Hard times for luxury Swiss watches as sales drop 10%
Swiss watch federation reports huge drop in exports to China as official crackdown on bribery makes it worst year for industry since 2009
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SIHH 2017 watches. Sneak peeks at the newest high-jeweled timepieces
SIHH means high expectations. We can’t wait to see the actual watches at SIHH 2017. Since 1991, SIHH has been the one event not to be missed in fine watchmaking. Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) highlights the most covetable creations and anticipates future developments. SIHH 2017 expands in size for its twenty-seventh edition, … Read more
Year of the Rooster: Watches for the 2017 Chinese New Year
Top luxury watches designed to celebrate The Year of the Rooster. 2017 Is a Fire Rooster Year. Ulysse Nardin, Jaquet Droz, Chopard, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin salute the Year of The Rooster – the 10th sign in the Chinese zodiac, with new luxury watches dedicated to this male gallinaceous bird. Years of the Rooster include … Read more
The nocturnal magic of Geneva, Paris and New York: Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières
Take a look at these three famous cities brightly lit across the night skies. A new artistic craft is making its first watchmaking appearance in a dialogue with Grand Feu enamelling. Vacheron Constantin‘s Grand Feu champlevé enamelling is enhanced with hand-applied precious powder technique. Vacheron Constantin’s new Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières collection made in collaboration … Read more
SIHH 2017 will have the luxury watches trade show’s first-ever public day
SIHH 2017 in figures: 40 000 of exhibition space; 17 historic watchmaking Maisons; 13 independent artisan-creators; 1 200 accredited journalists. Each year, SALON INTERNATIONAL DE LA HAUTE HORLOGERIE (SIHH) transforms Geneva, Calvin’s city, into a hotbed of innovation while reconnecting it with centuries of history. Since 1991, SIHH has been the one event not to … Read more
Dedicated to world travellers: The new Vacheron Constantin Overseas
Overseas timepiece, Vacheron Constantin’s emblematic watch dedicated to world travellers, ensure optimal comfort, versatility and user friendliness around the globe with new interchangeable straps and bracelets. For 2017, Vacheron Constantin’s Overseas is adopting an exceptionally versatile attitude thanks to interchangeable straps and bracelet. Delivered with a leather and rubber strap as well as a metal … Read more