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Watches and Jewellery: October

Asia Special

India becomes hot ticket for Swiss watchmakers; western brands are working closely with Chinese artists; high-tech lumes brightening up the face of watch design; the tools and ideas driving an intaglio renaissance

Indian appetite for Swiss watches grows
Brands increase exports to meet demand from exponentially growing luxury market
Watchmakers push luminous designs to higher levels of brilliance
Developments in materials and techniques allow for ever-brighter and unusual timepieces
Chanel tie-ups cement ambitions to be ‘very serious’ watch dial name
Watches and jewellery head Frédéric Grangié on securing Swiss manufacturing expertise through a portfolio of partners
Favre Leuba looks to Indian links to revive its fortunes
The watchmaker’s chief executive believes a new Indian owner and a long history of selling in the country are big advantages
Travelling watch forum props up key collector markets
The Dubai Watch Week Horology Forum’s focus on the art of watchmaking, rather than sales, attracts a wide range of enthusiasts
Jewellers carve profitable niche from the intaglio renaissance
Both modern and traditional interpretations of the ancient technique are in high demand

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