For the most part, I write about watches that catch your attention for their clever movements, novel materials or intriguing design, which makes writing about a simple, classic watch quite refreshing. So, while there will be a cornucopia of clever and …

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. Nearly everywhere that Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega goes, first lady Rosario Murillo hovers at his side, bedecked in strands of necklaces, each finger bearing a ring or two, sometimes sporting multiple bangles and watches on …

Swiss watchmakers sold less in China last year after the government cracked down on illegitimate gift-giving of luxury items, but Swatch – whose brands range from the cheap plastic watches which gave the group its name to pricey Omega and Breguet …

The Swiss watch industry's growth rate has sputtered as China, which buys more than a quarter of Swiss watches, gets tougher over the use of luxury goods as bribes and illegitimate gifts. “Given the uncertainty surrounding China, we don't doubt that it …

Swatch, widely watched as a barometer of the luxury market, said the slower sales growth was still higher than the 1.8% rise in exports posted by the Swiss watch industry in the first 11 months of 2013, indicating the company had gained market share.

It said the central government's efforts to curb the wastage of public money and weed out corruption had had a large impact on "gifting luxury", with watches and menswear having taken the biggest hit. What is your view on the market outlook for luxury …

The news cheered the rest of the luxury sector, with Richemont, the maker of Cartier jewellery and IWC watches, up 4.0 percent and British luxury brand Burberry up 3.7 percent. Italy's Luxottica, the world's top premium eye wear maker by sales, gained …

Swiss watchmakers sold less in China last year after the government cracked down on illegitimate gift-giving of luxury items, but Swatch – whose brands range from the cheap plastic watches which gave the group its name to pricey Omega and Breguet …

Media institutions once deemed authorities have been sniped at from the outside and hollowed out from the inside; in the luxury aisle of the collective national imagination, the rich and the vulgar are encoiled in a profane Hegelian coupling. The …