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Timex Group has successfully finalized the acquisition of Daniel Wellington, a distinguished Swedish watch and jewellery brand. This follows an initial 25% investment made by Timex three years prior. Throughout this time, the two entities have collaborated…
Navigating to your photos in the Google Messages app for Android is simple, though it could be more streamlined. To begin, you’ll have to open Google Messages and select any prior message. A round button with a “plus sign [+]” icon is located to the left of…
Apple has unveiled watchOS 26, the first iteration of the product’s operating system to feature Apple’s new naming approach, excluding beta versions. The significant update in the software is the introduction of the Liquid Glass design language, which adds a…
The Kuwaiti beverage chain, Aseer Time, has recently launched its inaugural store in China. This development forms part of the company’s broader strategy to expand its reach in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly within the rapidly growing food and beverage…
Patek Philippe, the notable luxury watchmaker, has recently launched its grand store in the heart of Hong Kong, specifically at Queen’s Road. The Store’s Design and Features Stretched over an area of more than 3000 square feet, this new store is designed with…
Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen is set to enchant watch aficionados with the launch of two exquisite limited edition timepieces inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s cherished novella, “The Little Prince.” This charming tribute includes the Big…
While the Apple Watch was not originally created to save lives, over the years some of the health-related features on the device have sent out timely warnings allowing users to get to the doctor or the hospital before it was too late. In other situations, the…
The watchOS 10 update will bring widgets to the Apple Watch that will be controlled via the timepiece’s Digital Crown. And with Smart Stack, Apple Watch widgets will bundle together based on the user’s typical schedule. For example, when the Apple Watch user…
A total 22% of Vietnamese use the internet for more than nine hours a day studying, entertainment and shopping, with the majority on their smartphones, a report has found. This is a surge from 2020 when only 9% of respondents used the internet for more than…
Swiss-made watch brand Norqain has made its debut in Singapore, as part of an expansion into the Asia market. The watch retailer has collaborated with Southeast Asia distributor Melchers, a Singapore branch of Melchers Group, for the launch. This is also the…
Surely no one in the wristwatch industry expected the Apple Watch to have an amazing success that it has experienced so far. First released in April 2015, Apple’s original plan was to promote the timepiece as fashionable jewelry. But it quickly became…
Oriental Watch (398 HK)announced it is proposing to buy back a maximum of 83 million shares at 3 HKD (249M HKD). This represents a premium over 57% vs the average 30-day closing price on HKex. Once the shares are bought back they will be canceled which will…
Luxury watches online platform, WatchBox, has raised US$165 million of equity capital led by The Radcliff Companies and The Spruce House Partnership. The lead investors were also joined by CMIA Capital Partners together with other existing investors. The…
Many of us rely on Google Calendar for a huge portion, if not all, of our work schedule. Meetings, important calls, even coffee with a coworker or friend—for plenty of us, it’s all slotted in right there on our Google Calendar profile, with notifications…
Industronics Bhd is tapping on the US$17 billion pre-owned luxury watch market through Ecgo International Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. This follows the launch of Industronics’ luxury watch e-commerce platform, watch-exchanges.com. Executive…
Most readers would already be aware that Oriental Watch Holdings’ stock increased significantly by 37% over the past three months. As most would know, fundamentals are what usually guide market price movements over the long term, so we decided to look at the…
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