13/10/2023
• Martin Foster
Hong Kong is back in business after a four-year hiatus. MARTIN FOSTER walks the floor of the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair.
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19/05/2023
• Martin Foster
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21/03/2023
• Martin Foster
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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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10/08/2021
• Martin Foster
As a reincarnated Baselworld draws closer, MARTIN FOSTER explores the complications of the international watch industry since the onset of the global COVID pandemic and looks toward 2022.
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22/11/2020
• Martin Foster
It was probably no surprise that the Geneva Watches & Wonders event scheduled for April 2021 has been cancelled. Formerly known as Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, it will mean that the show will not have taken place for two years given that this year’s event was also cancelled earlier this year.
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17/08/2018
• Martin Foster
Baselworld stumbled over a series of hurdles following its 2018 event. In order to redeem itself and win back the Swatch Group, vast changes must be made, MARTIN FOSTER reports.
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17/02/2017
• Martin Foster
Following troubled market conditions, new Swiss watch export figures coupled with sentiment at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) indicate a return of some industry confidence. MARTIN FOSTER reports.
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29/09/2016
• Martin Foster
In the horology sphere, watches typically take centre stage but MARTIN FOSTER says clocks and the associated machinery and tools also deserve attention.
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11/04/2016
• Martin Foster
Recent research suggests the popularity of smartwatches is overtaking traditional Swiss watches but MARTIN FOSTER says this superficial conclusion is downright misleading.
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02/02/2016
• Martin Foster
As the first watch trade fair for 2016 draws to a close, new Swiss export figures have been released that indicate worrying times for the industry.
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