300-person lines in Tokyo, chaos in Dubai: A $400 Swatch is breaking the watch world todayHuge crowds gathered for limited edition Swatch and Audemars Piguet pocket watches. Lines formed for days, with some stores closing due to ...
16 May, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Challenges to persist through '26: SwatchSwiss watchmaker Swatch Group anticipates continued economic and political challenges this year. The company faced a significant drop in op...
19 Mar, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Swiss watch industry should find time for India, says DeloitteThe Swiss watch industry faces challenges from US tariffs and declining Chinese demand. Deloitte suggests India and Mexico as new growth dr...
08 Oct, 2025, 09.35 AM IST
Swiss solar furnaces recycling watchmakers' waste metalSwiss company Panatere inaugurated solar furnaces in La Chaux-de-Fonds to recycle steel offcuts from the watchmaking industry. This initiat...
04 Oct, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
Swiss watchmakers turn US tariffs into timepiecesSwiss watchmakers are creatively responding to US President Trump's 39% tariff on Swiss goods. Swatch launched a limited-edition watch with...
12 Sep, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
Swiss watchmakers bind US tariffs to timepiecesLuxury watchmaker Raymond Weil also announced a limited-edition version of one of its classic models with the "39%" figure on the dial. It ...
12 Sep, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Swiss watchmaker Swatch apologies for ad showing gesture seen as racistSwatch, the Swiss watchmaker, has issued an apology for an ad campaign that featured an Asian male model making a gesture considered racist...
18 Aug, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
India emerges as key destination for Swiss watchmakers: Deloitte reportThe 'Deloitte Swiss Watch Industry Insights 2024' report reveals the growing appeal of Indian luxury market for Swiss watchmakers. With fav...
17 Jul, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
12 underrated yet classy watches you need to try this yearThese watches have an understated, yet timeless appeal.
08 Jan, 2023, 11.15 AM IST
Going digital: Geneva's fine watch expo to showcase Rolex, Patek Philippe & Cartier timepieces virtuallyWatches and Wonders was cancelled last year due to the pandemic.
08 Apr, 2021, 01.00 PM IST
Raymond Weil considers changing strategy for IndiaOlivier Bernheim, owner and president, Raymond Weil said the company will limit its distribution through these two retailers and will have ...
24 Oct, 2016, 07.00 PM IST
Smartwatches are giving Swiss watches a tough timeWith changing consumers tastes, global shipments of smartwatches surpassed those of Swiss watches in February.
28 Jul, 2016, 12.13 PM IST
Eastern Germany is becoming the watchmaking capitalGlashuette,the town of 7,000 is home to the greatest concentration of worldclass watchmakers outside of Switzerland — with a business that’...
02 May, 2016, 06.46 AM IST
- Technology and Change
In 1983, 14 years after the introduction of the first quartz watch, mechanical watches, along with the Swiss Jura community of watchmakers ...
02 Jul, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- Now comes Rs 2.1 crore watch from Audermars Piguet
As the Indian luxury market continues to attract global brands, Swiss watchmaker Audermars Piguet today launched its new collection here wi...
29 Oct, 2010, 07.51 PM IST
- World's biggest watch fair to open amid gloom
Switzerland's fabled watch industry is bracing for a grim year as the economic crisis bites at the livelihood of small watchmakers, experts...
25 Mar, 2009, 05.01 PM IST
- Swatch Group not hit by credit crisis
Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group sees record sales in 2007 and is upbeat about the Christmas season as demand for luxury goods remains strong ...
11 Dec, 2007, 09.30 PM IST