Contributors.

The WorldWatchReport™ includes contributions from a network of world-famous watch experts, who bring market-specific knowledge and insights to the report.

How are contributions integrated?

Raw market trends collected by Digital Luxury Group are submitted to the contributors for analysis. The insights provided by the experts are then carefully reviewed for neutrality and relevance by Digital Luxury Group’s team of analysts and finally included as quotes within the report.

List of contributors

Alastair Laidlaw, Owner, Jura Watch Group
Alexey Tarkhanov, Head of Culture – Kommersant
Anita Khatri, General Manager, Times of India
Ariel Adams, aBlogtoRead.com
Benjamin Clymer, Publisher, Hodinkee
Carlo Ceppi, Country Manager, IWC Italy
Danny Govberg, Owner, Govberg Jewelers
David Chang, Editor in Chief, Perfect Time
Ian Skellern, watch journalist, underthedial
Dmitry Yeremeev, General Director, Richemont Russia
James Gurney, Editor in chief, QP
Laurent Picciotto, Founder, Chronopassion
Luana Carcano, Lecturer, SDA Bocconi
Richard Courbrant, Editor in Chief, TWG
Steven Kaiser, President & CEO, Kaiser Time Inc.
Uché Okonkwo, Executive Director, LuxeCorp
Thierry Castagna, Président Fondateur, La Cote de Montres

Selection criteria

To guarantee the neutrality and relevance of the report, Digital Luxury Group has defined 4 strict selection criteria for contributors:

1.The selected contributor must have a proven world-renowned expertise in the watchmaking field

2.The selected contributor must be recommended by either a renowned watch institution – such as the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie or The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry – a major luxury group (e.g. Swatch Group, Richemont, LVMH) or a member of Digital Luxury Group’s team of analysts.

3. The selected contributor’s expertise must be validated by at least two existing contributors

4. All contributors must remain independent and objective, relying on facts and not on their subjective perception of events.

Well balanced

The current pool of contributors is composed of a well-balanced set of retailers, marketing managers, journalists, academics and analysts. This diversity of profiles aims at favoring the cross-checking of information through multidisciplinary approaches and perspectives.