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Swiss Watch Exports Rebound Strongly in 2010
2010 saw a strong recovery in Swiss watch exports following the significant downturn recorded in 2009. The sector exported the equivalent of 16.2 billion francs or 2.9 billion more than the previous year. This 22.1% increase makes 2010 the second best year ever, even higher than 2007, which was considered to be excellent at the time. The recovery kicked in starting in January and never eased up. Every month showed an upward trend, often in excess of 20% and even reaching 30% in March and June. Growth accelerated each quarter, with second half exports increasing by 24.3% compared with 19.6% in the first half of the year.ProductsWristwatches accounted for nearly 94% of the value of exports by Swiss watch manufacturers in 2010, recording an increase of 22.7% to 15.1 billion francs. The corresponding number of timepieces also increased sharply, rising to 26.1 million units. This is the highest level achieved since 2002, reflecting growth of 20.4%.Steel, the material of choice for more than

REVIEW: The Eilux Duolux Watch Winder
Review of the Eilux Duolux Watch WinderBy: John B. Holbrook, II12/19/2011

Thierry Stern - Patek Philippe SA: "Remaining with your arms crossed means death"
Patek Philippe keen to invest in suppliersImage: Reuters, article by Silke Koltrowitz & Astrid Wendlandt, Reuters|24 March 2011 Basel, Switzerland: Luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe is in talks to take minority stakes in component makers to ensure its access to increasingly scarce supplies, its chairman said on Wednesday."We are in discussions with several (parts) suppliers in which we would like to take a 20 to 25 percent stake," Thierry Stern told Reuters in an interview at the Basel watch and jewellery fair."Remaining with your arms crossed means death," he added.Patek Philippe, one of the last independent Swiss watch makers and whose timepieces sell for 20,000 euros ($35,894) on average, said it could not afford to stand idly by as rivals suchas Rolex eye acquisitions to strengthen their production independence.Stern's comments come as Swatch Group, which owns Switzerland's biggest watch parts manufacturers, regularly threatens to stop supplying rival brands, prompting a race to

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Your intro to Patek...
This thread is about when you first became aware of PP watches - not when you first owned one. For me it was in my teens in early high school when I would see ads for PP watches in the WSJs my dad would bring home from work. The Calatravas even in those old black and white WSJ ads were so beautiful I knew that one day I would want to wear my own. This was the year it happened for me, some 4 decades after I first saw one in pictures. What was your first intro to Patek watches?