Baume and Mercier's classima executive ideal for modern businessman
Swiss timepiece company Baume and Mercier is honoring its founding member with the launch of the William Baume Collection. His grandfather, Louis-Victor Baume, and brother co-founded watchmaking...
Baume and Mercier exhibit snaps moments in time
Paris--Photographs freeze a moment in time, and time is what Baume and Mercier is all about. So it seems natural that the watchmaker would team up with photographer Gerard Rancinan and journalist...
Watch Dealers Network launches price-list resource
Davie, Fla.--The Watch Dealers Network (TheWDN.com) has introduced a new resource featuring U.S. retail price lists, reference numbers and descriptions of thousands of major watch brands.
Top celebs new face of Baume and Mercier
New York—Teri Hatcher and Ashton Kutcher are the newest celebrities to represent luxury watchmaker Baume and Mercier.
Tough time for watch sales
New York--Watch sales are suffering at the hands of the economic slump like the rest of the luxury market, but more modestly priced and classic timepieces are poised to hold their own better than...
Richemont reports 13 percent sales increase
Geneva—Sales for luxury goods company Richemont increased 13 percent in actual exchange rates (20 percent on a constant exchange rate basis) in the first three months of its current fiscal...
Sales down 7 percent for Richemont
Geneva--Luxury goods company Richemont saw sales drop 7 percent in actual exchange rates (12 percent on a constant exchange-rate basis) between October-December 2008, with the company calling today...
Weston Jewelers brings snow to sunny Florida
Weston, Fla.--Snow in southern Florida is about as common a sight as is beach wear in Alaska, but retail jeweler Weston Jewelers is making it happen this year for a children's hospital, creating an...
Richemont NA executive director to retire
Geneva—Callum Barton, president and chief executive officer of Richemont North America, will retire on Oct. 31. He will also step down from his position on the company's board of directors.
Survey: IWC is top luxury watch
New York—Consumers polled for the Luxury Institute's 2007 Luxury Brand Status Index rated IWC watches the highest among luxury watch brands.
Swiss watches a hit, but will supply suffice?
Basel, Switzerland--Despite concerns about supplies and pricing, U.S. retailers who returned from the Swiss watch shows held in Geneva and Basel in April were full of enthusiasm for the new watches on...
SIHH draws 13,000 visitors
Geneva—Turnout at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), the exclusive six-day trade show dedicated to the Richemont brands, remained level this year, with 13,000 attendees from...
Watch sales double again at Amazon
Seattle—Watch sales at Amazon.com increased more than 100 percent in the first quarter of 2007, compared to the same period last year, marking the sixth consecutive quarter the online retail...
Despite downturn, Richemont shows growth
Geneva--Swiss luxury goods group Richemont saw sales increase 2 percent to approximately $7.36 billion for the year ended March 31, 2009, with 10 percent growth during the first six months of the year...
Roman Jewelers stitches together a winning event
Flemington, N.J.--Months before the holiday season, Roman Jewelers got into the holiday spirit by hosting a women's clothing drive in late October at its Flemington and Bridgewater, N.J., locations.
Richemont acquires stake in Roger Dubuis
Geneva—Richemont has acquired a controlling interest in Geneva watch company Roger Dubuis SA in a private transaction with one of the brand's founding shareholders.
Schwarzschild Jewelers to open new store
Richmond, Va.--Schwarzschild Jewelers, one of the oldest retail businesses in the Richmond region, will open a new, more spacious store in the Cary Court Shopping Center at 3144 West Cary St. on...
Richemont announces restructuring proposals
Geneva—After an extensive review period, Swiss luxury group Richemont has announced proposals that would see the company separated into two entities: a luxury goods business and an investment...
Excel Time opens new watch-repair facility
Coral Gables, Fla.—Watch-repair and after-sales service provider Excel Time Service has opened a state-of-the-art watch-repair facility in Coral Gables, Fla.
Breitling USA names new president
New York—Swiss watchmaker Breitling USA has named Philippe Bonay as the new president of its U.S. division, as longtime president Marie Bodman heads to the watch company's Swiss headquarters.