Time.Business

time-business

TIME.BUSINESS

0 | ... | 1360 | 1380 | 1400 | 1420 | 1440 | 1460 | 1480 | 1500 | 1520 | ... | 2740

DISTRIBUTION - Paris: One Street, Two Breakaways: Colette - Chronopassion

DISTRIBUTION - Paris: One Street, Two Breakaways: Colette - Chronopassion

Located only a few metres away from each other, they are both influential and extravagant in a conservative territory: one caters to hipsters and the (...)

DISTRIBUTION - Future in motion, in-store versus online sales?

DISTRIBUTION - Future in motion, in-store versus online sales?

In-store versus online sales: some thoughts on the future of retailing.

TECHNOLOGY - Mechanical watchmaking, diminishing returns?

TECHNOLOGY - Mechanical watchmaking, diminishing returns?

Slimmer, more complicated, more accurate, and – inevitably – more expensive. Will the race for mechanical performance in watchmaking, like the quest for (...)

TECHNOLOGY - China: the watchmaking patent champion

TECHNOLOGY - China: the watchmaking patent champion

China dominates patent applications in watchmaking, particularly in the field of smartwatches. Switzerland focuses more on the mechanical watch, on the (...)

TECHNOLOGY - The promises of smartwatches

TECHNOLOGY - The promises of smartwatches

It came as no surprise that 2014 was the ‘year of the smartwatch’. But what is more surprising is the projection for the smartwatch segment for 2018. An (...)

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Jean-Claude Biver 'Troubleshooter'

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Jean-Claude Biver ’Troubleshooter’

Jean-Claude Biver, what a man! He’s already done it three times (Blancpain, Omega then Hublot) and he is doing it again with TAG Heuer, as well as playing (...)

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Manuel Emch 'Retro-futurist'

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Manuel Emch ’Retro-futurist’

For the CEO of RJ-Romain Jerome, traditional watchmaking needs to embrace creative designs and new distribution channels. To attract the younger clients, (...)

RENAISSANCE - Oris, the road to democracy

RENAISSANCE - Oris, the road to democracy

Oris is introducing its new Calibre 111, an original calibre that has been developed and designed entirely in-house, thus reconnecting with its past as a (...)

RENAISSANCE - Tiffany: “This time, we're going to do it!”

RENAISSANCE - Tiffany: “This time, we’re going to do it!”

Interview with Nicola Andreatta, who is spearheading Tiffany’s big comeback.

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - Social Media optimisation: what brands need to know

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - Social Media optimisation: what brands need to know

When it comes to using the internet to search – for answers, brands, retailers – the websites that appear in the top results of the search engines such as (...)

LAKIN@LARGE - A summer of contradictions

LAKIN@LARGE - A summer of contradictions

It’s been an odd sort of summer. Horologically speaking, little exciting has happened except news that Dmitry Medvedev, the Prime Minister of Russia, was (...)

Who are the biggest spenders in the watch world?

Who are the biggest spenders in the watch world?

MARKETING

According to a report by Kantar Media, it’s business as usual among the watch brands when it comes to spending on marketing. The big brands continue to (...)

En route to parity as more women occupy top spots in the watch world

En route to parity as more women occupy top spots in the watch world

Luxury watch brands are increasingly showing greater appreciation for the role of women in the watch industry, both as target consumers and as key (...)

Digital Luxury Group releases its World Watch Report Smartwatch Feature

Digital Luxury Group releases its World Watch Report Smartwatch Feature

DATA

As no surprise to many, 2014 was the “year of the smartwatch”. But what is more surprising is the projection for the smartwatch segment for (...)

RESHUFFLING THE DECK

RESHUFFLING THE DECK

The players would have been quite happy to continue their friendly game of poker, playing according to the usual rules. But outside their circle events are (...)

SIGNALS, DATA & MARKETS

SIGNALS, DATA & MARKETS

A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

The unpublished export figures for Swiss luxury watches

The unpublished export figures for Swiss luxury watches

EXCLUSIVE

The export figures for watches valued at over CHF 3,000 have always been something of a mystery. Now, for the first time, this crucial sector of Swiss (...)

THE BABELWORLD LABYRINTH

THE BABELWORLD LABYRINTH

Entering the hall where the official opening of Baselworld 2015 is to take place, amid the hubbub of journalists taking up their usual places, and greeting (...)

A BUSINESS TALK WITH...

A BUSINESS TALK WITH...

Interviews of Jean-Christophe Babin - Bulgari, Mario Peserico- Eberhard, Manuel Emch - Romain Jerome, Adrian Bosshard - Certina, Ricardo Guadalupe - (...)

FACES IN TIME

FACES IN TIME

Baselworld is intrinsically about watches, but without people neither the event nor the timepieces would exist. This is about some of those (...)