Richemont Results for Year Ending March 31, 2009
Swiss luxury goods group Richemont has announced its audited results for the year ending March 31, 2009. Overall group sales increased 2 percent, however good growth in the first six months was largely offset by lower sales in the second half of the year. For the group as a whole, operating profit declined 12%. Richemont’s specialist watchmakers saw sales increase 4% over the prior year, from �1,378,000,000 to �1,437,000,000. Sales of IWC, Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre were particularly strong. All of Richemont’s long-held Maisons were profitable. However, the group incurred charges relating to the purchase of Roger Dubuis and the cost of a second SIHH in the same fiscal year. Operating results for the specialist watchmakers were �287 million versus �374 million for the prior year, reflecting a decline of 23%. The new joint venture with Polo Ralph Lauren had no impact on sales.Richemont’s specialist watchmakers include IWC, Vacheron Constantin, Jaeger-LeCou

Zodiac Sea Wolf Review
Zodiac is quickly becoming a brand that all affordable watch enthusiasts should pay attention to. For those unfamiliar, Zodiac has a long, storied history. They were major innovators for a time, and had the quartz crisis never happened, could have been one of the major brands today. But, it did happen and the brand got swept away like so many others, only to be bought and sold and bought again years later. Now owned by Fossil, a small team within the larger company is taking back the name and reestablishing the brand by re-imagining their iconic watches.We've seen a few pieces from them in the last year or so, namely the very stylish Sea Dragon we reviewed a few months ago, which impressed us with its build and finish quality. But the watches we've been waiting for were the Sea Wolfs…and they are finally here. The Sea Wolf is Zodiac's most iconic watch. First released in 1953, it's one of the original modern dive watches, sharing the honor with the likes of the Blancpain Fifty Fa

Patek UK Prices
With the price reduction last year and the depreciation of the GBP to the USD, the UK is a Mecca for buying watches as it's just cheaper than everyone else. Patek likes to keep an equilibrium between countries so none has a pricing advantage and this is now sticking out like a sore thumb. So if you looking to buy, do it soon as I am sure I price increase is around the corner!

never thought i can write an other "Incoming" thread into the PP forum within 3months
2 times per year?You may remember to my incoming thread earlier this year Well it was a sweet watch from and AD ,arrived wrapped in cardboard with totally different serial numbers than on the CoO or the packaging , you may think my dealer mismatched the papers and the watch but it wasn t the case since we took out from the sealed transportation box.I wasn t happy at all.making long story short I ve asked the advice of Ken and returned the watch to PP with the wish to get a new piece ASAP .Took an other three months of waiting and I ve collected yesterday,The moral of the story ?never thought I can write Incoming thread into the PP forum within 3months

This could get expensive...
Yes, this is happening!!!!!