Corum is seventy years old this year and now once again Swiss-owned, following a management buyout led by International Sales Director Haso Mehmedovic and a group of Swiss investors with backgrounds in the luxury and finance sectors. After earning his… Read More ›
Two personnel change reports today, with the departure of Daniel and Maria Reintjes from Christiaan van der Klaauw, and a new CEO for Laurent Ferrier. First up is the news from Christiaan Van Der Klaauw, at which Daniel and Maria… Read More ›
The Richemont Group has made two appointment announcements, with the most notable being the return of Jérôme Lambert as CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre, effective 1 January, 2025. Having now come full circle, his latest move within the Group follows a career… Read More ›
Watch brand sponsorship and partnerships are part of the industry, but they can be even more interesting news when they are unexpected. Today’s news falls into the unexpected category, with the announcement that CHANEL has become the first brand to… Read More ›
We recently reported the cyber-attack on Casio, the details of which you can read at this link. As we stated, after initial uncertainty, the group Underground took credit for a ransomware attack, confirmed by Casio, claiming that 204.9 GB of… Read More ›
Casio has just revealed that it was subjected to a cyber-attack, with an unauthorised actor accessing its networks on October 5, causing system disruption that affecting some of its services. It is as yet unclear as to whether there has… Read More ›
When MB&F was launched by founder Maximilian Büsser in 2005 it heralded not just a completely different type of watch brand from a design perspective, an ethos which has continued but also morphed from being radical in visible to less… Read More ›
LVMH announced a number of management changes to their Watches & Jewelry Division, effective January 1, 2024. They are as follows – Julien Tornare – CEO of Zenith since 2107, is now CEO of TAG Heuer. Benoit de Clerck –… Read More ›
Their vintage pieces may hold enduring interest and recognition (see this post and this one about the famed Polerouter), not to mention collectability, but the Universal Genève name is about to have a twenty first century revival. Partners Group,… Read More ›
Just a quick link for your weekend reading – Swissinfo’s interview with Jean-Daniel Pasche, president of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH. After two decades as president, he will be stepping down at the end of 2023. Click… Read More ›
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