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VIDEO: Simon de Burton visits the sparkling Basel watch fair and speaks to industry leaders about the state of the market

SLIDESHOW: A close look at the world’s most innovative watches

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New breed of buyer comes to the fore

But a rising Swiss franc and soaring costs may make defiance of gravity more difficult, writes Haig Simonian

Innovations: Banking on imagination in harder times

Simon de Burton looks at the latest offerings of leading makers

Baselworld: Where desire and emotion rule the head

The Swiss show is a must for established and newer makers, says Simon de Burton

Geneva: The search for a more exclusive time

Simon de Burton on Baselworld’s smaller, influential competitor

Nicolas Hayek: A return to roots at heart of Europe

Haig Simonian talks to the man who has polished a neglected gem

The Marie-Antoinette: Mystery of the finest thing fit for a queen

Simon de Burton on a new contender for most valuable watch in the world

Bregeut’s top watch: A miniature dance of glistening wheels

Maria Doulton on the charms of the Classique Grande Complication

Franck Muller: A master of the renaissance

Nick Foulkes talks to an industry enfant terrible

Business strategy: Gucci and friends have all grown up

Fashion houses are gaining credibility, says Scheherezade Daneshkhu

Watch clubs: Venn diagram of brand, man and friends

Names are pushing a lifestyle as well as a timepiece, writes Nick Foulkes

Buying online: Websites that deliver the customers, not the goods

Ambassadors: The value of aspirational role models

Auctions: Market still riding the crest of a wave

Enthusiasts: When powerful people become putty

Made to last: ‘You’re just caretaker of this watch’

The watchmaker: An iconoclast who prefers to remain in his niche

World times: Something to thank Mao for

Leap year watches: Understanding a difficult calculation

Facts & figures: Brands may discover that time is running out

Russia: Wealthy rediscover aristocratic tastes

The collector: My grandfather left me a pocket watch...

Business outlook: Adapting to a world of volatile prices

CEO view: Industry bucks the blues stalking world markets

Basel: Confidence in buoyancy of wealthy clients

Geneva: Graceful moments full of fluidity and lightness

Bob Gannicott: Pioneer gives investors pure diamond play

Jewels: A chat between the present and past

Watches: Eager to do more business with the wealthy crowd

The Lesotho promise: Diamonds cut from a rough the size of a golf ball

Interview: Galliano affords women the elusive luxury of time

Jewellery exhibition: Glittering gallery of perennial appeal


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