Casio America Inc. has announced the appointment of Shermeen Greenmun to the role of vice president of the timepiece division. Courtesy In her new role, Greenmun will oversee Casio’s watch division in the Americas and support the company’s strategies in new customer acquisition and market expansion. With over 25 years of experience in fine horology and luxury … Read more
Image: Tag Heuer Everything that was cool in the 1990s has gone through the coolness cycle into dorky, ironically cool, and back to genuinely cool again. Watch enthusiasts and Formula 1 fanatics are falling over themselves to argue about the new collaboration between Tag Heuer watches and streetwear brand Kith, a retro-cool revival of the brand’s … Read more
By Bloomberg Published Apr 18, 2024 Monthly Swiss watch exports suffered their biggest decline since 2020 as demand for premium and luxury timepieces in key markets including China and Hong Kong plunged. DR Exports dropped 16% by value in March to 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) from a year earlier, the Federation of the … Read more
By Reuters Published Apr 1, 2024 The Chinese market is likely to be difficult until the end of the year with consumers hesitating over higher prices, the chief executive of Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group was quoted as saying in a newspaper interview. Reuters Swatch CEO Nick Hayek told the Neue Zuercher Zeitung that China still … Read more
By Bloomberg Published Mar 24, 2024 Fears of a slowdown among Chinese shoppers have dogged the luxury industry for the better part of a year. Last week the scale of the problem hit home for one of fashion’s biggest but most exposed brands, Gucci. See catwalkGucci – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Womenswear – Italie – … Read more
The new No Man’s Sky Omega update is out now on consoles and PC. The latest NMS update is headlined by the addition of the Omega Expedition, which runs for four weeks starting on February 15. Described as the perfect introduction for new players, the Omega Expedition begins on the planet Nafut Gamma, and features … Read more
Ermöglicht Bitcoin-Inhabern, den Wert ihrer Layer-1-Bitcoins zur Renditeerzeugung zu nutzen. MIAMI, 9. Februar 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Omega hat eine Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 6 Millionen Dollar abgeschlossen und damit einen wichtigen Meilenstein in seinem Bestreben erreicht, nativen Bitcoin in die dezentrale Finanzlandschaft (DeFi) zu integrieren. Diese beträchtliche Finanzspritze erfolgte in drei Investitionsrunden mit Beiträgen einer … Read more
Translated by Nicola Mira Published Feb 1, 2024 Borsalino has a new head of marketing and communication, Alessandro Biamonti, who joined the Italian hat-maker last October from Italian label MSGM. Biamonti takes over from Sasha Camperio, who has been appointed marketing director of Haeres Capital, the Swiss investment firm that manages the brands owned by … Read more
By Bloomberg Published Jan 30, 2024 Swiss watch exports hit record levels last year as watchmakers raised prices and shipments of cheaper quartz watches jumped, though the pace of growth tapered off in the second half. Exports of timepieces hit 26.7 billion Swiss francs ($30.9 billion) in 2023, but the rate of sales growth slumped … Read more
By Bloomberg Published Jan 23, 2024 Swatch Group AG failed to hit the sales record predicted by its chief executive officer as the return of customers in China for brands including Omega and Longines disappointed and a strong Swiss franc weighed down results. Swatch Group – Tissot The Biel, Switzerland-based company reported revenue of 7.9 … Read more
