This book may be a celebration of the greatest showrooms in the world, but it is by no means purely about the biggest spaces with fortunes spent on design and furnishings.
As every exceptional retailer knows, there are three other even more important considerations: position, people and products.
Manfredi, in the leafy affluent commuter town of Greenwich, Connecticut, ticks all three boxes.
Owner Roberto Chiappelloni is a legend of the American watch business, having introduced many brands to the market including Franck Muller, Parmigiani, F.P. Journe and Voutilainen.
He remains passionate advocate for independent watchmakers and is constantly introducing brands with the potential to become the next Dufour or Gronefeld.
Greenwich is a competitive market with Betteridge (now owned by Watches of Switzerland), Shreve Crump & Low and Tiffany competing for the bonuses of Wall Street’s wealthiest executives.
Manfredi’s store/office/workshop is unapologetically old school, but its design is quite revolutionary with display cases lining the walls, each with a small pull out table, so that associates are standing eye-to-eye with customers presenting watches without cabinets putting physical distance between them.
It is precisely the same strategy that Apple adopts with its showrooms so you could say Manfredi was ahead of its time.
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