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Watches & Clocks

Published by: Global Industry Analysts

Published: Mar. 1, 2008 - 478 Pages


Table of Contents


I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations

Disclaimers

Data Interpretation & Reporting Level

Quantitative Techniques & Analytics

Product Definitions and Scope of Study

Watch

Classification by Price

Mass Market Watches

Middle-Priced Watches

Upper Priced Watches

Luxury Watches

Classification by Function

Clock

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Industry Overview

Outlook.

Industry Highlights

Table 1: Worldwide Market for Watches (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Leading Companies (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 2: Worldwide Market for Watches (2004-2006): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Production of Watches by Product Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Major Market Trends

Luxury Watches - Market Expanding at an Impressive Rate

Vintage Watch Market - Still Going Strong

Sport Watches Grow in Popularity

Digital Watches Continue to Maintain Share

Switzerland: Leader in Watch Production

Asia - A Buoyant Market for Swiss Watches

Price: A Key Attribute

The Demand and the Competition

Electronic Gadgets Pose A Serious Threat to Wrist Watches

Industry Background and Development

Electronic Watches Mark End of Dominance of Old-Line Watchmakers

Development of the Quartz Crystal Clock - A Significant Step

Seiko Markets the First Quartz Wall Clock

The Industry in the early 1990s

The Industry in Late 1990s

The Industry in the Recent Past

Role of Digital Technology

Watches with Automotive Brands

Changes in Technology

Timex’s Indiglo Brand of Watches

Watch with Palmtop Computer/Data Processor

Distance Recording Watch from SunTime

Piquot Meridien’s Volantis Line of Watches

Historic Data

Table 3: Number of Movements Manufactured and Purchased by Swatch Group, Girard-Perregaux, Patek Philippe, Parmigiani, Rolex, F.P. Journe, Audemars Piguet, Roger Dubuis, LVMH, Ulysse Nardin, Richemont, Chopard, Corum, Frank Muller, Chronoswiss, Bulgari, Hublot, Hermès, Movado/ Concord, Maurice Lacroix and British Masters: 2003 (in 1000 units)

Main Activities of Aiguilla, Comadur, Claret, Dubois & Dépsraz, ETA, Estima, Fiedler, Favre & Perret, Frédéric Piguet, Girard-Perregaux, Jaquet SA, Jaeger- LeCoultre, Lascor, La Pierette, Mimotec, Meco, Nivarox, Nouvelle Lemania,Parmigiani, Progress Watch, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Rubattel Weyermann, Roger Dubuis, Renaud&Papi, Ronda, Ruedin, Swatch Group Watch Assembly, Selitta SA, Soprod SA, SFT, Universo, Vaucher Manufactur SA, Valdar, Waeber HMS SA and Zenith

Table 4: Revenues of Select Players in the Watch Industry - Alfex, Audemars Piguet, Breitling, Bulgari, Casio, Chopard, Chronoswiss, Citizen, Corum, EganaGoldpfeil, Eterna, Festina, Fossil, Franck Muller, Girard-Perregaux, Gucci, Hermès, Hublot, LVMH, Maurice Lacroix, Mondaine, Movado, Patek Philippe, Raymond Weil, Richemont, Rolex, Sector, Seiko, Swatch Group, Tiffany, and Ulysse Nardin for the year 2002 (in Euro Million)

2. Product Overview

Clock

Watches

Classification by Function

Classification by Price

Mass Market Watches

Middle Priced Watches

Upper Priced Watches

Luxury Watches

Table 5: Leading Players in the World Market for Luxury Watches (2003 & 2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Rolex, Richemont, Swatch Group, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Channels of Distribution

Branding in the Watches Market

Retail Chains

Leading Distributors

Watch Market in Mid & Late 90s

Table 6: Watches Market Worldwide: Volume Sales by Key Manufacturers (Baume et Mericer, Bulgari, Cartier, Ebel, Hermes, Piaget, Rolex) - Historical Data (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 7: Luxury Watches Market Worldwide: Percentage Breakdown By Company (Rolex, Baume & Mericer, Cartier, Ebel, Audemar Piguet, Bulgari, Patek Phillipe, Piaget And Others) In Mid-1990s (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 8: Market Share of Rolex, Compagnie Financiere Richemont, Swatch Group, LVMH and other in Worldwide Luxury Watch Market: 1999 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Major Markets Worldwide: A Regional Perspective

