Patek Philippe opened its new maison in Shanghai on the Bund in October. The store is the only one of its type in the world and is expected to compete with the Patek Philippe salon’s in Geneva, London and Paris

New store openings and those to come soon

The new soon to open Chopard store in Shanghai’s Xintiandi, sits between the recently opened Harry Winston store and next to the new Girard Perregaux store, which sits next to the new Breguet flagship store. And opposite the recently opened Blancpain and JaquetDroz stores. How will Chinese consumers given such a choice ever make a decision?

Events

Jaeger-LeCoultre held the Top Watch show in the Hangzhou Tower, it also had its Chinese brand ambassador Zhao Wei attend the Venice Film Festival promoting the brand.

Piaget held the Classic Collection exhibition in the Maison Mode Department store in Changsha, in addition to acting as the official timer of 4th Beijing International Polo Open Tournament. Chopard held a jewelry and watch appreciation event and dinner in Hangzhou, and the Imperiale collection launch held in Red Gate Gallery in Beijing. The CEO of the Bulgari group met with the mayor of Tianjin to discuss future cooperation, and the commencement ceremony for the Bulgari Hotel in Shanghai was held.