patrick_yChopard 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 the timepieces they were most proud of. For 2023, Chopard launched the Full Strike Blue Sapphire. What a watch...Story

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maheshStudio 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 with Finnish F1 driver Valtteri Bottas on the design of this timepiece. and the Nordics theme... When the sun betrays you, you can trust the watch! When the boundaries between day and night melt away leaving all .....Story

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amanicoIn 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 different treatment for their new Unveiled Secret, in a steel case, pvd coated, then brushed by hand with Quartzite, to give an used steel look to this watch. The bezel, like the 2022 Steel version, is in white gold...Story

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patrick_yAll 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 to this discussion and let me know your thoughts about what they discussed! ...Story

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patrick_yOur 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 about to give up. But then all of a sudden, sales turned around and these watch brands started taking off...Story

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patrick_yAt 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 watches - kudos to AP for transporting me from Dubai to Le Brassus and back to Dubai - I knew AP could make wonderful watches - but I didn't know they made time-space-warp travel devices! Well.....Story

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patrick_yThe 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 Philippe in the Dubai region. The Seddiqi Group puts on this event to educate their clients and to educate watch lovers from around the world about watches. The event is an event designed for consumers and is not ... ...Story

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patrick_yFrom 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, and more). This presentation gives a great quick overview of the struggles and the psyche of retailers. I am constantly asked how dealers allocate watches to their customers, and I find that this discussion answers .....Story

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patrick_yThis 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 individuals in the watch world - And you might want to skip the questions - one fella just goes on with his own comments before getting to his question and his comments don't support his question. This debate really ... ...Story

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patrick_yDid 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 with each other and even put together a couple of collaborations myself in this industry (a couple I'm quite proud of but are too expensive for me to own personally), I was fascinated with this topic! The speakers ... ...Story

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