Cristina D’Agostino

On 22 January, Audemars Piguet unveiled its new Manufacture in Le Brassus, named L’Arc, equipped with the latest technological infrastructure to optimise its production flows and meet energy and environmental challenges. It also unveiled its ‘Fab Labs’, units dedicated to innovation.

At the helm of Hublot (LVMH) since September 2024, Julien Tornare aims to elevate the brand to the level of the five major players in high watchmaking. Doubling manufacturing space, strengthening innovation, recalibrating sponsorships—including withdrawing from the World Cup—and increasing communication around in-house watchmaking expertise: ambitions are high.

Laura Burdese began her career in luxury goods with the Swatch Group, working for several brands including Swatch and Calvin Klein, which she managed for […]

After acquiring Swiza in June 2024, the Watches Division of the LVMH group announced it had acquired a minority stake in Swiss watchmaker La Joux-Perret. This watch supplier, owned by the Japanese group Citizen, already supplies movements for the TAG Heuer and Tiffany & Co. brands.

The hotel group, historically positioned in the ultra-exclusive resort market, is entering the highly exclusive luxury yachting segment, a high value-added and growing market.

Although the global luxury industry contracted by 2% to €358 billion in 2025, and despite the loss of nearly 20 million consumers in the same year, the latest Bain-Altagamma report remains optimistic, with expected growth of 3% to 5% in 2026. What are the signs that support or undermine this forecast? Our in-depth analysis.

With mental health issues on the rise worldwide, luxury clinics are positioning themselves in a booming market. In Montreux, Clinique La Prairie is launching Life Reset, its first programme dedicated to mental health, designed by Olga Donica and based on a nine-pillar scientific model.

Present in Lugano, Switzerland, since the 1960s, Hermès celebrated the reopening of its store in Lugano, Via Nassa, yesterday, 20 November.

Despite declining quarterly results, the Saint Laurent brand is capturing consumers’ attention and ranks first in the Lyst index for the third quarter of 2025. Miu Miu loses its leading position, while Alaïa and Loewe fall six places.

Richemont posted a solid third quarter, confirming the momentum built up in the first half of its 2025-2026 financial year. For the three months ended 31 December 2025, the Swiss luxury group recorded sales of €6.4 billion, up 11% at constant exchange rates (+4% reported). Jewellery and watchmaking are on the rise

After nearly two decades shaping IWC’s creative identity, Christian Knoop reveals the uncompromising philosophy behind the brand’s most recognisable designs. For him, pure design is not minimalism. The Ingenieur is only one example.

The microbiome—the ecosystem of microorganisms living on the skin and in the gut—has become an inexhaustible source of innovation for major beauty and even fashion groups. Among them, Shiseido, L’Oréal, and Coperni are all harnessing its potential.

The new major exhibition scheduled at the Costume Institute of the Met-Metropolitan Museum of Art will have Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos as its main donors. Entitled “Costume Art,” it will open on May 10, 2026, and run until January 10, 2027. It will set the tone for the upcoming Met Gala, scheduled for May 4, 2026.

Hong Kong’s moderate economic growth and rising tourist numbers in 2025 signal the return of its attractiveness. While the watch industry remains cautious, the high-end segment is regaining momentum. Audemars Piguet chose to celebrate its 150th anniversary there last September.