The United States

Role of 4 P’s in Market Development

Japan

Europe

Market Highly Fragmented

Large Scale Retail Outlets Monopolize Distribution Network

Switzerland

Leading Producer and Supplier of Luxury Watches

Table 9: Worldwide Market for Swiss Watches: Value Exports for Years 2003 through 2006 (In CHF Million) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

The Netherlands

Asia-Pacific

China

Industry Highlights

Hong Kong

Merging of Hong Kong Watch and Jewelry Industries

Unchallenged Market Acceptance in Case & Band Assembly

Flexible Distribution and Manufacturing Systems

4. Product Innovations/Introductions

Timex® Introduces Ironman* Collection of iControl™ Watch

Timex Introduces the Latest SLX Range of Sport Luxury Watches

Nike Introduces the Latest Triax Vapor 300 Mobile Performance Watch

TAG Heuer Introduces Grand Carrera Series

Sony Ericsson in Partnership with Fossil Launches New Bluetooth Watches

The Worshipful Company Introduces Newgate Wandering Hour Street Clock

Casio Releases New Baby-G® Watches for Women

Casio Introduces New Oceanus Manta

Seiko Launches Wired Delta Watches

Bulgari Introduces Bulgari Calibers

Timex Introduces Valentine ’07 Collection

Linde Werdelin Launches Two Wrist Watches

Seiko Augments Spring Drive Collection with GMT design

Seiko Introduces Seiko Velatura

Timex Launches Timex T Series

Lathem Introduces Wireless GPS Clock Solutions

Timex Rolls Out Timex TX Brand

Angular Momentum Unveils Gold & Diamond Watches

Trimble Launches Mini-T™ GPS Clock

Titan Introduces ‘Titan Aviator’ Watch Series

STMicroelectronics Launches Serial Real-Time Clock Chips

Lathem Launches PayClock® Express

Timex Introduces Timex Expedition E-Tide-Temp- Compass Collection

Timex Watches Introduces ‘Heavy Metal Collection’

Citizen Launches New Version of VIRT Bluetooth Watch

Casio Adds New G-SHOCK® Watch

Macally Introduces iPod Alarm Clock - Tune Pro

Bulgari Launches Assioma D Watch Collection

Tag Heuer Unveils Premium Watch

Titan to Launch New Products

Titan Introduces Designer Watches

Swatch to Launch Two Watch Brands in India

HMT to Launch Trendy Watches

AST Rolls Out RWII Copilot Watch

Citizen Unveils Vagary Siyuutou Collection

Glycine Launches Re-Edition of Airman SST 06 Wrist Watch

Pyramid Presents “Clocks in a Box”

