Investment bank Vontobel has released its annual report on the Swiss watch industry, revealing a decline in global exports ...

No other industry is as strongly associated with one nation as watchmaking is with Switzerland. Despite elite timepieces being produced in several other countries, no one uses “like a German watch” or ...

Swiss watch exports are on something of a roller coaster ride so far this year, surging in April, particularly in the U.S., as retailers and brand boutiques stocked up ahead of speculation about ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Specialist in global markets, economics and alternative investments. Troubles in the luxury watch market continue, as evidenced by ...

Swiss watch exports fell by 3.6 percent in January, a decline that strays from the bright spot in December, with an increase of 3.3 percent.

“The negative trend is even worse than we expected, and the decline in China is really worrying and probably indicates that inventories in the region were once again too high,” Jean-Philippe Bertschy, ...

In a world where fashion trends come and go with every season, Swiss watch brands endure as the ultimate standard of craftsmanship and prestige. These timepieces are far more than instruments for ...

What makes a watch Swiss? Why is it a big deal? What brands should you try? What should you stay away from? All of these questions may or may not have been circulating in your brain before you decided ...

America is still an emerging market when it comes to luxury watches. Now, tariffs could upset a rare bright spot for Swiss watch companies.

Swatch Group owns a good share of the Swiss watch industry, seeing turbulence throughout the introduction of the Apple Watch and through economic issues. Despite a broad brand portfolio, Swatch ...