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(09/2010) The Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré is one of the world’s most fascinating streets. Rich in history, it has long been popular among artists and other creative professionals seeking a congenial place to live, and today hosts an impressive array of galleries, haute couture brands and opulent boutiques.
(09/2010) Antiquorum, the world’s premiere watch auction house, fall auction of Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces inspired highly competitive bidding resulting in an impressive 88% of all the lots being sold, totaling ,426,386. The auction of 344 exceptional timepieces attracted 454 registered online bidders in addition to the many room, phone and commission bidders. Active bidding came from countries across the globe including Italy, Taiwan, Macao, Australia, Russia, China and Israel as well as the United States
(09/2010) Antiquorum Auctioneers [www.antiquorum.com], the world's premier watch auctioneer, is looking forward to its next sale of Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces on October 9th in Hong Kong. Collectors will have the opportunity to bid on 458 exceptional watches including a fantastic collection of Patek Philippe timepieces, enamel watches and singing bird boxes. Prior to the auction, clients may preview the watches in Geneva, New York, Shanghai, Beijing as well as Hong Kong.
(09/2010) Hublot - The brand which brings the "Art of Fusion" and the passion for unexpected combinations and innovation to watchmaking – and specialist watch retailer The Hour Glass announce the official opening of their Hublot Flagship store in Singapore. Located on the premium ground floor of the renowned luxury Mall at Marina Bay Sands, this new Hublot Flagship store expresses perfectly the brand’s “Art of Fusion” philosophy, with an ingenious combination of steel, carbon fiber, aluminum and singular alloys with wood, leather, rubber and glass.
(09/2010) Frederique Constant is proud to announce a sales growth of 38% for the first six months of 2010, in comparison with 2009. Sales in the first six months of 2010 were 15% higher than sales in first half of 2008. “We have seen a significant increase in activity across all of our regions in the first half of 2010.”, says Peter Stas, Founder and CEO of Frederique Constant.
(09/2010) August was a very good month for Swiss watch exports. Their value exceeded one billion francs (1.07 billion), nearly equalling the 2008 result. Monthly growth peaked at +24.1%. With two-thirds of the year now behind us, the branch is 20.1% higher and has grown at a sustained pace since last January. Gold watches set the tone in August with a gain of almost 40% in value. Bimetal timepieces also reported a better than average sales rise. In terms of the number of pieces, all the materials moved ahead. The increase was more pronounced for precious metals and bimetal watches.
(08/2010) The Swiss Equestrian Sports Federation’s initiative entitled Ride to Pride aimed at promoting the Swiss delegation at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Kentucky (USA) will enjoy the large-scale support of the famous Swiss watchmaker Longines. Longines will be eminently present in the various “Ride to Pride by Longines” promotion projects during the lead-up to the departure of the Swiss delegation for Kentucky. The brand will also be actively involved in devising different media campaigns.
(07/2010) From July 16th-24th, take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase the watch of your dreams in a Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique in Germany. For ten days, Bucherer in Munich’s Weinstrasse will be transformed into a Jaeger-LeCoultre Boutique, from the shopfront to the interior design and even the watches themselves.
(07/2010) For its latest monobrand store, Tissot has chosen a location on ‘the world's most beautiful avenue', the famous Champs-Elysées in Paris. Neighbouring the flagship stores of the world's leading brands, the 100 square metre boutique opened its doors for the first time on July 8, 2010. An elegant Parisian facade encloses two floors of products. These accommodate eye-catching displays, as well as interactive presentations that enable visitors to experience the diversity and energy of the Tissot brand. And wrapping up the monobrand store package are a terrace and a café, where shoppers can relax and refuel.
(07/2010) The Swatch Group Ltd. and Tanzarella Ltd. signed a contract for the takeover of the activities of Tanzarella Ltd. in Riazzino/Locarno taking effect on July 12, 2010. The takeover will take place by transferring the assets into a recently founded Swatch Group company. The new company called Assemti Ltd. will be at the present location in Riazzino / Locarno. The Swatch Group Ltd. will acquire the building used until now by Tanzarella from Credit Suisse.
(06/2010) Antiquorum’s summer auction “Collecting Modern & Vintage Timepieces”, held at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong on Saturday 26 June, achieved excellent results totalling HKD 36’897’120 (CHF 5’243’080; USD 4’743’125), with 81% of the 431lots offered being sold, representing 120% by value. In addition to the strong in-room presence, the auction enjoyed very active Internet bidding, with 270 bidders registered online in addition to the many telephone and commission bidders. International interest came from across the globe, including the United States, Turkey, Spain, Japan and France.
(06/2010) OMEGA celebrated the opening of its new boutique at Via Condotti 38-40, one of the world’s most glamorous shopping avenues. The new boutique, OMEGA’s second in Italy, was officially opened by Stephen Urquhart, president of OMEGA, who commented on the event, “We are very happy to have found such a prestigious location for our boutique in Rome. The new space in Via Condotti is the ideal setting for our brand and is the perfect complement to the other great OMEGA Boutiques in the world including those in Paris, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai.”
(06/2010) TW Steel, the Dutch watch brand specializing in oversized watches, celebrates its fifth anniversary this month – highlighted by a beach party on Sunday 20th June at The Bloomingdale Club on the beach at Bloemendaal. While the occasion will be celebrated appropriately, with a stellar line-up of DJ’s to keep the party going, for TW Steel CEO and co-owner, Jordy Cobelens, it marks a remarkable accomplishment for ‘The Watch in Steel’.
(06/2010) The management board at the House of BUBEN&ZÖRWEG was very satisfied with the JCK 2010. "To us, the success of the trade show in Las Vegas represents both a confirmation and an important step towards building a broad distributor base in the United States. The Objects of Time® distributed by our house were met with particular interest and obviously have huge potential in the USA," says a happy Harald Buben.
(06/2010) Watch collectors filled Antiquorum’s auction room in New York City on June 10th for its sale of Important Collectors’ Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks which achieved $ 4,511,268 resulting in a combined spring sales total of $ 9,511,656. Enthusiastically competing with the collectors present in the auction room were 420 registered internet bidders in addition to the many phone and commission bidders.