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We’re again! Sure, I do know we simply launched an episode of HODINKEE Radio yesterday (and a rattling superb one, if I could say so myself), however some fairly main watch information broke this morning: Rolex, Tudor, Patek Philippe, Chanel, and Chopard are leaving Baselworld to begin a brand new watch truthful with the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH). It’ll debut in April 2021 alongside Watches & Wonders Geneva and would possibly even embody further manufacturers but to be named. Like I mentioned, huge information.
The Rolex sales space was all the time a gathering level at Baselworld.
The query that instantly involves thoughts is “Is that this it for Baselworld?” And that is a good sufficient factor to ask. Nonetheless, there’s much more occurring right here than simply the impression that this has on the once-mighty present. It is a unusual exhibiting of solidarity and partnership from manufacturers like Rolex and Patek Philippe that are inclined to want standing on their very own; this has a broader impression to the city of Basel and its financial system; the involvement of the FHH right here indicators a spirit of cooperation and power for the watch trade as an entire.
Patek Philippe president Thierry Stern on stage at Baselworld only a yr in the past, speaking about the way forward for the truthful (with Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele to his left).
It is a story that is clearly nonetheless creating, and that is most likely the start, not the tip. In that spirit, I hopped on a video name with Jack, James, and Ben to place our first reactions to this information on digital tape. You will get our sincere ideas on the still-breaking information, some sizzling takes on the place we predict issues are going, and our emotions on what this implies for every one among us personally. Don’t be concerned, we’ll have tons extra reporting on this because the state of affairs continues to develop, however this could get you began.
We hope you take pleasure in this bonus episode of HODINKEE Radio. Take a look at the present notes beneath, and tell us what you concentrate on this loopy information within the feedback.
Present Notes
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Rolex, Tudor, Patek Philippe, Chanel, And Chopard Depart Baselworld
6:30
Inside All 4 Rolex Manufacturing Amenities
