15/07/2022
• Samuel Ord
Organisers have confirmed Watches and Wonders Geneva will take place from 27 March through 2 April next year.
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12/07/2022
• Richard Chiu
Despite encountering significant hurdles, iconic luxury manufacturer Watches of Switzerland has reported recording breaking sales revenue for the fiscal year.
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06/07/2022
• Richard Chiu
The price of used luxury watches has declined for the first time in two years.
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06/07/2022
• Richard Chiu
Enthusiasts hoping to become owners of the Omega x Swatch Speedmaster Bioceramic MoonSwatch will still need to attend a store in-person, with a spokesperson confirming that online access will not be offered.
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05/07/2022
• Samuel Ord
Duraflex Group Australia (DGA) has confirmed an exclusive new distribution partnership with legendary Swiss watch manufacturer Montres Edox et Vista SA (Edox).
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15/06/2022
• Richard Chiu
A 1990 Patek Philippe watch has set an auction record, surpassing its pre-sale estimate during the Phillips Hong Kong tender.
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09/06/2022
• Richard Chiu
A 1969 Omega Speedmaster watch which once belonged to Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins was sold for $US765,000 ($AU1.06 million) during the Heritage Fine Watches & Timepieces Signature Auction in Texas.
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27/05/2022
• Martin Foster
In April, Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022 made a most welcome restart to the established cycle of Swiss watch industry fairs. MARTIN FOSTER takes a look at a successful return after the two-year global disruption caused by the COVID pandemic and political uncertainty.
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28/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
Shopping centres in Melbourne and Sydney were flooded with thousands of people trying to get their hands on the latest headline generating timepiece on Saturday 26 March, ahead of other major global markets.
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04/03/2022
• Richard Chiu
Swiss watch conglomerate Swatch Group – which owns Omega, Longines, Tissot, and Breguet, among others – has announced it has halted exports to Russia.
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01/02/2022
• Richard Chiu
It’s all systems go for the much-anticipated Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022 on 30 March to 5 April at Palexpo Geneva with 38 fashion and luxury brands participating, according to the show’s organisers.
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03/01/2022
• Richard Chiu
The Watches of Switzerland Group has announced a very strong trading performance for its first half-year sales ending 31 October as group revenue reached £586.2 million ($AU1.09 billion).
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30/12/2021
• Jeweller Research
Eight years after confirming that it was entering the watch market, albeit via Android Wear – an extension of the Android operating system into wearable technology – rumours are rife that Google is about to launch its own smartwatch under the Pixel brand.
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28/12/2021
• Jeweller Research
It's 10 years since Jeweller first examined the possibility of Apple entering the watch market. While CEO Tim Cook launched the Apple Watch in April 2015, there had been speculation about the product many years before.
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26/11/2021
• Jeweller Staff
WatchBox, an online trading platform dealing in luxury second-hand watches has successfully completed a funding round, raising $US165 million ($AU229 million) in equity capital, which will be put towards plans for global expansion.
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