SEIKO Releases Sportura 1/100th Second Chronograph Watch

Sony Unveils MBW-100 Bluetooth 2.0 Watch

TIMEX Rolls Out IMEX 2006 International Collection Watches

TIMEX Introduces Nautica Watches in India

TIMEX Releases TIMEXACT Golf Collection 2006 Watches

Titan Introduces Desire Collection Watches

TokyoFlash Unveils Binary Wrist Watch

Tissot Releases NASCAR Line of Watches

Multigig Introduces Innovative Clock Technology

Oakley Expands Premium Watch Line

Casio Launches G-Shock Watch

SEIKO Launches Premier Collection of Watches

Pyramid Launches 5200 Analog Clock

Intersil Unveils A New Class of Real Time Clocks

Titan Introduces Xylys

A New Ornamental Design

Ornamental Design for Wristwatch Strap

A New Winding-Up Device for Wristwatches

A New Wrist Watch from Japan

Ornamental Design From France

Hublot Launches The Bigger Bang

Oceanus Launches First Metal Atomic-Solar Chronograph Watch for Women

Casio Unveils the New PAW1200T-7V

Microsoft Corp. Rolls Out New ABACUS Smart Watch 2006

SEIKO Offers Women Models Under Sportura Collection

Bulgari Develops Precious complicated watches

NFW Introduces New Watch Collection

Titan Industries Introduces Tommy Hilfiger Fall/Winter Watch Line

Seiko’s Sportura Range Unveils New Bar Honda Sportura

Time America Launches TA7000 Clocks

Fossil Introduces Two New ABACUS® Wrist Net Watches

Titan Launches Raga Coordinate

Hovig Simonian Develops A Pendulum Clock

Citizen and E Ink Develops A Bendable Clock

5. Product Launches in Recent Past

Citizen Watch Ltd and Fossil Inc Introduce WRIST NET Watches featuring MSN Direct Service

