Last month, right after the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry released its monthly press release with watch export statistics, we indicated (in this article) that the Swiss watch industry was about to record its best-ever export performance over the course of a year in 2022. By the end of November 2022, exports were up […]
With a personal passion for watches (especially sports chronographs from the 1960s and 1970s), cars, motorcycles and everything mechanical since a young age, Nicholas Biebuyck has been collecting watches the whole of his adult life. He worked in the auction industry for Christie’s and Bonhams before joining TAG Heuer as Heritage Director in 2021. On […]
Horologically, the new year gets started with the LVMH Watch Week 2023 in Singapore, where Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith join forces to present some of their novelties. It was the perfect opportunity for MONOCHROME to interview Antoine Pin, Managing Director of the Bulgari Watch Division, and discover all the new models that the […]
Just like almost every year, brands benefit from the new year to release updated price lists. 12 months ago already, we published an extensive look at the 2022 Rolex Price List, which showed rather substantial inflation, mostly on the steel sports models. And because we just entered a new year, it was expected for the […]
Like almost every year, brands benefit from the new year to release updated price lists. Twelve months ago already, we published a comprehensive look at the 2022 Rolex Price List, which showed rather substantial inflation, mainly on the steel sports models. And because we’ve just commenced a new year, we expected the Crown (and, of […]
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) has just released its export statistics for the month of November 2022. At over 2.4 billion Swiss Francs for November only (+10.9% compared to last year), Swiss watch exports recorded their best-ever performance over a single month. Over the first 11 months of 2022, at CHF 22,809 […]
With the opening of the new mono-brand IWC boutique in Rotterdam, IWC further expands its presence in the Netherlands. It’s the first boutique in the world to reveal a completely new architectural concept, which invites people to fully immerse themselves in the world of IWC. As soon as you come inside, you’re stepping into an […]
Indie watchmaker H. Moser & Cie. is as renowned for its elegant minimalism and fumé dials as it is for the provocative – often downright funny – jabs it takes at the watchmaking industry. Who can forget the Swiss Alp watch, a mechanical antidote to the Apple Watch, or the Swiss Mad watch with a […]
The second-hand watch market is growing rapidly, becoming a segment of the industry that brands can’t overlook anymore. According to consulting firm Deloitte, the market is growing steadily, with a current value in the region of CHF 20 billion. And the potential is huge, as it could be worth CHF 35 billion by 2030. As […]
Barely one centimetre in diameter, the hairspring is the beating heart of a watch movement. It is a strategic component in several respects. Manufacturing hairsprings is a complex process mastered only by a few companies. Conventional hairsprings are made of iron-nickel alloys, such as Nivarox. For several years now, silicon has been revolutionizing traditional watchmaking. […]