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High-end watch shortages pave way for affordable brands to gain traction

DAILY NEWS NEWS by Zoe Monk on November 29, 2019

Less availability of luxury watch brands is fuelling the growth of tool-watch brands such as Victorinox, and lower-priced options

Zenith makes A384 Revival for Japanese manga fans

DAILY NEWS by Zoe Monk on November 29, 2019

Limited Edition will be known as the A384 Lupin The Third, a tribute to the Japanese manga and anime TV series Lupin the Third.

LMVH buys Tiffany & Co for more than $16bn

DAILY NEWS by Zoe Monk on November 25, 2019

The acquisition of Tiffany is LVMH’s biggest deal to date and will strengthen its position in the jewelry and watch market, alongside increasing its presence in the United States.

Phillips auction house to move into ‘one of the tallest residential towers in the Western Hemisphere’ early next year

America NEWS by Zoe Monk on October 31, 2019

The auction house will move into Macklowe Properties’ 432 Park Avenue in a new multi-function space, which will comprise a café, auditorium and private sales galleries, alongside auctions and exhibitions

Czapek introduces watch in a brand new shade of blue

NEW PRODUCTS NEWS by Patrick Cremona on September 25, 2019

The company has adopted the tagline "This is not a blue watch" for the product, and says that the Sapphire shade is "its blue for the 2020s."

Retailers ignoring independent watchmakers complains Czapek as it opens its own monobrand boutique

INTERNATIONAL NEWS by Alex Douglas on January 18, 2019

Czapek & Cie has opened its first monobrand boutique in Geneva after the company’s CEO said it has been taking too long to grow wholesale distribution. “We cannot simply wait for the retail industry to