Sonata Introduces New Range of Stylish Watches

Titan Unveils ‘FLIP’- a Dual Faced Watch

Titan Unveils Tommy Hilfiger Watch Collection in India

Bulgari Introduces “Grandes Complications” Watch

Timex Introduces New Sport Watch

Swatch Group Ltd Launches Two Unique Watches

Longines Launches Avigation

Paul Smith Unveils Swiss-made Watches

Morresi Enterprises Inc to Launch Mezzo-sferic

Resource Revival Launches Wall Clocks

Leonard Launches a New Line of Watches

Raymond Weil Introduces Version of Don Giovanni chronograph

Microsoft Unveils Wristwatches

SohoTime.com Expands Watch Collection

Maxima Introduces Dual Battery Watches

Smith & Wesson Watches Launches New Models

Temex Releases New Rubidium Clock Engine

Watchbuddy® Timepieces Launches New Watches

H.Stern Launches Sfera

Timex Develops Mobile Watch Payments

Egana Introduces Atomic Watches

Diamond Embedded Watches from Omega

Military-Style Watches From Hamilton

Casio and Citizen Launches New Models

Citizen Launches Eco-Drive Firenza Line of Watches

Diesel Introduces New Range of Watches

Baume & Mercier Introduces Capeland Collection of Watches

Reebok India Introduces Models Under Classic Brand

Titan Introduces Three New Collections Under Dash Brand

Steel Watches from Titan

Timex Launches Internet Messenger Watch

Samsung Launches Watch Phone

Cartier Introduces Men’s Watches

Junghans (Germany) Launches Atomic Watches

The Consumer Product Division Launches Thermo solutions Desk and Wall Clocks

Sportura Collection from Seiko

Seiko Introduces Vivace Collection

Casio Launches Watches with Digital Camera and MP3 Player

Fastrack Range of Watches from Titan

Casio Launches Two New Models

Nebula Gold Watches from Titan

6. Recent Industry Activity

Richemont Acquires Donzé-Baume

Richemont Takes over Manufacturing Operations of Roger Dubuis

Citizen to Acquire Bulova

DIC Takes Over Rivoli Group

NXP to Take Over Little Switzerland

Richemont and Polo Ralph Set Up New Joint Venture for Luxury Watches

Hanowa Inks Agreement with Network Ltd

Timex Group Inks Licensing Agreement with Valentino

Seiko Inaugurates Seiko Watch India Private Limited

Timex to Target Luxury Lifestyle Segment in India

Timex Opens ‘Time Factory’ Store in South India

Longines to Open New Retail Outlets in India

Gitanjali Forms JV with Morellato

Gitanjali to Form JV with AMRO Finance

Timex Watches Changes its Name

Titan Inks Contract with MGI Luxury Asia Pacific

Kamla Dials to Expand Retail Network

Rajesh Exports Forms JV with Fossil

IWC Set to Open New Stores in Abu Dhabi

Swatch Enters into Agreement with Tiffany

Wee Poh Acquires Stake in Two Watch Companies

EISG Co Acquires Stake in Sadamatsu

Spectra Linear Acquires Cypress Semiconductor

Fossil Enters into Joint Venture with Rajesh Exports

Greubel Forsey Partners with Richemont

Citizen Increases Stake in Gaohua Keji

L.A.M.B Enters into a New Licensing Agreement with Vestal Group

Steven Madden Enters into an Agreement

Swatch Group and Tourneau Enter into an Alliance

Rocawear Signs New Agreement with Vestal Group

HMT Watches, Godrej & Boyce Sign Supply Agreement

Movado and LACOSTE Signs Pact

Artisit House Holdings Acquires Stake in Three Companies

Parlux Fragrances Signs Agreement with Tourneau

Highway Holdings Divests Kienzle Brand

Everlast Enters into Agreement with Slace

Callanen Enters into an Expanded Global Licensing Agreement with Guess

Parlux Signs Licensing Agreement to Manufacture and Sell Paris Hilton Watches

American Luxury Products Merges with Dermalay

Fossil Partners with Wal-Mart

Juicy Couture Pens Agreement with Movado

Bulova Signs Pact with Sligh Furniture

Seiko Watch Corporation Signs an Agreement with B·A·R Honda

7. Strategic Corporate Developments in Recent Past

Movado Buys Out LVMH’s Ebel

Citizen Watch Merges Citizen Trading

Daktronics Inc. Buys European Timing Systems

Bell Sports Corp., Takes Over Sports Instruments

Timex Group BV Takes Over Versace SA

Fossil Inc. Completes the Purchase of Tempus International Corp

Movado Group Signs an Agreement With HUGO BOSS

Movado Purchases Ebel Brand from LVMH

Swatch Group Expands Operations in Japan

Richemont Plans to Open Additional 100 POS in China by 2006

Seiko Epson and Junghans Join Forces

Valentino Enters into an Agreement with Sector Group

Katharine Hamnett in Partnership with Nuance Group

Seiko Instruments Inc Initiates New Plant Operations

Audemars Piguet Enters Indian Market

Timex Watches B.V Increases Stake in Indian Subsidiary

Moschino Enters into Licensing Agreement with Sector

Bonjour Group in Agreement with Clicks

Victorinox Enters Into a Joint Venture with Swiss Army Brands

Swiss Private and Institutional Investors Take Over Bertolucci

Spalding Sports Worldwide Signs an Agreement with Advance-Fada

Casio India Introduces New Models

Citizen Opens Showrooms

Severin Wunderman Acquires 90% stake in Corum

LVMH Takes Over Zenith International SA

Seiko Corp of America (SCA) Restructures Operations

8. Focus on Select Players

Bulgari (Italy)

Bulova (US)

Casio Computer Co Ltd. (Japan)

Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Compagnie Financière Richemont International (Switzerland)

Cartier SA (France)

Gucci Group (US)

Hermes International (France)

Junghans Uhren GmbH (Germany)

Movado Group Inc. (US)

Patek Philippe SA (Switzerland)

Rhythm Watch CO., LTD. (Japan)

Seiko Holdings Corporation (Japan)

Seiko Corporation of America (US)

The Swatch Group Ltd. (Switzerland)

Tag Heuer International SA (Switzerland)

Timex Corporation (US)

Titan Industries Ltd. (India)

9. Global Market Perspective

Table 10: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 11: World Long-term Projections for Watches by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 12: World 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 13: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 14: World Long-term Projections for Clocks by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 15: World 10-Year Perspective for Clocks by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mass-Priced Watches (Priced under $50) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17: World long-term Projections for Mass-Priced Watches (Priced under $50) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 18: World 10-Year Perspective for Mass-Priced Watches (Priced under $50) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 19: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Middle-Priced Watches (Priced between $50-$299) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20: World Long-term Projections for Middle-Priced Watches (Priced between $50-$299) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 21: World 10-Year Perspective for Middle-Priced Watches (Priced between $50-$299) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 22: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Upper-Priced Watches (Priced between $300 - $999) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 23: World Long-term Projections for Upper-Priced Watches (Priced between $300 - $999) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 24: World 10-Year Perspective for Upper-Priced Watches (Priced between $300 -$999) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 25: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Luxury Watches (Priced $1000 and above) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 26: World Long-term Projections for Luxury Watches (Priced $1000 and above) by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 27: World 10-Year Perspective for Luxury Watches (Priced $1000 and above) by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) Middle East and Latin America Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. The United States

