Rolex’s CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour calls them pirates, a term they will do well to wear as a badge of honour this week. WatchPro prefers to think of them as independent
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For one of the most discrete, and rarely quoted, executives in the Swiss watch industry, Rolex CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour was surprisingly candid and controversial in an interview with Swiss newspaper
Swatch Group’s chief executive, Nick Hayek Jr., is reported to have rebuffed a direct invitation from Rolex’s CEO Jean-Frédéric Dufour to participate in Watches and Wonders. Mr Dufour almost never
Let’s return, again, to the subject of sustainability. I’ve been tracking the watch industry’s attitude to sustainability for a number of years now, looking at its approach to reducing emissions
Only Watch, a charity auction that raises money for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, has been rescheduled for May 10, WatchPro can reveal. More than 40 brands have allowed their unique watches
The second half of 2023 saw watch sales in Great Britain decline, and the Christmas period has been described as one of the toughest for years. That makes current trading
Is there anything new to say about a black version of the Snoopy MoonSwatch that arrived in white last week? Nothing, except to name April 8 as the launch date,
As 2024 edges forward, most watch industry eyes are on the US because, as the world’s largest market for timepieces, performance there can be indicative of future global demand and
One year on from its birth as a Parisian watchmaking business, SpaceOne has unveiled the Tellurium Act II, a mechanical watch costing just EUR 2,990 (approx. £2,500) that shows the
By Callum Patrick, Co-Founder of Chronofinder Rolex is a brand steeped in tradition but in recent years we have seen more experimentation from their releases. Although we predict this year
British indie Fears Watch Company opened its first permanent boutique this week in its home city of Bristol. Located within the arcade of Bristol’s Clifton Village, the store is just
At SIHH in 2017, the rival show to Baselworld that has morphed into today’s Watches and Wonders, H. Moser & Cie wanted to be noticed among the blockbuster brands of
F1 commentator David Croft has teamed up with Brooklands Watch Company to celebrate its limited edition Triple-Four Racing Chronograph. Croft will feature in a series of short video films on
Independent Swiss watch brand, Brellum, has enriched its Brellum Duobox collection with a new arrival: the Duobox Triple Calendar Moophase LE Chronometer. Encased in a stainless steel case, the automatic
Independent Swiss watchmaker BA111OD has introduced an other-worldly addition to its Chapter 4 collection with a meteorite dial and off-centre tourbillon placed distinctively at 7 o’clock and a crown at
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