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Dubai Watch Week 2023: Peeking Inside the CHOPARD Booth

Chopard was one of the brands that had a Mega-booth at Dubai Watch Week. In addition to hosting big VIPs at their booth - many whom had very exquisite complicated Chopard timepieces and some with jeweled timepieces - Chopard also reached deep into their history of high horology and showcased some of
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Sarpaneva's new Nordics Themed timepiece - The Midnight Sun...

Studio Sarapenva kicked-off a long tradition I must say...Nordics themed timepieces. It all started in 2020 with the famous MOOMIN, very recently the NAKKI trilogy and now the Finnish watch maker has come out with something totally interesting ! MIDNIGHT SUN, a timepiece Sarapenva worked together wi
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Watches and Wonders 2023: Montblanc 1858 Unveiled Secret Aged Steel.

In 2022, Montblanc unveiled an original secret, the " Unveiled Secret " which came in two versions, one in steel, the other in lime gold, respectively limited to 58 and 18 pieces, which is a funny nod because 18 and 58 reminds us... 1858... This year, Montblanc uses the same recipe, but with a diffe
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Dubai Watch Week: Horology Forum; Is Aftersales Service An Afterthought?

All watch companies can improve in the after-sales service department. In fact, this is not considered a profit center for many watch brands so they don't put a lot of emphasis into it. But it really does affect the ownership experience! So brands should pay more attention to this department. Listen
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Dubai Watch Week: Horology Forum; Company Buyouts and When To Seek Investors

Our WatchProSite member Gary_G moderates this panel about the perilous funding routes these watch brands must navigate. It's hard to imagine - but just four years ago, many of these watch brands were just surviving. They were hanging on a thread and at the beginning of the pandemic many brands were
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Dubai Watch Week 2023: An Inside Look at the Audemars Piguet Booth

At Dubai Watch Week, there were over sixty brands that attended and had booths for the public to walk into. Audemars Piguet had one of the best booths at Dubai Watch Week. I will examine the top few booths - Audemars Piguet being the first one. This is the booth that has the greatest number of watch
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Dubai Watch Week Starts 16-Nov-2023!

The festivities for Dubai Watch Week are about to begin! Who from WatchProSite will be in attendance? Dubai Watch Week is an amazing event put on by the Seddiqi Group, a major jewelry and watch retailer in the United Arab Emirates with the franchise for major brands like Chopard, Rolex, and Patek Ph
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Dubai Watch Week: Horology Forum; How Retailers Allocate Watches and A Debate About Customization

From Dubai Watch Week - Day One! Ever wonder how some retailers allocate those rare watches to their clients? Here's a quick glance at how they do it... There is more involved that wasn't explicitly mentioned (some brands ask their retailers to go even more in-depth and have quotas for new clients,
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Dubai Watch Week: Horology Forum; Debate: What is Considered Obsessive Collecting?

This topic can go either way for me - it's not a topic that I see a major debate about - it's simply a matter of opinion. BUT, do you consider yourself an obsessive collector? And how obsessive is obsessive? See the super-knowledgeable James Dowling and Tim Mosso - both are two of my favorite indivi
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Dubai Watch Week: Horology Forum; Collaborations! A MUST WATCH!

Did you find the AP X Marvel Collaboration to be weird? Strange? Were you wondering why they made such a collaboration? What makes an authentic collaboration and what makes a poor collaboration? What collaborations are forced? As someone who encouraged many watchmakers and clockmakers to collaborate
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