The behemoth that is Baselworld, the watch industry’s largest fair shrunk a little in 2017, most noticeably with the elimination of the Palace, which was both an exhibiting space for a number of small and independent brands, and a meeting… Read More ›
Richemont has just announced some changes to its Senior Executive Committee. The most notable of these is the creation of a new Chief Operating Office position, to be filled by Mr Jérôme Lambert. He will be responsible for all… Read More ›
The EU General Court has rejected the second appeal brought on by the Confédération Européenne des Associations d’horlogers-Réparateurs (the ‘CEAHR’) which challenged the European Commission’s decision in 2014 to close investigations into claims that watch groups such as Richemont, Swatch… Read More ›
Independent brand Manufacture De Bethune has announced that it is selling the majority of its capital to an investment consortium led by Pierre Jacques, former CEO of the brand, and private equity investor Giovanni Perin. Co-founder and COO Denis Flageollet… Read More ›
The march by watch brands towards selling directly online continues apace, with Chopard, Piaget and Panerai having recently joined Mr Porter/ Net-A-Porter. The most recent addition is that of Officine Panerai to Mr Porter, with twenty-five models from its Luminor… Read More ›
China’s second larget e-commerce platform, JD.com, has officially launched a new alliance with more than a dozen of its international watch brands, including new partner Chopard (which opened an online flagship store on JD.com in August), as well as Tag… Read More ›
Armin Strom have just announced their entry into the SIHH 2018, at which they will be part of the Carré des Horlogers. Their participation brings to five (so far) the number of brands that will be exhibiting for the first… Read More ›
Oris is the latest watch brand to become a part of Tmall, an online e-commerce platform run by China’s Alibaba Group. They join Tag Heuer, Zenith, and Tissot, all hoping to reach Alibaba’s 500 million users. The Alibaba Group have… Read More ›
German watchmaker Sinn Spezialuhren is celebrating the opening of a new company HQ in Frankfurt am Main that includes a showroom for current collections and an exhibition of historic models. With an area of approximately 7,000 sq metres, it is… Read More ›
(Photo : supplied by Ulysse Nardin) In the latest watch executive movement news of 2017, the Kering group has announced the appointment of Patrick Pruniaux as the CEO of Ulysse Nardin, effective 28 August 2017, replacing Patrik P. Hoffman. The… Read More ›
