Cristina D’Agostino

The latest Deloitte report on the Swiss watch industry reveals a generational shift in behaviour and a significant drop in the number of consumers surveyed who declared that they wear a traditional watch. Smartwatches dominate, especially on women’s wrists and among younger generations.

Seven years of development. That is how long it took the teams at Vacheron Constantin to craft the masterpiece that today seals the brand’s quest […]

Jean-Christophe Babin analyzes the profitability of the Geneva Watch Days, the dynamics of key markets, and the levers of growth for the watch industry, at a time when the sector is under pressure from U.S. tariffs.

As title sponsor of the Omega Masters for the past 24 years, the watchmaker will once again be heavily involved in the success of this year’s golfing event. In an exclusive interview, Raynald Aeschlimann reveals Omega’s ambitions for golf.

Big wave surfing has taken on a whole new dimension in Nazaré, Portugal, now the undisputed spot for the world’s biggest waves. Led by Nic Von Rupp, winner of the 2025 Tudor Nazaré Big Wave Challenge alongside Clément Roseyro, the Mountains of the Sea project aims to redefine the future of the sport.

The 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival shone through its engaged selection, exemplified by the Silver Lion awarded to Kaouther Ben Hania (The Voice of Hind Rajab). For jeweler Cartier, now a partner for the fifth consecutive year, the festival offers a dream stage: to defend freedom and the universality of creative languages. And to anchor its aesthetic ideal deep in the collective unconscious.

The former CEO of Audemars Piguet is finally revealing the project that has kept him busy for more than a year. François-Henri Bennahmias is launching a group made up of seven entities, spanning watchmaking, fashion, jewelry, lifestyle, and services. With The Honourable Merchants Group, he wants to revolutionize the world of business and investment.

In recent years, Alberto Barbera, artistic director of the Mostra Cinema since 2011, has achieved the remarkable feat of positioning the world’s oldest film festival […]

Soho House, the world’s trendiest members’ club for Millennials, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its shares to a group of investors led by MCR and its CEO Tyler Morse.

Hit by sharp declines in the United States, Japan and Hong Kong, watch exports plunged by 5.6% to CHF 2.2 billion in June 2025.

The 2026 edition of Watches & Wonders, to be held at Palexpo in Geneva from 14 to 20 April, will see several major changes. Montblanc is leaving the show, while other brands such as Audemars Piguet are making a comeback.

While Audemars Piguet is in Hong Kong for its 150th anniversary celebrations, Luxury Tribune was able to ask Ilaria Resta about the rumours of her departure.

Audemars Piguet continues to refine its production model and accelerate watchmaking innovation. Its goal: to better master production flows in order to gain agility and long-term growth. Lucas Raggi, Chief Industrial Officer, reveals the brand’s industrial strategies in place through 2035.

Ensuring the independence of their own production chains now seems to be a must for luxury brands. Renowned watchmaker Audemars Piguet has just acquired a majority stake in Inhotec SA, a Swiss precision micromechanics factory and existing supplier to the brand.

Last June, the house of Piaget unveiled its new high jewelry collection in Barcelona. Called Shapes of Extraleganza, this second chapter in a trilogy designed to showcase the shapes, colors, and volumes of Piaget jewelry was staged—by striking contrast—within the brutalist architecture of the Espai Corberó.