Tag: Corder’s Column

Baselworld will be back in 2022, according to its owner MCH Group, but an online poll finds watch enthusiasts would rather gather in London.

Watchmaking's most secretive operator breaks silence twice. Is this heralding a fresh era of openness?

Could profit taking and panic cause prices to crash? Not a chance, argues WATCHPRO editor Rob Corder.

It is hard not to love Geneva in the late summer with a light breeze along the lake and barely a cloud in the sky. It was an uplifting backdrop to an enjoyable few days at Geneva Watch Days.

Aglaé Ventures' participation in a €100 million funding round announced today is a sure sign that the luxury world has crossed the Rubicon when it comes to ecommerce and the potential of Chrono24 in what CEO Tim Stracke once told me would be a "winner takes all" market.

History is littered with industrialists, banks, airlines, technology companies, car makers, media giants and myriad others where the best days are behind the biggest companies. Let's hope Swiss watchmakers do not make the same mistakes.

Clienteling and customer service employees are subjected to manipulation, abuse and even threats from flippers trying to buy the olive green Nautilus.

Audemars Piguet's CEO François-Henry Bennahmias may be convinced that its direct to consumer model is the only sustainable choice, but there is plenty of evidence to the contrary.

It is two years and three months since March 2019, the last time the global watch industry gathered for a major trade fair in Switzerland. We need to plan for a face to face future.

Bulgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin is the sort of optimist and business leader the world needs right now.