President of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry Predicts Growth for 2014
According to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, the outlook for watch exports is looking positive...
By Adrienne Faurote
Chinese Market Accounts for 30 Percent of Swiss Watch Exports
Statistics released by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry reveal just how significant a role the Chinese market is playing in the Swiss timepiece business. In 2011, consumers in China and Hong Kong spent over $5.90 billion on Swiss timepieces, cultivating 29.7 percent of total Swiss watch exports. The majority of these consumers are […]
Watch Industry Feuds Over What Makes Timepieces Swiss-Made
Watch brand Swiss Mountaineer dons Switzerland’s national flag on the dial of each timepiece. It claims it’s Swiss-made, but with its components made at a factory in Shenzhen, China and the company itself being owned by Hong Kong’s Golden Hawk, is it? Under Swiss rules, Golden Hawk can label its watches as Swiss-made so long […]