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Retail Asia08/03/2023

I’ll be honest, TAG Heuer is not really a brand that I love. Sure, I like the classics such as the Monaco and other icons, but if I won the lottery then I wouldn’t be visiting the TAG Heuer boutique. So, the fact that I’ve chosen them as the brand that won 2022 signifies exactly […]

Retail Asia25/11/2021

Luxury watches online platform, WatchBox, has raised US$165 million of equity capital led by The Radcliff Companies and The Spruce House Partnership. The lead investors were also joined by CMIA Capital Partners together with other existing investors. The funds raised will be invested in scaling its digital platform and expanding into new markets, according to […]

Retail Asia20/01/2020

Stelux Holdings, parent of the City Chain watch retail business, says its sales in the December quarter were down 32.6 percent, or by HK$198.98 million (US$25.6 million). The company closed about 15 percent of its stores, primarily in Hong Kong, as social unrest continued throughout the city, affecting sales to both locals and visitors. While […]

Retail Asia11/12/2019

Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling has opened a new boutique at Hong Kong International Airport. The new outlet features the brand’s industrial loft concept, inspired by mid-20th-Century interior design. The boutique is located at the departure level of Terminal 1 East Hall at HKIA. “We especially opened our new boutique at the HKIA as it not […]

Retail Asia25/10/2019

Hublot India is launching a flagship boutique at the Palladium Mall in Mumbai, its first standalone store in the market. The Swiss watchmaker’s 45sqm boutique is designed to represent Hublot’s “the art of fusion” concept, with pop art paintings forming a backdrop to Hublot Big Bang, Classic Fusion, Spirit of Big Bang, and MP branded […]

Retail Asia19/09/2019

Timepiece brand Blancpain has opened its largest store yet in China in Beijing. The 380sqm two-level street front showroom, located at China World Mall near Beijing’s CBD, features an interior that reflects the brand’s heritage, inspired by the Blancpain’s centuries-old farmhouse production facility in Le Brassus, Switzerland Polished cherry woodwork and streamlined furniture are placed […]

Retail Asia29/07/2019

Watchmaker Mobvoi tweeted a video teaser revealing that a new smartwatch is coming on July 10th. Using adjectives in the video like “fast,” and “powerful,” this could be the LTE version of the company’s TicWatch Pro. After all, the tweet includes hashtags like #TicWatch The TicWatch Pro features an AMOLED screen with an LCD overlay. In […]

Retail Asia15/07/2019

Oriental Watch’s sales fell by 15.7 percent last year – but the company’s bottom line was only minimally affected, in part due to reduced rents. The Hong Kong-listed retailer says that while the number of mainland visitors to the territory recovered last calendar year, the China-US trade dispute had brought uncertainties to the market. Subdued […]

Retail Asia11/07/2019

Each year Fossil refreshes its stylish lineup of smartwatches with new models that feature updated hardware and, sometimes, different designs. This is year is no exception and a new set of Fossil wearable devices are expected to arrive as early as fall. A fairly sizable number of unannounced Fossil smartwatches have been recently spotted at FCC, and […]

Retail Asia09/07/2019

Swiss timepiece maker Omega has launched its first e-commerce initiative in China. Omega China has opened a new pop-up store in the Tmall Luxury Pavilion, an online platform for premium brands under Alibaba Group. Pre-sales for Omega’s new Seamaster Aqua Terra Beijing 2022 limited-edition wristwatch will be exclusively available on the pop-up site between June […]

Retail Asia24/04/2019

Design firm Tropical Space has built a coffee shop inspired by a cuckoo clock in Vietnamese seaside city Da Nang. The design, featured by Dezeen, features a brick structure with a house perched on top, with the coffee shop forming a single-storey base and the house extending out over the garden area. The local clay brick […]

Retail Asia15/09/2016

Apple is forging a new identity for its smartwatch line, an increasingly niche brand personality that focuses mainly on health and fitness. “We’re thrilled with the response to Apple Watch and how it’s changed people’s lives. We are committed to fitness and health and think our customers will love the new capabilities of Apple Watch […]

Retail Asia12/09/2016

Pomo House International, the leading brand of a child loss prevention smart watch and other innovative gadgets for modern family has successfully made a hit in SEA and is now expanding its brand to Europe, USA and LTA. “I believe the most important thing enabling me to become successful is to do what I love. […]

Retail Asia07/09/2016

The 35th HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, the world’s largest timepiece event of its kind, opened today and continues through 10 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Organised by Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd and the Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades […]

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How Tag Heuer is evolving to stand the test of time

WatchBox secures $165 million to fund expansion

Stelux sales slump as network trimmed

Breitling opens new concept store at Hong Kong airport

Hublot India opens its first boutique in Mumbai

Blancpain opens its largest store in China

Mobvoi video teaser tips a July 10th unveiling of the TicWatch Pro LTE

Oriental Watch profit steady despite sales drop

Fossil to launch new Emporio Armani, Diesel and Michael Kors smartwatches

Omega China makes E-commerce debut

Cuckoo clock inspires Vietnam cafe

Apple focuses on health and fitness for Watch 2

Rising Asian start-up, “Pomo House” leads IoT products for Baby&Kids

World’s Largest Watch & Clock Fair Opens in Hong Kong