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Industry News: LVMH Reports Strong Results And 15% Growth For The First Half of 2023
Following the release by the two watchmaking giants Swatch Group and Richemont of strong results for the first months of 2023, it is now time for the world's leading luxury group, LVMH, to report its revenues for the?first half of 2023. The French powerhouse, active in multiple businesses (wines & spirits, fashion & leather goods, perfumes, watches & jewelry and more) is once again reporting strong growth and impressive sales over the period, with revenues of 42.2 billion euros, up 15%?compared to the same period in 2022. This never-ending growth of sales of luxury goods is visible in all of LVMH’s business groups, including strong?rise in high jewelry and continuous increase of sales for watches.?Following impressive growth in 2022 for LVMH, with revenues of 79 billion euros over the entire year (up 23% compared to the previous period), the group is now recorded yet another highly satisfying first half of the year, with sales up by 15% (reported growth, and 17% in or
Buying Guide - The New Watches of 2017 to Buy with 10,000 USD/Euro
Let’s agree on one fact: in the world of watches, 10,000 USD/Euro is a perfect median budget. It allows access to most of the luxury brands, including the most coveted ones, to benefit from proper Swiss quality (and by that I mean watches that really are Swiss Made) and finally, you can even access what drives the passion for watches: in-house or exclusive movements. If 10,000 USD/Euro is already a strong budget,?trust us, it’s probably the best money-spent/pleasure ratio possible. Here are 5 watches launched in 2017 priced around the “10k psychological price point” and that won’t make you feel like you have lost your money (Oh and in fact, we have?6 watches…)The Boldest… And the Slimmest – Bulgari Octo Finissimo AutomaticWhat a surprise…! And what a superb watch. While the records for the slimmest watches (automatic or not, with or without complications) usually were the apanage of a certain brand beginning with a P, it seems that
Unique Patek Philippe ref. 5016A-010 Minute Repeater Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar in stainless steel for Only Watch 2015 - Monochrome-Watches
Here is?the big one! Just after Laurent Ferrier and Kari Voutilainen (and also Tudor that is coming with a unique edition of the Black Bay), it’s now time for Patek Philippe to introduce its unique watch for Only Watch 2015 – and be fully aware of one thing: THIS IS A KILLER WATCH. Based on a Ref. 5016, this one-of-a-kind edition is combining a minute repeater, a tourbillon and a perpetual calendar with retrograde date. The bonuses: a stainless steel case and an enamel dial. Here is the Patek Philippe Ref.?5016A-010 for Only Watch 2015.Not that we didn’t?like the previous watches that are to be auctioned by Phillips Watches in Geneva on November 7th, 2015 – we did have a big crush on the Laurent Ferrier Galet Square with Sector Dial and the beauty of the?Kari Voutilainen watch which can't be defeated - but the unique edition by Patek Philippe made especially for Only Watch 2015 is first ,and will surely be the one that will break all the records and it's also a
Pre SIHH 2015: Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Spherotourbillon Moon - Monochrome-Watches
The SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, based in Geneva) will take place very soon and almost every day, pre-show?novelties continue to arrive on our desk. After revealing a very special edition of the Master Calendar, with a meteorite dial, Jaeger-LeCoultre is coming now with a masterpiece. Not only is this watch absolutely beautiful to look at, but it also comes with a very complicated movement, a bi-axial tourbillon so-called?Spherotourbillon, now with an added moon-phase indicator. Here is the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Spherotourbillon Moon.The?Spherotourbillon is one of?Jaeger-LeCoultre‘s finest, together with the?Gyrotourbillon. We’ve already covered it in a previous article about the?Duometrea Spherotourbillon. This watch is based on two main innovations, both included in its name: the Duometre and the?Spherotourbillon. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Event Recap: An Exclusive Evening with the Montblanc SIHH 2016 Novelties and 3 Favourites - Monochrome Watches
Recently we co-hosted an evening together with Montblanc, and our readers got to see, touch, and try on the wrist, the latest SIHH 2016 Montblanc timepieces. The Montblanc Black & White Week event, as it is dubbed, was held in the esteemed hotel New York, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. A century ago, this was the place where passengers embarked on a journey to the new world, in an era when many people, often?complete families, were about to start a new life on the other side of the ocean.?The ‘turn-of-the century” atmosphere?was the setting for the Black & White Week event, and the presentation of Montblanc’s 4810 collection. Montblanc asked me to highlight three timepieces in presentation; one ideal first watch, one typical collector’s piece and one high-end complication. Here’s an event recap and my three recommendations, however first a quick overview…?The Annual Watch FairsTo some extend you could compare the watch industry, or at least the i