Watches

Family-owned British jeweller Pragnell has extending its roster of UK sporting ambassadors, signing cricketer Jacob Bethell.

Swatch Group AG shares jumped after Chief Executive Officer Nick Hayek soothed investor nerves over the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs on the watchmaker’s US business.

While the market trend is toward contraction, department stores and malls are holding their own and evolving toward new formats.  

Switzerland is intensifying efforts to strengthen its attractiveness as a business location, its government said on Wednesday, after being hit with some of the highest US tariffs worldwide.

One of Italy’s best known fashion labels, Valentino, said on Wednesday it has appointed Riccardo Bellini as its new chief executive.

In an era of short attention spans and a White House that has declared war on diversity programs, companies are embracing edgier marketing.

Founded in 2021 by Quaid Walker, luxury watch marketplace Bezel now offers more than 120 brands, representing over $800 million in sales. FashionNetwork spoke to its CEO. 

Proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services counselled Richemont investors to reject several of the luxury goods company's proposals for its annual general meeting in September.

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has issued an apology and pulled ads featuring images of an Asian male model pulling the corners of his eyes up and backwards in a "slanted eye" pose.

The market for used luxury timepieces recorded its best half-year performance since early 2022, providing a bright spot in an otherwise grim landscape for high-end watches. 

The Swatch brand is credited with having saved a Swiss watch industry that had been laid low by the so-called quartz revolution.

News broke on Thursday that Valentino CEO Jacopo Venturini has stepped down from the executive helm of the luxury fashion label.

Switzerland's gold industry on Thursday voiced scepticism about a proposal by the boss of watchmaker Swatch to introduce a levy on gold exports to the US in retaliation for US tariffs on Switzerland.

An elegant new book celebrating the 10th anniversary of the jewellery brand Cadar provides timely recognition of its founder Michal Kadar’s unique talent and skill as a unique creator of emotive ornamentation.

Music offers an insightful way to map the fortunes of the luxury industry. It’s a useful complement to more traditional measures of brand buzz, such as Google searches and social media conversations. 

As a US tariff deadline neared this week, Swiss watch manufacturer DuBois et fils rushed to ship five high-end watches worth thousands of dollars each to the US then blocked orders on its US website by Wednesday.