Op-Ed: Quartz saved the Swiss watch industry ... Yes, the humble swatch quartz watch that many of us grew up with helped spur a revival of an ailing Swiss watch industry. Lebanese-born Nicholas Hayek Senior was the CEO of the SWATCH Group and he realized that the Swiss watch industry needed to conne
One of the things I like to do when I can't figure things out is throw out everything and start over. What do we know? We have some "givens": - APs new CEO is not a watch industry insider - Swatch is a conglomerate that knows how to make money I'll tack on some US perspective based on non-watch "env
A few days ago I mentioned ordering a limited edition Citizen Eco-drive Promaster, EO2023-00W. UPS just dropped it off, despite the small size, described as "women's" on the website, it wears well for a desk-diver, although if I was in the ocean I'd definitely want the larger version for more visibi
I’m sure China is getting ready to produce full steel case and bracelet conversion kits for the small seconds subdial versions 😀 I would be one of the first buyers! Pictures from Monochrome Watches