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Market Scenario

Table 28: Leading Players in the North American Market for Watches (2003 & 2005 (E)): Percentage Share Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Timex, Seiko, Casio and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

After-Sales Service and Grey Market - A Big Challenge

Fashion Statement

Liking for Jewelry Watches Cuts Across the Genders

Holiday Seasons Witness Maximum Sales of High-End Watches

Women Go For Technically Advanced Watches

Women Emerging as a Reckonable Consumer in the Watch Market

Untapped Luxury Watch Segment in the US Offers Potential

Add-on Gadgets Set the Pace

Purchasing Trends of Watches

Counterfeit Watches

Trends in Clocks Market

Trends in Design and Colors

Theme Clocks

Role of 4 P’s in Market Development

Table 29: Watches and Jewelry Sales by Distribution Channel in the US (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Independent Jewelers, Chain Jewelers, and Mass Merchants, Department Stores, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30: US Market for Household Clocks (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Distribution Channel for Mass Merchants, Specialty Stores, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Import/Export Scenario

Table 31: US Watches & Clocks Market (2004-2006): Value Imports of Watches, Clocks, and Parts by Leading Country/Region (In US$ Million) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 32: US Watches & Clocks Market (2004-2006): Value Exports of Watches, Clocks, and Parts by Leading Country/Region (In US$ Million) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Import/Export Scenario in the Recent Past

Table 33: US Imports of Movements for Wrist Watches in 2003: Imports in Units and Thousand Dollars by Country for China, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Switzerland, Malaysia, Mexico, France, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 34: US Imports of Cases for Wrist Watches in 2003: Imports in Units and Thousand Dollars by Country for China, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Switzerland, Malaysia, Mexico, France, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 35: US Imports of Battery Powered Wrist Watches in 2003: Imports in Units and Thousand Dollars by Country for Japan, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Thailand, Switzerland, Mexico, France, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 36: US Imports of Alarm Clocks in 2003: Imports in Units and Thousand Dollars by Country for Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Others

Table 37: US Exports of Electrically Operated Wrist Watches in 2003: Exports in Units and Thousand Dollars by Country for Japan, Canada, Italy, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Brazil, France, Colombia, Spain, Barbados, Austria, Dominican Republic, Australia, United Kingdom, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 38: US Exports of Electrically Operated Alarm Clocks in 2003: Exports in Units and Thousand Dollars by Country for Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Venezuela, Australia, Hong Kong, Norway, Japan, Spain, Taiwan, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product Launches

Product Launches in Recent Past

Strategic Corporate Developments

Developments in Recent Past

Key Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 39: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 40: US Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 41: US 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 42: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 43: US Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. Canada

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Import & Export Market

Table 44: Canadian Watches & Clocks Market (2004-2006): Value Imports of Watches, Clocks, and Parts by Leading Country/Region (In US$ Million) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 45: Canadian Watches & Clocks Market (2004-2006): Value Exports of Watches, Clocks, and Parts by Leading Country/Region (In US$ Thousand)

Import Market - A Historical Perspective

Table 46: Canadian Market for Watches: Imports by Type of Cases (Watches with Precious Metal Case and Watches with Other Cases) in 2000 (In Million Units)

Table 47: Canadian Market for Watches: Imports by Type of Technology (Quartz Analog, Digital, Anadigital, Mech/Automatic, Mech/Manual and Pocket, Others) in 2000 (In Million Units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

B. Market Analytics

Table 48: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 49: Canadian Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 50: Canadian 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 51: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 52: Canadian long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. Japan

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Overview

Segmentation

Table 53: Japanese Market for Watches (2004-2006): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Production of Watches by Product Type(includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 54: Japanese Market for Complete Watches & Movements (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Value Production by Technology for Mechanical, Quartz Analog and Quartz Digital Models (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 55: Japanese Market for Clocks (2005): Percentage Breakdown of Volume and Value Production by Component for Complete Clocks and Movements

Table 56: Japanese Market for Watches (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Value and Volume Exports by Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Market Leaders - A Recent Past Perspective

