Watch companies are celebrating Chinese New Year and Year of the Dragon February 18, 2024 Three watch companies celebrating Chinese New Year and the Year of the Dragon
Piaget’s eighties icon the Polo gets a lavish reboot February 15, 2024 The Polo 79 (£69,000 in yellow gold) will be available soon at Piaget’s boutique, 169 New Bond Street W1S 4AN; piaget.com
Inside the City of London ski race where bankers compete on the slopes February 12, 2024 The City Ski Challenge is where bankers go to let off steam - we went to try it out
Watches of Switzerland: Firm ‘encouraged’ by tourist tax review as UK market underperforms February 8, 2024 Luxury retailer Watches of Switzerland is continuing to feel the pinch from rich shoppers scaling back and the damage wrought by the so-called ‘tourist tax’. In an update this morning, the Rolex seller said group revenue declined by one per cent to £397m in the third quarter, and in the UK and Europe it fell [...]
Watches of Switzerland: Shares crater 30 per cent as demand for luxury flattens January 18, 2024 Shares in Watches of Switzerland have fallen by over 30 per cent after the luxury watch maker warned on its earnings for the year. . In an update, the Rolex seller said that it was bruised by “challenging macroeconomic conditions” over Christmas which impacted consumer spending in luxury retail. It now expects revenue for the [...]
A success or not, Scotland’s tax hikes showcase the benefits of devolution January 16, 2024 Tax devolution allows for invaluable experimentation and dynamism that Britain's economy desperately needs, writes Tim Sarson.
Davos 2024: Who will (and won’t) be there? What’s on the agenda? And how much does it cost? January 11, 2024 The latest World Economic Forum in Davos is set to kick off this Sunday, with the great-and-the-good paying thousands, by invitation-only, to be there. But why are they all going to Switzerland, what are they looking to achieve, and can anyone go? Fear not, we have all the answers. First and foremost where and what [...]
Cegga Ferrari 250 TR review: one-off classic race car driven January 3, 2024 This stunning Cegga Ferrari 250 TR recreation is your ticket to racing at Goodwood Revival. Tim Pitt gets behind the wheel.
The Simpsons donut Swatch watch is a sugar-rush of joy December 13, 2023 Homer Simpson’s favourite pink-frosted snack adorns a joyously tongue-in-cheek new Swatch watch, which may qualify as the stocking filler of Christmas 2023.
How Oris became the coolest watch brand in Switzerland December 13, 2023 In the last couple of years, it has increased its threat from double to triple as Oris has started experimenting with technologies never seen before in watchmaking