January is a big month for watch enthusiasts. With LVMH Watch Week, a slew of novelties hit the market, setting the tone for the new year (check out Robb Report’s full coverage here). Other brands use the start of the year as an excuse to introduce new models in advance of the spring shows in Geneva. As a watch editor, I rely on January’s news to provide a guide to the kinds of products to expect in the months to come, but also to get a sense of the prevailing mood. Last year, for example, Louis Vuitton introduced a jump hour watch in its Tambour line with a beguiling guichet display that turned out to be a harbinger of jump hour models to come. In reviewing my takeaways from last year’s LVMH Watch Week, I am also reminded of the quotes that Antoine Pin, TAG Heuer’s chief executive, gave me about the state of the business...
