A refreshing new exhibition at the V&A questions what luxury is and where it’s heading … and proves that £100k watches and fabulous fur hats count for nothing if you don’t have the ultimate luxury of time and space
SIHH reaches its quarter century with sixteen Maisons. Five exhibitors, five days and 4,500 square metres paved the way for the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in 1991, a bold venture which brought together a handful of prestigious Maisons whose values were those of Fine Watchmaking. Over the years, the SIHH has put … Read more
September 2011, the 4th edition of the Only Watch charity watch auction raised above € 4 million for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative neuromuscular disease affecting 1 in 3,500 boys, therefore 250,000 children, adolescents, and young adults around the world. Although the research money enables scientists to make progress in promising avenues … Read more
Chao Tai Fook Tops L2’s Digital IQ Index: China – Watches & Jewelry Supplement; Cartier, Swarovski Round Out Top 3 With 70 percent of Chinese luxury consumers beginning their purchase online, digital is the tip pf the purchase spear in China. However, many Watch & Jewelry brands have adapted their marketing efforts to the needs … Read more
Every year at the occasion of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), Digital Luxury Group unveils the results of the Haute Horlogerie category (18 brands) of the WorldWatchReport, a barometer of digital intelligence for watch marketing. The WorldWatchReport tracks the performance of 40 luxury watch brands across 20 markets, based on millions of … Read more
Chinese interest for luxury watches is growing. The big players get bigger Chinese consumers are becoming more educated and sophisticated A near 40% increase in searches shows that the interest for luxury watches in China remains strong despite a macroeconomic slowdown, according to the “World Luxury Index China: Watches” study launched by Digital Luxury … Read more