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Swedish watch brand Triwa Hong Kong has opened a flagship store at Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill. Its third international flagship after Stockholm, where it is based, and Tokyo, the store showcases the new SS18 collection. Founded in 2007 by four friends,…
Armin Strom has formed a distributor partnership with Swiss Prestige, which promotes Swiss watch manufacturers in Asia. Swiss Prestige CEO Jacqueline Ng says Armin Strom, with its distinctive designs featuring in-house movements, all made in small quantities,…
It is no secret that retailers, distributors and manufacturers need to find new ways to meet consumers’ changing expectations in the luxury and fashion markets. These changes in consumer behavior led Paolo Marai, president and CEO of the Timex Group Luxury…
Baselworld, the world’s leading show for watches and jewellery, will halve its exhibitor numbers and shorten the show’s duration by two days in 2018. The exhibitor numbers in 2018 are expected to be around 600-700, compared to around 1,300 this year. The…
Singapore has been a major contributor to a continuing upswing in Swiss watch exports, reports the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. The value of watches sent to Singapore rose by 89.6 per cent last month, says the federation, mainly because of interest…
Daniel Wellington Hong Kong has opened a pop-up store at Yoho Mall 1 in Yuen Long. The Swedish watch company took back the business from its from its distributor in March and now has four self-run stores in Hong Kong, at Festival Walk, Harbour City, IFC Mall…
Swiss watch brand Tag Heuer is launching simultaneous collections in 10 leading global cities from September 16. Dubbed the “Heuer Globetrotter” exhibition, it will feature a curated selection of more than 400 vintage timepieces, each of the 10 displays…
Nixon on Monday welcomed its new CEO Scott Kerslake, whose appointment was effective on August 21, 2017. At Nixon, Kerslake will play a key role in the watch and accessories brand’s new focus on digital. The brand announced in June that it cut 13 jobs and…
Hanwha Galleria Duty Free Shop opened German luxury watch Nomos store on Aug 17. Hanwha Galleria Duty Free Shop was the first Korean Duty Free business to launch luxury brands such as Golden Goose, Stefano Ricci, LAUNER LONDON and Corneliani, and succeeded in…
A range of limited-edition watches that pay tribute to the history and tradition of Singapore are being launched by Swiss brand Louis Moinet. FreshOut.Today reports the watches will be revealed on Singapore’s National Day, August 9, the city state’s 52nd…
Luxury watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre has reopened its flagship store in Makati City in the Philippines, enhancing the experience for local timepiece gurus. Located in Ayala Center’s Greenbelt 5 in Makati, the 40-square-metre boutique was reopened last week with…
Two burglars smashed the window of a luxury goods shop in the IFC mall in Central and fled with 40 watches in front of a security guard during a Lunar New Year’s Day raid. In a drama that lasted for barely two minutes, one of the pair broke open the glass…
Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling is expanding its reach in Asia, opening two new stores in Macau. Located in luxury malls Shoppes at Venetian and Shoppes at Parisian in Macau, the new boutiques sell a full selection of timepiece models from the entire…
Tudor, Rolex’s sister brand, said the Hong Kong market may get worse as rich Chinese shop for luxury goods in markets with lower prices. Swiss watch exports to Hong Kong slid 25 percent in February, dropping for the 13th consecutive month, the Federation of…
Since launching in China last Summer Rotary has opened 24 Rotary shop in shops strengthening the brands presence in the market. The 107 sq ft boutique complete with tailor made fixtures and fittings, Rotary’s full range is displayed in the Poly shopping Mall…
British watch brand Olivia Burton has launched its first stand-alone retail presence in Hong Kong. The move comes as a partnership with the company’s Hong Kong distributor – Working Unit – and has seen three Olivia Burton-dedicated ‘watch corners’ open across…
