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Swatch Group 2016 Net Income Declined By Half But Optimistic For 2017
Amid much discussion of the watch industry’s ongoing challenges, Swiss watch and jewelry manufacturer the Swatch Group helps quantify the situation with some hard numbers. The Swatch Group has announced Key Figures for the year ended December 31, 2016, ahead of more details to follow in its Annual Report in March. The announcement mostly shows falling numbers for 2016 but “anticipates healthy growth in 2017…” Headline-grabbing figures include a decline in net income of 47% from the previous year, from CHF 1.119 billion in 2015 to CHF 593 million for 2016.With 18 Watch & Jewelry brands representing a broad range of price segments from brands like Breguet and Harry Winston at the very high end to inexpensive plastic Flik Flak watches, the health of the Swatch Group is linked to that of the Swiss watch industry in numerous, symbiotic ways. We know the industry overall is currently struggling, but here are a few more Swatch Group figures: Net sales for the Watch
Azimuth SP-1 Landship Watch Review
I am about to review what is essentially a model tank for your wrist that tells the time. The Azimuth SP-1 Landship is a whimsical watch not meant to replace a daily wear, but an interesting part of the larger watch universe that takes into consideration the distinct “hobbyist” form that watch collecting can take. Originally announced a few years ago, the SP-1 Landship made its first live debut back in 2011 (here). Reviewing those hands-on images you can tell that this labor of love project has evolved from its early stages to the final production limited edition run.The watch is indeed strange. Not that tanks themselves are particularly pretty, but they make a bold point when moving on treads toward you with a large gun. The SP-1 isn’t inspired by modern tanks exactly, but early tanks known as landships. I believe some of these were used during WWI, and they looked more like armored wedges with smaller guns. I believe the idea was for them to serve more as armored tr