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    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: January
      Brands weigh cost against popularity of watch fairs

      Trade show attendance is growing again, but some big industry names are still staying away in favour of different formats

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Panerai’s tie-up with gaming giant Razer opens up the luxury brand to young consumers

      The unlikely pairing’s limited edition watch to raise funds for conservation will help the traditional Italian company connect with the smartphone generation

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Kering buyout boss vows: ‘We will never be mainstream’

      The Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux boss talks about his plans after breaking away from parent group Kering

    • Friday, 2 September, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Cleaning up the online market in pre-owned watches

      The business of buying and selling watches online is booming, but it can be risky. Enter Subdial — on a promise of transparency and with the backing of industry heavyweights

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Industry promises green mindset but remains dedicated follower of fashion

      Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 hopes to help companies reach net zero

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Breitling chief’s grounded approach speeds watchmaker’s growth

      Georges Kern has broadened the brand’s appeal by steering it away from the masculine aviator image

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      How Hermès watches ticked up as rivals lagged behind

      The design brand’s watch chief explains the strategy that enabled it to grow rapidly through the pandemic

    • Friday, 28 January, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Pressure builds on the watch industry over green claims

      Brands are urged to come clean on their environmental credentials

    • Tuesday, 23 November, 2021
      Luxury goods
      Unlikely partners: Bulgari and MB&F develop joint watch project

      The jewellery powerhouse’s decision to work with the niche watchmaker may bring similar tie-ups throughout the industry

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Parmigiani’s Guido Terreni: luxury has become more mainstream

      New chief executive sees a growing power of niche brands appealing to those who still want to set themselves apart

    • Friday, 1 October, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Luxury groups make the case for genderless watches

      In the typically conservative watch industry, the shift to a unisex approach is already implicit

    • Friday, 1 October, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Seiko has to go back to its roots to grow again, says Akio Naito

      New president admits that 140-year-old brand is bland and change is needed

    • Friday, 3 September, 2021
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Fears: The British family watchmaker winding back the years

      Nicholas Bowman-Scargill went from Rolex to Asda while restarting his great-grandfather’s 175-year-old watch company

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      UK watchmakers battle for international credibility

      New industry body aims to galvanise sector, though the ‘British’ tag is often a misnomer

    • Saturday, 10 April, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Big watch brands weigh up the fun of virtual trade fairs

      Show organisers seek to win back watchmakers who have since decided to go it alone

    • Saturday, 30 January, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Gerald Charles — dialling into social networks to take on bigger rivals

      The Swiss independent watchmaker generates sales by nurturing its customer base as a community

    • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
      Watches & Jewellery
      Julien Tornare bets on Chronomaster Sport to lift Zenith into the big league

      LVMH’s smallest watch brand covets a spot on the top 25 of Swiss makers by competing in the steel chronograph category

    • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
      Watches & Jewellery
      ‘K-shaped’ recovery favours stronger watch brands

      Ecommerce is booming but any bounceback is unlikely to be big enough to recover lockdown losses

    • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
      Watches & Jewellery
      ‘Made in China’ watches gain domestic popularity

      Emergence of local high-end luxury brands gives hopes of changing perceptions about quality

    • Saturday, 5 September, 2020
      Watches & Jewellery
      Swiss watchmakers seek to reprice their entry-level models

      Luxury houses attempt to balance value and a fair price to lure in younger customers

    • Saturday, 9 May, 2020
      Watches & Jewellery
      Watch brands move business online to beat lockdown

      Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

    • Saturday, 9 November, 2019
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Panerai looks to client experiences to elevate watch brand

      Chief Jean-Marc Pontroué is attempting to make its offering both ‘fun’ and sustainable

    • Saturday, 9 November, 2019
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Michael Tay: the watch retailer with a passion for performance

      The arts enthusiast and chief of The Hour Glass says Singapore is a growing market for horologists

    • Thursday, 30 May, 2019
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Parmigiani Fleurier pivots to Asia as consumer habits shift

      Chief executive Davide Traxler says half the lossmaking watch brand’s social media budget will go on China

    • Thursday, 21 March, 2019
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Half head, half guts: LVMH man’s maxim for leadership

      Stéphane Bianchi brushes off pressure of taking over from watch industry showman

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