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eBay unveils ambitious plans for its watch segment

eBay unveils ambitious plans for its watch segment

E-COMMERCE

Online marketplace eBay has its sights on the top end of the market, starting with watchmaking. The e-commerce behemoth has just set up a new (...)

Bucherer BLUE: “Bringing exclusivity back to retailers”

Bucherer BLUE: “Bringing exclusivity back to retailers”

INTERVIEW

More and more brands are reserving their most sought-after models for their own shops, which is causing increasing difficulties for multi-brand retailers. (...)

“Jewellery will continue to outperform”

“Jewellery will continue to outperform”

INTERVIEW

In the wake of LVMH’s takeover of Tiffany & Co., the largest transaction in the history of luxury, we wanted to learn more about the dynamics of the (...)

“Jewellery is based on gut feeling”

“Jewellery is based on gut feeling”

INTERVIEW

Bulgari presents a rare example of a historical jeweller that has today become a fully-fledged watchmaker. It is master of its own in-house movements, and (...)

Building a gemstone super-expert

Building a gemstone super-expert

R&D

Far greater volumes of gemstones, evaluated automatically? This is the promise offered by Swiss jewellery house Gübelin, which has joined forces with CSEM (...)

Richard Mille: breakthrough in jewellery watchmaking

Richard Mille: breakthrough in jewellery watchmaking

The brand whose first model was born in 2001 has reached a time of generational transition. Cécile Guenat has already asserted herself as head of creation (...)

LUOXO: a new venue for watch enthusiasts opens in Hong Kong

LUOXO: a new venue for watch enthusiasts opens in Hong Kong

LUOXO, a new independent club, has been created to cater to Hong Kong watch enthusiasts. One of its first initiatives is to provide its members with a (...)

HourUniverse will take place in summer 2021 at the earliest

HourUniverse will take place in summer 2021 at the earliest

While new dates have not yet been communicated, HourUniverse remains committed to organising an event this year. Summer 2021 is currently targeted as the (...)

China: what is at stake for luxury watchmaking in Hainan?

China: what is at stake for luxury watchmaking in Hainan?

MARKETS

The rise of Hainan, the tropical island in the South China Sea, as a hub for Chinese mainlanders’ luxury offshore shopping – in the works since 2011 – has (...)

Greubel Forsey: envisioning the future

Greubel Forsey: envisioning the future

INTERVIEW

Antonio Calce, the new man at the helm of Greubel Forsey, has been tasked with ensuring the long-term development of the brand at the top end of the luxury (...)

TAG Heuer x Porsche: the launch of an ambitious global partnership

TAG Heuer x Porsche: the launch of an ambitious global partnership

Fueled by a common history with innovation and motor racing at its core, TAG Heuer and Porsche join forces to unveil an extensive collaboration that aims (...)

Phillips Watches: “Most successful year ever” in 2020

Phillips Watches: “Most successful year ever” in 2020

AUCTIONS

The auction house’s horological division declared an annual result of over US$133 million, up 20% from 2019. This result is also “a record for the highest (...)

Watchmaking and the environment: on the front line

Watchmaking and the environment: on the front line

INNOVATION

Future customers will necessarily be more attentive to the environmental impact of their purchases. A few established watch brands stand out for their (...)

Watches and Wonders 2021: dates and participating brands

Watches and Wonders 2021: dates and participating brands

Some forty leading brands will be present, April 7-13, on a newly enhanced digital platform. It will be followed a few days later, by the Watches and (...)

Watch Angels: a watch incubator is born

Watch Angels: a watch incubator is born

INDUSTRY

We are witnessing the emergence of a new category in the watch industry. The “incubation workshop” is neither licensing nor crowdfunding; it takes (...)

The Gübelin Academy launches an online course

The Gübelin Academy launches an online course

Starting immediately, gem aficionados can deepen their knowledge online with the Gübelin Academy - anywhere and at any time. The new online course (...)

Louis Erard to launch a blockchain-powered loyalty programme

Louis Erard to launch a blockchain-powered loyalty programme

INNOVATION

The new loyalty programme, designed in cooperation between Louis Erard and Qiibee, comes with an ad hoc branded web application, for all fans to track (...)

Initium: the time is right for home watch assembly

Initium: the time is right for home watch assembly

HOROLOGICAL WORKSHOPS

The events sector has been badly affected by the pandemic. A Swiss company that specialises in running introductory watchmaking workshops, Initium, is (...)

The five most sought-after watches online

The five most sought-after watches online

STUDY

In November 2020, Watchfinder & Co. released a 12-month study of Google data to identify the world’s most sought-after luxury timepieces – representing (...)

Presenting the sculptors of light

Presenting the sculptors of light

INNOVATION

Start-up Rayform, a spin-off from the EPFL, has patented a method for projecting messages from every conceivable surface, from the crown of a watch to a (...)