Table 57: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Citizen Watch, Seiko Watch, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 58: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Men’s Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Seiko Watch, Citizen Watch, Casio Computer, Orient Watch, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 59: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Women’s Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Seiko Watch, Citizen Watch, Casio Computer, Orient Watch, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 60: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Men’s Mechanical Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Citizen Watch, Seiko Watch, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 61: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Women’s Mechanical Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Citizen Watch, Seiko Watch, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 62: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Men’s Quartz, Analog & Digital Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Seiko Watch, Citizen Watch, Casio Computer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 63: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Women’s Quartz, Analog & Digital Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Seiko Watch, Citizen Watch, Casio Computer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 64: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Men’s Quartz and Digital Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Seiko Watch, Citizen Watch, Casio Computer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 65: Leading Players in the Japanese Watches & Clocks Market for Women’s Quartz and Digital Wrist Watches (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Seiko Watch, Citizen Watch, Casio Computer, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 66: Leading Players in the Japanese Market for Clocks (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Rhythm Watch, Seiko Clock, Jeco, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 67: Leading Players in the Japanese Market for Table Clocks/Wall Clocks/Alarm Clocks (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Rhythm Watch, Seiko Clock, Takane, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Japanese Watches & Clocks Industry: A Historic Perspective

Table 68: Market Share of Rhythm Watch, Seiko Clock, Jeco, Takane and Others in Japanese Clocks Market: 2001 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 69: Market Share of Seiko Clock, Rhythm Watch and Others in Japanese Wall Clocks Market: 2001 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 70: Market Share of Citizen Watches, Casio Computer, Seiko Watch Corporation and Others in Japanese Wrist Watches Market: 2001 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 71: Market Share of Citizen Watches, Seiko Watch Corporation, Casio Computer, Orient Watch and Others in Japanese Men’s Wrist Watches Market: 2001 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 72: Market Share of Citizen Watches, Seiko Watch Corporation, Casio Computer, Orient Watch and Others in Japanese Women’s Wrist Watches Market: 2001 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 73: Wrist Watch Market in Japan: Percentage Breakdown by Leading Players Citizen Watch Co Group, Seiko Corp Group, Ricoh Elemex Corp., Casio Computer Co., Orient Watch Co. and Others for 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 74: Global Distribution of Japanese Watches for the year 1999 in Middle East, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America, C/S America and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 75: Percentage Share in Production of Watches in Japan for Citizen Watch Co., Seiko Corp, Ricoh Elemex Corp., Casio Computer Co., Orient Watch Co. and Others: 1999 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product Launches

Strategic Corporate Developments

Key Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 76: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 77: Japanese Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 78: Japanese 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 79: Japanese Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015

Table 80: Japanese Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. Europe

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Market Highly Fragmented

Large Scale Retail Outlets Monopolize Distribution Network

B. Market Analytics

Table 81: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Geographic Region - France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 82: European Long-term Projections for Watches by Geographic Region - France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 83: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 84: European Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 85: European 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 86: European 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 87: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks by Geographic Region - France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 88: European Long-term Projections for Clocks by Geographic Region - France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 89: European 10-Year Perspective for Clocks by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for France, Germany, UK, Italy, Spain, Russia & Rest of Europe Markets for Years 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4a. France

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Key Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 90: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 91: French Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 92: French 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 93: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 94: French Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4b. Germany

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Overview

Table 95: Leading Players in the German Market for Watches and Clocks (2003 & 2005(E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Rolex, Swatch and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product Launch

Strategic Developments

Junghans Uhren GmbH - A Key Player

B. Market Analytics

Table 96: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 97: German Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 98: German 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 99: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 100: German Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4c. The United Kingdom

A. Market Analysis

Product Launches

B. Market Analytics

Table 101: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 102: UK Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 103: UK 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 104: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 105: UK Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4d. Italy

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Product Launch

Bulgari - A Key Player

B. Market Analytics

Table 106: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 107: Italian Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 108: Italian 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 109: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 110: Italian long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4e. Spain

Market Analysis

Table 111: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 112: Spanish Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 113: Spanish 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 114: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 115: Spanish Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4f. Russia

