Richemont Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/tag/richemont/ Fully Independent Watch Website Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:36:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://i0.wp.com/thetruthaboutwatches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-TTAW-logo-4-e1602814010673.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Richemont Archives - The Truth About Watches https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/tag/richemont/ 32 32 17944636 Bucherer Sale: Rolex Wants to Rule the World! https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world/#respond Fri, 25 Aug 2023 16:12:48 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=20611 Re: the Bucherer sale to Rolex, TTAW commentator SPQR writes… Rolex never buys anything to keep things at “arm’s length.” It buys things to integrate them into the Rolex monolith, like the purchase of Aegler. The acquisition of Bucherer probably means that Rolex will now run a “vertically integrated” retail business as well as a […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2023/08/bucherer-sale-rolex-wants-to-rule-the-world/feed/ 0 20611 Designer Watches Are Dead https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/designer-watches-are-dead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=designer-watches-are-dead https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/designer-watches-are-dead/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2020 12:00:38 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=6184 Back in the late 70′ and early 80’s, “designer watches” were a massive moneymaker. Tens of millions of consumers bought cheap quartz-powered timepieces branded Armani, Versaci, Lacoste, Gucci, Ted Baker, Ferragamo, Bruno Magli, Fendi, etc. That business has hit a brick wall. Head on. Hard. For example . . . Richemont has dropped Calvin Klein’s cK […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/designer-watches-are-dead/feed/ 1 6184 June Swiss Watch Exports -35% – Coronavirus Watch 29 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/june-swiss-watch-exports-35-coronavirus-watch-29/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-swiss-watch-exports-35-coronavirus-watch-29 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/june-swiss-watch-exports-35-coronavirus-watch-29/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:00:17 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=6141 If not for a rebound in the Chinese market, June Swiss watch exports would have hit the proverbial basement floor. Even with the watch sales resurgence in The People’s Republic of Human Rights Abuses, the Swiss watch industry took a body blow. The monthly stats coming from the Federation of the Federation of the Swiss […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/june-swiss-watch-exports-35-coronavirus-watch-29/feed/ 0 6141 Richemont Sales Down 47% – Coronavirus Watch 28 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/richemont-sales-down-47-percent-coronavirus-watch-26/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=richemont-sales-down-47-percent-coronavirus-watch-26 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/richemont-sales-down-47-percent-coronavirus-watch-26/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:00:35 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=6118 The Swatch Group recently released its financial report for the first quarter of 2020 As revealed in our post Swatch Profits Tank – Coronavirus Watch 27, the conglomerate claimed a quick sales recovery after the Coronageddon lockdown and a bright future ahead. Now it’s Richemont’s turn. The song remains the same. Well, the first part […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/07/richemont-sales-down-47-percent-coronavirus-watch-26/feed/ 0 6118 Richemont Swan Dives – Coronavirus Watch 18 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/05/coronavirus-watch-18-richemont-swan-dives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coronavirus-watch-18-richemont-swan-dives https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/05/coronavirus-watch-18-richemont-swan-dives/#comments Fri, 15 May 2020 23:22:41 +0000 https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/?p=4994 Yesterday, Watches of Switzerland revealed that it was pantsed by Coronageddon. Today, Richemont  – the world’s third largest luxury goods conglomerate – reported their progress. How goes the battle for A. Lange & Söhne, BAUME, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger Le-Coultre, Panerai, Piaget, Roger Dubuis, Vacheron Constantin, Montblanc and Watchfinder […]

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]]> https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2020/05/coronavirus-watch-18-richemont-swan-dives/feed/ 2 4994 Authorized Watch Dealers: Doomed? https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2019/08/authorized-watch-dealers-doomed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=authorized-watch-dealers-doomed https://thetruthaboutwatches.com/2019/08/authorized-watch-dealers-doomed/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:55:15 +0000 https://ttaw.wpengine.com/?p=618 Fancy Jaeger LeCoultre’s Limited Edition blue Polaris?  You can buy it direct from Jaeger. The only requirements are . . . your credit card and personal details. Win- win? By cutting out the middleman and data capturing you, JLC wins. They can provide a more consistent customer experience, which increases brand loyalty, which sells more […]

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