Sector
-
May sees another increase in watch exports
In five months, shipments of Swiss timepieces have exceeded the 10 billion franc mark, standing at 10.9 billion, and are 11.3% above their 2022 level. Growth in Swiss watch exports returned to a sustained pace in May. It reached 14.4% on an annual basis, for a total value of 2.3 billion francs, after a gain…
-
Everything You Need to Know About COSC, the Official Swiss Chronometer Certification
Precision and reliability are two essential characteristics for lovers of mechanical watches. One way to ensure these attributes is to obtain a chronometer certification issued by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC). Find out in this article everything you need to know about this prestigious certification. What is the COSC certification? THE Official Swiss…
-
Increasing Participation at EPHJ’s Grand Opening in Geneva
The new State Councilor Delphine Bachmann inaugurates the 21e edition of the High-Precision Fair in a positive context thanks to the good health of the sector. The EPHJ show, world leader in high precision, was inaugurated this morning by Delphine Bachmann, the new Geneva State Councilor in charge of the Economy and Employment. A ceremony…
-
Top 10 Luxury Watch Brands Ranked by Watch Expert – Are Your Favorite Brands on the List?
Luxury Watch Brands Luxury watches have always been a symbol of style and status. The perfect watch is not only a timepiece but also a statement piece that speaks volumes about your personality and taste. Swiss luxury watches have been leading the industry for decades, but high-end luxury watch brands from around the world now…
-
The Origin of Nespresso’s Big Bang Unico
The world of watchmaking has always been a constantly growing sector in which refinement and imagination are the two keys to success for the creation of original timepieces. Sometimes, to create unique watches that stand out from the crowd, the fashion houses make use of collaborations with other brands which, in most cases, are external…
-
Top 12 German Watch Brands: A Guide
It is customary to say that all the most beautiful luxury watches come from Switzerland, the cradle of watchmaking, yet some German watch brands have nothing to envy to Swiss manufacturers. ! Grouped for many of them in the small town of Glashütte, the German brands have over the decades built a solid reputation, quality,…
-
Is the art of watchmaking vanishing on Instagram?
We all know that Instagram is constantly evolving its algorithm. However, the latest updates were more impactful because they implemented a real transformation of the very nature of the application. Instagram does not hide it and communicates with transparency on the subject, in particular through Adam Mosseri: the application must evolve, must become a multimedia…
-
The 21st EPHJ Show: Promising Possibilities and Thrilling Opportunities Ahead
Increasing compared to 2022, the 2023 edition of the Swiss international trade fair will bring together more than 710 exhibitors in Geneva, from June 6 to 9. As every year at this time, the world of high-precision watchmaking, jewellery, medical and microtechnology meet in Geneva, from June 6 to 9, 2023. More than 710 exhibitors,…
-
The Mysterious Jitters of Swiss Watchmakers Uncovered!
The State of the Watch Industry: Anxieties and Uncertainties The watch industry has remained resilient amidst various global crises over the past few years, including the crisis in Ukraine, China’s rigorous lockdowns, inflation, collapsing stock markets and the collapse of cryptocurrencies. The value of watches has even increased by almost 13 percent from January to…
-
A New Award for Independent Creatives Emerges: The Louis Vuitton Watch Prize
Things are accelerating and the first edition of the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives is taking shape. The communication of the composition of the Committee of Experts (of which I have the chance and the privilege of being a member) made it possible to recall the principles and the key stages of the…
-
Breguet’s new aesthetic direction embodied in the Breguet Classique Perpetual Calendar 7327
One of my favorite Breguet Classique watches is the reference 5327 Perpetual Calendar. I have always appreciated this watch, although I am not generally a big fan of calendar watches because I found the presentation of the dial to be original and breaking the usual codes of complication. To tell the truth, when one discovers…
-
Luxury watches: is their quality truly excellent?
For many of us, wearing a luxury watch on our wrist represents a real life accomplishment. Symbol of success, the latter are often associated with a very high price, reflecting an extraordinary quality. Indeed, a luxury watch must be able to survive the years without any difficulty. But is it really the reality? Are all…
-
The Beaubleu WAtch Comeback – Vitruvius Collection
Beaubleu, the French brand famous for its circular hands is back with a new collection. OUR opinion on the Vitruvius collection by Beaubleu. Beaubleu Vitruve: a superb watch When I am asked what recent brand will be iconic tomorrow, I often find it difficult to be categorical. But if I had to take bets, I…
-
The Perpetual 1908 collection cements Rolex’s trustworthiness in the category of formal timepieces.
This was the main event of the 2023 edition of the Salon Watches & Wonders: Rolex presented a brand new collection and it is an event that is rare enough to be highlighted. This collection bears the name of Perpetual 1908 and replaces in its objectives the Cellini collection. The fact that Rolex is changing…
-
Why Swiss Watchmakers Are So Nervous?
The watch Market is Untouchable don’t believe us take a look at what has been going on around the world none of the instability caused by the crisis in Ukraine China’s strict lockdowns inflation falling stock markets or crashing cryptocurrencies has affected the export of watches there was a nearly 13 percent growth in their…
-
Watchmaking: the Geneva Watch Days set the pace
The rise of independent fashion houses and a new emerging generation will guide the various events until the 1er september. The Geneva Watch Days watch fair opens its doors on Monday for the third consecutive year. After difficult market conditions in 2020 and an encouraging 2021 edition, this new event will bring together some thirty…
-
Furlan Marri unveils 3 Automatic Watches with Sector Dial
Finally friends, yes finally, today I can unveil the new permanent collection of the young Geneva brand Furlan Marri. In this article, I will therefore introduce you in detail the 3 new automatic watch references which integrates the permanent catalog of the brand. Remember, in June 2022, about a year after launching the brand and…
-
Watch exports pick up the pace in August
During the month under review, international sales of Swiss watches jumped 14.7% to 1.7 billion francs. Swiss watch exports picked up the pace again in August, benefiting from an increase in almost all regions of the globe, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) announced on Tuesday. During the month under review, shipments of…
-
E-commerce forecasts point to a doubling of watch sales by 2030
Demand remains strong on the second-hand market, with almost a third (31%) of consumers planning to acquire a second-hand watch in the next twelve months. While two out of five consumers plan to buy a watch online, the watch industry is expected to double its e-commerce sales by the end of the decade. At the…
-
The Story of Switzerland: Country of Chocolate, Swiss Watches & Free Market 🇨🇭
Welcome gather around friends planet explore brings a new story for all of you cheese army knife watches alps banks wealth neutrality and so on and so on all of these have one thing in common actually the country switzerland this small central european country has gained quite a reputation through History and especially in…
-
Furlan Marri adds automatic watches to the permanent collection
Remember, Furlan Marri had caused a veritable tidal wave in the watchmaking sphere. A record Kickstarter followed by several successful sales in 2021 as well as a nomination and victory at the Grand Prix de l’Horlogerie de Genève in 2022. We also met one of its co-founders, Andréa Furlan, during the last Watches & Wonders…