This week on The Business of Watches, we're in Geneva marking 50 years of Raymond Weil and an in-depth conversation with Chief Executive Officer, Elie Bernheim. At a time when

What We Know Universal Genève has just introduced its first ladies' collections since the brand's revival, which first began taking shape with Breitling's acquisition of the Maison in 2023. The

What We Know The Universal Genève back catalog is vast, varied, and deep. Beyond the better-known Tri-Compax and Polerouter models, there are dozens of uniquely shaped and boldly designed watches

What We Know Universal Genève moves forward by looking back, reintroducing the Cabriolet nearly a century after its original 1933 debut (then known as the Ideo). That watch arrived at

What We Know Today marks the much-anticipated, much-discussed official relaunch of Universal Genève, following its acquisition by the Breitling parent, Partners Group, back in 2023. And while we've already seen

What We Know If you were to pick one model that defined Universal Genève, I'd argue the Compax is it. For all the love the Polerouter gets (and apologies to

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What We Know One of the most interesting revelations among the wave of brands joining Watches and Wonders this year is that Credor, the Japanese domestic brand under Seiko known

We hear a lot about the convergence of art, fine watchmaking, and design these days, but some brands take the brief more seriously than others. Mark first told us to watch

What We Know In the watch space, there are a few names that crop up over and over again, partially from the fact that some people just have too many

Corum, the boundary-pushing Swiss brand that faltered under foreign ownership, recently unveiled new models and a strategic plan to reposition at elevated levels of watchmaking, design, and price. Known for

It would be hard for me to overstate the demand for a watch from Rexhep Rexhepi at this moment. Mind you, the 54 person team will produce no more than

One of our goals at Hodinkee in 2026 is to provide more opportunities for the community to get together. In that spirit, we hosted a happy hour last week at

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Minerva, the historic Swiss brand known for its high horology and manufacture in Villeret, will now have separate billing as a distinct entity within the Montblanc brand, with the name