A. Market Analysis

The Russian Watch Market Overview

B. Market Analytics

Table 116: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 117: Russian Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 118: Russian 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 119: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 120: Russian Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4g. Rest of Europe

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Switzerland

Overview

Market Participants

Luxury Watches

Table 121: Swiss Market for Finished Watches (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Volume and Value Production by Technology for Mechanical, Quartz Analog and Quartz Digital (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 122: Worldwide Top Fifteen Markets for Swiss Watches, 2005 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Export Scenario

Table 123: Worldwide Exports of Swiss Watches (2005 & 2006): Average Price of Mechanical Watches by Leading Countries (In CHF) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 124: World Distribution of Swiss Watches and Movements (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Country/Region - Europe (EU, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific, Americas (US, Canada, and Latin America), Middle East, and Africa (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 125: World Distribution of Swiss Watches and Movements (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Country/Region - Asia-Pacific, Europe (EU, and Rest of Europe), Americas (US, Canada, and Latin America), Middle East, and Africa (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 126: World Distribution of Swiss Watches (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Leading Country/Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 127: Swiss Market for Watches (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Exports to Russia by Product Type - Electronic and Non-Electronic

Table 128: Swiss Market for Wrist Watches (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Product Type - Mechanical and Electronic

Table 129: Swiss Market for Wrist Watches (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Product Type - Mechanical and Electronic

Table 130: Swiss Market for Watches Movements (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Volume Exports by Product Type - Mechanical and Electronic

Table 131: Swiss Market for Watches Movements (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Product Type - Mechanical and Electronic

Table 132: Swiss Watch Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Exports of Watches by Material Type - Steel, Precious Metal, Gold-Steel, Other Metals, and Other Materials (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Swiss Market: A Historic Perspective

Table 133: Swiss Market for Watches (2004 Vs 2003) - Exports in US$ Million By Country for China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, UK, USA, And Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 134: Swiss Market for Watches (2004 Vs 2003) - Exports In Thousand Units By Region For Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, and Oceania (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 135: Swiss Production of Watches - Mechanical, Quartz Analog, Quartz Digital in Volume: 2001-2002 (Units in Million) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 136: Swiss Production of Watches Mechanical, Quartz Analog, Quartz Digital in Value: 2001-2002 (In million of Swiss Francs) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 137: World Distribution of Swiss Watches to Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Middle East and Asia Oceania in (%) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 138: World Distribution of Swiss Watches in EU, EFTA, Eastern Europe, Other European countries, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Other Asian Countries, America, North America, USA, Latin America, Oceania Exports By Continents (in Units) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 139: Watch Market in Switzerland: Exports by Top Ten Countries of Destination (United States, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Great Britain, Singapore, Spain and Thailand) in 2000 (In Million SFr) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 140: Exports of Swiss Watches by Continents: Africa, North America, South America, Middle East, Asia and Oceania and Europe: 1999 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Product Launches

Strategic Developments

Key Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 141: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 142: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 143: Rest of Europe 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 144: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 145: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. Asia-Pacific

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Brief Description of Select Markets

China

Industry Highlights

Table 146: Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches & Clocks with Annual Sales in Million Units for the Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Trends in the Chinese Watches & Clocks Market

Imported Watches Dominate the Watch Market in China

Exports into China Increase with the Country Opening Up

Swiss Watches Highly Popular

China’s Tax on Luxury Watches Might Affect Swiss Imports

Hong Kong Could Seize the Opportunity

High-End Swiss Watches Still Sell Well in China

Taxes Do Not Deter the Luxury Segment Consumer

Local Brands Not Far Behind

Small Brands - Imported and Local - Migrate to Small Markets

Trends in Buying

China Leads in Clock Supply in the World

Chinese Watchmakers Go Digital

Low End Clocks Might Need to Make an Exit

Chinese Watchmakers Manufacture and Supply for International Brands

Own Brands Account for a Sizable Share of Exports

WTO and Chinese Market

Table 147: Drastic Cut Down in Import Tariffs by China for Watches (2001-2005) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Market Overview

