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Some 2013 figures
From an interview of the marketing director, Tim Malachard with WorldTempus :
[...] This year, we will produce about 3,400 watches, compared with less than 3,000 in 2013. Our turnover for 2013 was 123 million Swiss francs and we are aiming for 150 million in 2014. Our average price increases year on year and is now over the 110,000 € mark. We sell what we produce and our order book is full. [...]
[...] It’s doubtless going to be a big year for women internationally, so we are taking the opportunity to launch several new watches in our ladies’ collections. The latter account for 20% of our production, but we think that figure could in time reach 30 to 35%. [...]
[...] China represents less than 3% of our turnover, and we want to develop it – that is indeed our goal this year. The rest is pretty well balanced, just as Mr Richard Mille himself has always wished it to be: 40% in Asia, 30% in Europe and about the same in America. We are going to open another 8 to 10 boutiques, including in London, Jeddah, Beijing and Shanghai. [...]
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Some 2013 figures
From an interview of the marketing director, Tim Malachard with WorldTempus : [...] This year, we will produce about 3,400 watches, compared with less than 3,000 in 2013. Our turnover for 2013 was 123 million Swiss francs and we are aiming for 150 million...
Interesting.....
Some interesting stats there - had no idea they were at that production level, thought far less.
ah but richard has commented on te subject of selling the brand
and the decision is he wont sell
Logical
Hello all, Just for clarity's sake regarding the article shown here and subsequent responses: We have always had lots of questions about the numbers produced and our turnover from journalists and we thought it was finally time to tell more about those iss...
Thanks Theodore…that is a very clear answer..
And quite sensible too. Appreciate it. Mo
