Interview – Fabienne Lupo, Chairwoman & Managing Director of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, about SIHH

The 29th edition of the SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) will soon be throwing its doors open with some 35 brands gearing up to unveil their latest models. The Geneva-based event, which runs between January 14 to 17, is one of the two major watch shows of the year – together with Baselworld. Just as the synchronization of the calendar of both events has been announced, MONOCHROME talks with Fabienne Lupo, Chairwoman & Managing Director of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) about what’s new for SIHH and FHH.

5 years ago

Industry News – SIHH And Baselworld to Coordinate Their Dates From 2020

The rumor was around since some time now, and many were hoping for this to happen, and now it is official. Baselworld and SIHH will coordinate their dates as of 2020. The two major trade shows of the watch industry will synchronize their calendars. The SIHH will be held from 26 to 29 April in Geneva, followed immediately by Baselworld from 30 April to 5 May in Basel. Better yet, the calendars have been synchronised until 2024.

5 years ago

Industry News – Swiss Watch Exports Up Again in October 2018

While September 2018 showed a (slight and isolated) fall in exports of Swiss Watches, the FH – Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry – reports that “industry exports have reverted to the sustained trend reported previously“. With a total of just under Swiss Francs 2 billion (1.987 billion precisely), exports of Swiss Watches were 7.2% […]

5 years ago

Announcing – SalonQP Set to Celebrate 10th Anniversary In Style in 2018

SalonQP is once again getting ready to open its doors in London later this month (22nd – 24th of November). With a new owner at the helm and a revised format planned, it seems the iconic location – London’s Saatchi Gallery – is the only thing set to stay the same this year. Many familiar […]

5 years ago

Announcing – The Watchmaker’s Club is Back in London for Another Year

We’re more than halfway through October, which means it’s nearly November. For watch lovers in London that can only mean one thing. It’s time to start getting excited for the year’s horological highlight: SalonQP. We’ll be bringing you all the details about that show in a separate upcoming article. First though, we wanted to tell you about another, lesser-known but no less interesting event that is taking place a few weeks earlier, on the 7th of November: The Watchmaker’s Club.

5 years ago

Interview – The Online Watch Market – Eneuri Acosta From Hodinkee

Last but not least, to end our series that aims at deciphering the world of online watch marketplaces, we’ve decided to talk to the most “hype” of them all (let’s be honest, credit where credit is due): HODINKEE. What started as a hobby and a sheer passion for watches by Ben Clymer has now grown to a large magazine and an e-commerce website focused on watches and everything related to watches – and for the latter part, not without generating debate. For some, editorial and commercial activities shouldn’t coexist. So, in order to give full transparency on this part, we leave the stage to HODINKEE’s COO, Eneuri Acosta.

5 years ago

Interview – The Online Watch Market – Wei Koh from Revolution/The Rake

As you’ve seen from our previous episodes, the online watch market isn’t just a trend anymore. It is now well established and multiple heavy-weight companies are now playing market-makers. Yet, we talk about specialized firms, with one and only activity. More surprising are names such as Hodinkee, Worn & Wound or Revolution. All of them started their lives as watch magazines and have now added e-commerce to their portfolio of activities. To understand why and how watch-media can legitimately create value from such a business, we will first talk to our good friend Wei Koh, founder of Revolution and The Rake.

6 years ago