Signet Jewelers and Kering, home to Ulysse Nardin, Gucci and Girard-Perregaux, are the only businesses associated with Swiss watchmaking that make the list.
Two more holes open up at the heart of Hall 1 as Kering-owned watchmaker withdraws.
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WatchPro's search continues for the perfect blue watches to consider in 2020, officially Pantone's year of Classic Blue.
Do mice like to be thought of as rats? Let's hope so because Gucci is marking the Chinese Year of the Rat, which kicks off on January 25, with a special edition of its Grip watch with Mickey Mouse on the face.
Grip is a contemporary, genderless crossover between jewelry and watches for a young, open-minded customer.
Skateboarding community from around the world is helping to tell the Grip story.
The collection, which launched exclusively in Selfridges on August 23, will go live across all other stores on September 27.
Piero Braga, president and CEO of Gucci Jewelry and Timepieces, tells WatchPro's Rob Corder how the brand is building authenticity in the watch world.
Piero Braga, Gucci Timepieces president and CEO, cannot understand the reluctance of Swiss watchmakers to sell direct to consumer online.
It was another year of conservatism and consolidation for the brands exhibiting in Basel, but there were some stunners among those playing if safe.
