket sales. In the luxury....

Feature: Independently Healthy
Dec 01, 2004
It is no secret that today’s prestige watchmaking business is a far cry from the charming cottage industry of yesteryear. After a decade of multimillion-dollar acquisitions and consolidation, luxury conglomerates now control an estimated 80 percent of the Swiss watch industry, including many of its oldest, most venerated brands. With the....

Rolex announces winners of its 11th global 'Awards for Enterprise'
Oct 08, 2004

What the Italians like best
Sep 14, 2004
Since we can admit that, in the Bel Paese, the passion and culture for timepieces are rather vague, it thus remains difficult to explain why a certain brand or certain individual watches become veritable cult objects. Whatever the reason, and despite the tendency to follow fashion trends, which is quite typically Italian, we can clearly identify several....

AWA wins mercury battery exemption
Aug 12, 2004
The American Watch Association (AWA) has won an important exemption for its members from a Connecticut law that requires consumer goods containing mercury be labeled as such. Instead of affixing labels to watches, packaging, and instruction manuals, AWA member companies now can inform consumers that some watch batteries contain mercury via an AWA-established....

Memberships of Privilege: Best of Both Worlds
Jul 01, 2004
For decades, because it lacked an on-water facility, the New York Yacht Club was usually a member’s second club; Huntington himself, who lives in New York, belongs to the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn. Now the NYYC has become the primary club for new members, who are continuing the annual tradition of sailing in the....

WGC Appoints New Managing Director for U.S.
Jul 01, 2004
The World Gold Council has appointed John Calnon as managing director, United States. He succeeds Michael C. Barlerin, who has retired from his position of managing director, Americas. As part of the changes in the New York office, Rick Bannerot, vice president, U.S. jewelry advertising, has left the organization after four years. Prior to joining WGC,....

Consumer optimism despite a weak dollar
Apr 14, 2004
If wishes and hopes could make it so, the American watch market would be back up and running at full speed. Unfortunately, it's not. Though there are some signs that the market is coming back, the truth (which many people are loathe to admit) is that things aren't as good as brands and retailers would like them to be, but they aren't as bad as they could be,....

JSA Elects Chairman
Apr 01, 2004
Walter Fischer, president and CEO of Rolex Watch (USA), has been elected chairman of the board of Jewelers' Security Alliance (JSA) for a two-year term. Fischer, a member of JSA's board for several years, has supported JSA in lobbying for more FBI and law enforcement assistance for the jewelry industry. The announcement of Fischer's election was made during....