The spring watch fairs in Geneva are two months out, but the first few days of February have already ushered in a slew of Swiss watch news with potentially big repercussions for different aspects of the trade. From high-profile management shuffles to new collections that hint at bigger themes, the stories that caught our eye suggest an industry in flux, as volatility in material costs, currency swings, and the ongoing luxury slowdown continue to dampen prospects for growth. Below are the headlines that caught our eye: Stephen Forsey leaves the brand he cofounded in 2004. In a recent statement posted on his Instagram account, Stephen Forsey, cofounder of Greubel Forsey, the prestige watch brand beloved for its rarefied horological creations, said that he’d been “regrettably disengaged” from his operations at the brand and his contract had been terminated. “I have since been liberated with immediate effect,” he wrote. For an industry that..
