Timex starts making watches again in its native America
Timex can trace its history back to the town of Waterbury, Connecticut, when the company was born in 1854.
165 years later and America has lost its role as a significant watch manufacturing nation, and...
Breitling exits Baselworld, Rolex expands fair space in 2020
Another one bites the dust. On Tuesday, Breitling officially confirmed its exit from Baselworld, the Swiss watch trade show that has been dwindling in attendance. The fair took its biggest blow when Swatch Group...
Graff Debuts Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond Watches at BaselWorld 2019
With the 2019 edition of Baselworld getting underway Thursday, Graff Diamonds have revealed two of the three Fancy Vivid Yellow Diamond watches to be showcased. Yellow diamonds are extremely rare, so it takes patience...
MB&F Launches its First Women’s Watch – And It Costs $300,000
World-famous Swiss watch brand Maximilian Busser and Friends (MB&F) is going where it’s never gone before, finally launching the first MB&F timepiece for women. It’s fully set with diamonds and according to Forbes, comes...
Phillips’ Watches Department hires Geoffrey Hess as Consultant
NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announced that Geoffrey Hess has been hired as a Consultant. Based in New York, Mr. Hess will support the Watch Department’s collaborations, events, sourcing,...
China downturn continues to plague Swiss watches
Swiss watch exports were flat in January at CHF 1.62 billion ($1.62 billion), as a drop in orders from China outweighed solid growth in other major export markets.
“The main markets reported growth, except for...
IWC To Release A Rodeo Drive Exclusive Big Pilot’s Watch For 2019
IWC is planning to release the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Rodeo Drive” that will be sold exclusively in the Swiss watch brand’s boutique on the famed shopping district in Beverly Hills. It...
Swag will disappear from the British high street as final store switches to Burrells...
The Swag name will disappear from the UK high street this year as its parent company completes a transition to concentrating on luxury watches and jewellery retail under the Burrells name.
Swag specialises in more...
Fabergé Presents the Dalliance GemAddict Timepiece
The Dalliance GemAddict is a unique timepiece with a one-carat gemstone where others have the hour and minute hands.
Fabergé has unveiled the Dalliance GemAddict – the latest in Fabergé’s long tradition of reinventing bespoke...
Swiss watchmakers brace for slowing Chinese demand
Swiss watchmakers are starting to see signs of slowing spending from Chinese tourists, but are still banking on demand shifting to mainland China to fuel growth this year, several high-end brands said on Monday.
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