Is the Age of Mechanical Innovation Over | Horology Forum 2024


Perpetual Puzzles: Is the Age of Mechanical Innovation Over?

For a quarter of a century, luxury #watch companies have driven mechanical innovation, using advanced movement technologies to build cachet and lure in a new generation of buyers hungry for performance and dynamic movement design. But with costs soaring and an image-conscious consumer more concerned by #brand and style, has the time for mechanical innovation passed, and if so, what should the #watchindustry focus on in its place?

Speakers:
Robin Swithinbank, Journalist & Author
Jiaxian Su, Founder of #SJX
Nicholas Biebuyck, Heritage Director of #TAGHeuer
Pim Koeslag, Owner & CEO, Christiaan van der Klaauw #CVDK

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