Richemont reveals plans for Watches and Wonders Shanghai
Swiss luxury conglomerate Richemont is taking one of the industry’s most popular live programs on the road.
Swiss luxury conglomerate Richemont is taking one of the industry’s most popular live programs on the road.
From counterclockwise movements to incorporating emotion into timekeeping measurements, luxury brands are taking a close look at the craft, doing away with limited definitions of horology.
This traveling exhibition will take visitors on a journey through watchmaking, allowing for a new appreciation of the art.
Pre-owned timepiece seller WatchBox has appointed a new CEO of WatchBox China.
Luxury conglomerate Richemont has reported its net cash position for the quarter ending June 30, 2022 was $5.4 billion, a 20 percent increase compared to the same period in 2021.
For French fashion conglomerate Kering, it would appear the time is not now for watches.
Watches & Wonders staged its first offline fair of 2020 in Shanghai from Sept. 9-13. The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) continued its collaboration with Tmall, staging a series of online experiences to reach out to a broader range of Chinese audiences.
Fabienne Lupo, longtime president/CEO of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, the august Swiss body for the world’s leading watchmakers, is leaving after shepherding the organization through many changes.
Clearly, more customers of Richemont are buying watches, jewelry, fashion and leather goods online, even prior to the onset of COVID-19 shutdowns.
Fabienne Lupo, president and director-general of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, Ruediger Albers, U.S. president of German timepiece retailer Wempe, and Brian Duffy, CEO of Watches of Switzerland, each offered their take on the future of the watch industry and its evolution as the COVID-19 lockdowns ease.