(Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images) Getty Images Troubles in the luxury watch market continue, as evidenced by the latest report from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. Swiss watch exports in August were 1.2 million units, 125,000 fewer than last year. Despite the decline in unit volumes, the total value of wristwatch exports increased...
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Inside the Cartier watch laboratory hidden in a Swiss farmhouse
‘We always approach watchmaking through the eyes of a jeweller,’ says Drici. ‘We don’t see a case with a dial, but rather a complete object where the case and dial merge.’ That said, these miniature artworks have a purpose – to tell the time accurately – and the additional space that a stone-set dial needs...
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Watches of Switzerland Opens Latest Multibrand Showroom in Midtown Manhattan
Watches of Switzerland continues to expand its retail network in the U.S. with the opening of its latest multibrand showroom on the East Coast. The newly opened boutique is located at the base of One Vanderbilt, one of Midtown Manhattan’s tallest office towers, which stands 73 stories high at the corner of 42nd Street and...
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Watches of Switzerland Group to buy Roberto Coin’s US ops
Italian jewellers are clearly in fashion. Just a day after Richemont announced it’s buying Vhernier, UK-based Watches of Switzerland Group had its own big news — it’s buying Roberto Coin Inc (the American arm of the Italian brand) for $130 million. Roberto Coin It said it’s a “significant milestone in the group’s luxury branded jewellery...