“No one wants to wait anymore.” Chief executive officer Georges Kern told WWD that watches should be available for purchase as soon as they’re shown.

The Swiss watch brand’s ceo discusses changes he has instituted in the last 18 months, and the future of the industry.

Nick Hayek, Swatch’s ceo, said the group would no longer supply LVMH and Richemont brands with parts after their contracts run out at the end of the year.

The Swiss watchmaker is targeting Millennials via Kaia Gerber and family, and tiptoeing toward online selling.

As the sector continues to struggle, brands at Baselworld focused on mechanical watches and vintage-looking styles.

The brand’s design elements being introduced by Alessandro Michele are being utilized in the watch and jewelry collections.

Executives are expected to decide by the end of the year whether to launch the fine jewelry collection in Europe and perhaps other markets.

The Swiss watchmakers have agreed to exchange movements, in what points to closer links between the two fiercely independent brands.

The actor presented a Tag Heuer film he directed and stars in, while the Spanish model was introduced as a Bulgari watch ambassador.

The sector’s tough times have resulted in the sale of a string of brands, with many of the buyers from the Far East.

Acquired by Citychamp Watch & Jewellery Group four years ago, the venerable Swiss watch brand has returned to profit with growing sales.

Watchmakers and jewelers continue to face significant challenges, but most brands remain upbeat about 2017.

A few details about the world’s largest watch fair — and things to do when you’re not at the exhibition.

Nick Hayek said sales this year should grow by up to 9 percent after they plummeted 11 percent in 2016.

The world’s biggest watchmaker grappled with plummeting margins caused by falling demand in many key markets and the strong Swiss franc.