Effects of Coronavirus on The Online Watch Market, By Analyzing Chrono24
There's no denying the current situation and, as a consequence, its effects on the global economy. Certainly, this is nothing compared to health issues caused by Coronavirus, but still far from insignificant. Gross domestic product, employment (and therefore consumption) and financial markets are under severe strain. Key luxury markets around the world are affected, and so are watch brands – all of them – with direct consequences on employees and subcontractors. According to this column by bain.com, ??luxury market globally will contract by 25% to 30% year-over-year in the first quarter?? despite signs of recovery on the Chinese market. This is true for physical points of sale, but what about the online watch market? Well, according to market-leader Chrono24, things are quite different.Those who have studied or used statistics know that the more data you collect, the more accurate the result of a statistic study will be. As such, when Chrono24 decided to run a study on the

Brice Goulards Baselworld 2017 Top 10 Favorite Watches
After Xavier’s and Frank’s Top 10 watches of Baselworld 2017, after our list of the 10 most read articles of the fair (just to give us an indication of what collectors loved), it is time for your humble editor to come with his 10 favorite watches of Baselworld 2017. First all, before going into further details, this ranking is not about the 10 best watches of the show but it is based on my personal tastes – and as collecting?dive?and sports?watches myself, you’ll see it is a little biased. From a super-friendly priced Oris to a complex Patek, here are my 10 favorite watches of 2017 (and yes, all of them are on my wish-list).First of all, without going again into the details of the atmosphere at?Baselworld 2017, you’ll see that our selections, whether Xavier’s, Frank’s or mine, are slightly overlapping. In this, you can see two explanations. First,?as Frank and I tried to build up a homogeneous team, these selections reflect a certain coherence,

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%

Hands-On Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 60 Years Of James Bond Steel
In 1962, on the 5th of October to be precise, the world discovered a character that will become a legend of the silver screen. Adapted from the 1958 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, Dr. No will start an emblematic series of 25 movies featuring a British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007, James Bond. 60 years later, the impact of the series is undeniable. James Bond isn't only a character, it's a lifestyle, gathering elements that have become as iconic as the man. Cars, of course, such as the DB5, but also watches. And if multiple brands have been involved in the earliest days, Omega has, since 1995 and GoldenEye, become the archetypal Bond Watch. And now, both parties celebrate 60 years of 007 movies, with the new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 60 Years Of James Bond. And if it comes in steel and with new colours, the main topics are the comeback of the wave dial and the cool animated caseback… Some good GoldenEye vibes are in!60 Years of James Bond 007 Movies

Hands-On Tudor Pelagos 39 25407N No-Date Dive Watch (Specs & Price)
If the Black Bay is often seen as the cornerstone model of the brand – which it is in reality – Tudor has more to offer in the field of dive watches. In fact, the real diver in the collection is named Pelagos, a robust 500m titanium watch with a 42mm case and all the necessary equipment for saturation diving. A tool that pro divers have praised for a while already. Recently, Tudor has introduced a rather specific edition of the Pelagos, made together with the French Marine Nationale, the Pelagos FXD… an even focused edition made for military divers. And now comes this, a more versatile, less rugged, more “urban” edition of this watch that doesn’t look its characteristic design, but offers a less hardcore approach. Here’s a first look at the new Tudor Pelagos 39.So what’s the idea behind this new edition, in terms of positioning? Looking at the classics, there’s basically the two original emblamatic models, the 41mm Black Bay and the