“The watch world is also known as a community and it definitely felt that way in Geneva this past week,” said David Hurley, deputy chief executive officer of Watches of Switzerland Group, after an edition of Watches and Wonders that spilled out onto the streets of the Swiss city.
The fair, a serious moment within the watch industry’s calendar, “had a refreshed energy, excitement and buzz as your complete world was back to attending in-person,” said Tatiana Birkelund, vp and general business manager, beauty and jewellery at Neiman Marcus.
And if Swiss watch exports alone — 23.7 billion Swiss francs, or nearly $26.2 billion at current exchange rates in keeping with the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry — weren’t enough to...
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