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News: Richemont Reports 6% Growth For Its First Semester 2023, Contraction in Sales for Watches
Switzerland-based luxury conglomerate Richemont Group has just issued its trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2023. The Group delivered a solid performance with sales up 6% at actual exchange rates and 12% at constant exchange rates. Sales and operating profit from continuing operations were of EUR 10.2 billion and EUR 2.7 billion, respectively. Yet, these results also reveal a downturn over the last quarter and slowing sales growth. Richemont had announced a 14% sales growth (19% at constant exchange rates) for the first quarter ended 30 June 2023… Headwinds have been visible throughout the luxury watch industry over the past months.Richemont Group's growth was mostly driven by its Jewellery Maisons (Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Buccellati), which achieved a 10% sales growth at actual exchange rates (+16% at constant exchange rates). The results are more contrasted for the Specialist Watchmakers, with sales contracting by 3% at actual exchange rates (+3%
Introducing the Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1948 with Fabrique En Suisse on the dial - Monochrome Watches
When Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the Grande Reverso Ultra-Thin Tribute to 1931, at the SIHH 2011, it was an instant hit. The legendary and iconic Reverso might just have found its perfect dimensions, with the ultra-thin case that is just 7.2 mm in height. With the newest version, the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1948, JLC harks back to the 17th anniversary of the Reverso and the time when ‘Fabrique en Suisse’ was printed on the dial.?This latest version of the Reverso Ultra Thin is in good company. In 2012 Jaeger-LeCoultre already introduced the Grande Reverso 1931 Rouge, a boutique edition with a stunning dark red dial, and in January of this year they introduced a pink gold version with chocolate dial. The latest version, which?we like a lot, features a striking?silvery white dial, with a blue rail track?minute chapter around the dial, blue applied hour markers, blue?facetted baton-type hands, and as said before, with Fabrique en Suisse (made in Switzerland) on the dial, jus
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph Pink Gold & Blue Dial
This latest version of the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph in a pink gold case with a blue dial exudes a warmer and more luxurious vibe than other models in the current line-up. Admittedly, there is another pink gold model in the collection, but it has a more demure silver dial and just two strap options. This stunning Overseas Chronograph comes with?Vacheron Constantin‘s impressively finished bracelet in solid pink gold and two additional straps allowing you to dress it up or down, according to the occasion. Equipped with the in-house integrated chronograph calibre 5200, this 2022 Overseas Chronograph retains all the specifications of former models but cuts a dash in its handsome pink gold and navy suit.Third GenerationVacheron’s Overseas collection has a fascinating history. When it surfaced in 1977 for the brand’s 222 anniversary, it quickly established itself as the third member of the holy trinity of luxury sports watches (AP and PP). You can read all ab
Tudor Pelagos LHD 25610TNL Left-Handed - Review (Live Photos, Price)
After several collections based on the Heritage Black Bay, Tudor Watches gets back into the game of the rugged, professional-oriented and modern watches with a new version of its tool watch: the Pelagos. After a first version introduced in 2012, with a black dial, followed by a revamp in 2015, with the addition of a blue dial and the introduction of the manufacture movement, the Pelagos is back again, this time in a variation that worthy of the title “the coolest”. Please say hello to the Tudor Pelagos LHD 25610TNL, or the lefty version with cream indexes and red “Pelagos” printing.The concept of the left-handed watch isn’t new to Tudor. This?Tudor Pelagos LHD is a actually a nod to the past, paying tribute to a watch made for the French navy in 1961, the Tudor 9401 left-hand, with a black dial and snowflake hands (you can see the link already…). Back then some of the left-handed divers reported issues when wearing the watch on their left arm and so
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Small Seconds Green - Monochrome Watches
The iconic Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is without a doubt the most iconic watch from the brand and even one of the iconic watches in the entire history of wristwatches. It might read like a bold statement, but do realize that the Reverso is around for no less than ninety years. Born from the necessity to protect the fragile crystal from the hard polo balls, the possibility of reversing the case was a clever solution. Today the Le Sentier based watch brand introduces a new colour to the Reverso line, which is green. Although, on second thought, it’s not entirely new and the 26 pieces for the London boutique are now changing owner for 4 to 5 times the retail price…Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Tribute to 1931 London FlagshipBorn in 1931, the Reverso and its emblematic shape and reversibility, always catch the attention. Although mostly in the ‘classical’ realm, the Reverso comes in various sizes and proportions. And more importantly, with a host of complications, a
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