Bucherer

Retail partners of the brands are thought to have signed the leases on properties in the fashionable New York neighborhood.

With the takeover of Tourneau in January 2018, Bucherer was able to benefit from the US watch retailer’s long-standing expertise in the CPO market.

Exclusivity and scarcity are everything in the world of luxury watches and special editions made for select retailers tick both boxes for the brands and their partners

Almost two years after Bucherer bought Tourneau, we are not much closer to knowing what the new owner has in mind for the United States. In a search for clues, Rob Corder spoke to the chairman of Bucherer in the UK, David Coleridge, whose multibrand group of luxury watch stores, The Watch Gallery, was acquired by Bucherer in 2017. In a fascinating interview, he pulls back the curtain on his relationship with the major watch groups, the lack of decision-making power in his local market and the reasons why direct to consumer sales online and in monobrand stores are stalling around the world.

"The view in Switzerland is that the UK is a very good market — disciplined, growing well and consistently high quality of presentation. As a market overall, I think we are favored," says CEO Brian Duffy.

London flagship, owned an operated by Bucherer, adopts Rolex's latest interior and exterior design signatures.

Fashion world's biggest society event of the year turns into a pink carpet showcase of Bucherer's watches and jewelry.

Both brands bring a sporty aesthetic to the ever-growing family of blue-hued special editions.