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Watches Of Switzerland IPO Gives Hope To Brick-And-Mortar Stores
We are living and working in interesting times for the watch industry, with one segment of particular intrigue being the retail market. Conversations have abounded for years as to what the future holds for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers with the growth of eCommerce and “direct-to-consumer” sales. What is surprising, however, are the creative strategies some long-term retailers are developing in the face of this new-age threat. The latest established retailer to test the market feeling in a creative way is the Watches of Switzerland Group, which, on May 30th, 2019, floated the company on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The response? Much better than expected, as expressed by Watches of Switzerland Group CEO Brian Duffy, who says, “It's been great. We more or less went up 14 or 15 percent, and we've been as high as 17 percent up. Today's listing marks the next phase in our growth story. I am delighted by the reaction we have received from the market to our busi
Gorilla Fastback GT Drift Watch Review
With the Fastback GT Drift product (Gorilla Drift, for short), we finally see Swiss Gorilla watches maturing into a brand for collectors that its founder, Octavio Garcia, always wanted it to be. In development for some time now, the Gorilla Fastback GT Drift uses a bespoke mechanical module fitted over a base Swiss automatic movement, which creates a “star-wheel” style display for the face, combined with the Fastback GT-style case that now defines the Gorilla brand. This is the Gorilla watch I’ve been waiting for and - even though it is appreciably more expensive than the more basic Gorilla timepiece still available - it is a relative bargain compared with other watches on the market that have star-wheel-style displays (which are quite rare).Garcia says he’s wanted to develop a new star-wheel watch since he worked as a designer for Audemars Piguet. “Star wheel” is the name of a particular vintage Audemars Piguet product which has a similar time displ