Watch Market

Table 148: Market Share of Select Watch Brands in China (2005): Omega, Rado, Longines, Rolex, Tissot, Citizen, Tudor, Titoni, Rossini and Enicar (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Demographics

India

Overview

Development of the Indian Watch Industry

Table 149: Leading Players in the Indian Market for Watches & Clocks (2003 & 2005 (E)): Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Company for Titan, Timex and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Market Scenario

Developments in Indian Market

High Imports

Hong Kong

Overview

Hong Kong Timepiece Industry - Overview

Industry Trends

Timepiece Manufacturers Face Strong Competition from Handphones

Fashion Brands Enter the Fray to Drive the Watches Market

Hong Kong Manufactures and Exports for Global Brands

Luxury Watch Market to Soar with Increased Consumption Tax in Mainland

OEM Base

Internet: Positive Impact on Sales

Import/Export Scenario

Table 150: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Product Segment - Wrist Watches (Battery Powered and Non-Battery Powered), Clocks, Movements, and Parts, Accessories & Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 151: Hong Kong Market for Complete Watches (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Product Segment - Battery Powered Wrist Watches, Non-Battery Powered Wrist Watches, and Other Watches (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 152: Hong Kong Market for Complete Clocks (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Product Segment - Alarm Clocks, Wall Clocks, Clocks with Watch Movements, and Other Clocks (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 153: Hong Kong Market for Complete Clocks (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Leading Country/Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 154: Hong Kong Market for Complete Watches (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Leading Country/Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 155: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Exports by Leading Country/Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 156: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Product Segment - Wrist Watches (Battery Powered and Non-Battery Powered), Clocks, Movements, and Parts, Accessories & Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 157: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2005-2007): Percentage Breakdown of Value Imports by Leading Country/Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Import/Export Scenario in the Recent Past

Table 158: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2003 & 2004): Imports in Millions of HKD for Complete Clocks, Complete Watches, Watch Straps, and Parts & Components of Watches & Clocks, and Other Chronograpahic Apparatus (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 159: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2003 & 2004): Imports in Millions of HKD by Country - China, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Germany, France, USA, Korea Rep, United Kingdom, Italy, Taiwan, UAE, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 160: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2003 & 2004): Exports in Millions of HKD for Complete Clocks, Complete Watches, Watch Straps, and Parts & Components of Watches & Clocks, and Other Chronograpahic Apparatus (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 161: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2003 & 2004): Exports in Millions of HKD by Country - Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea Rep, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, United Kingdom, USA, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 162: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2003 & 2004): Exports of Complete Clocks in Millions of HKD by Country -USA, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, France, Spain, Netherlands, China, Canada, Australia, UAE, Korea rep, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 163: Hong Kong Market for Watches & Clocks (2003 & 2004): Exports of Complete Watches in Millions of HKD by Country -Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea rep, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, United Kingdom, USA, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Historical Review

Table 164: Salient Features for Watch Industry

Table 165: Top Five Shopping Items for Main Land Chinese Visitors to Hong Kong: 1999 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 166: Exports of Complete Watches, Parts & Components, Complete Clocks, Watch Straps & Parts and Other Chronographic Apparatus for the years 2000 and 2001 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 167: Exports of Watches and Clocks from Hong Kong to US, EU, (Germany and United Kingdom), Chinese Mainland, Japan, Switzerland and ASEAN, for the years 2000 and 2001 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Taiwan

Sports Watches Gaining Popularity

Product Launches

Product Launches in Recent Past

Strategic Corporate Developments

Key Players

B. Market Analytics

Table 168: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 169: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 170: Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 171: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 172: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. The Middle East

A. Market Analysis

Strategic Development

B. Market Analytics

Table 173: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 174: Middle East Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 175: Middle East 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 176: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 177: Middle East Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

7. Latin America

A. Market Analysis

Outlook

Watches and Clocks Market in Argentina

Strategic Development

B. Market Analytics

Table 178: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 179: Latin American Long-term Projections for Watches by Product Segment - Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 180: Latin American 10-Year Perspective for Watches by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper Middle ($300 to $999) and Luxury ($1000 and above) Markets for 2000, 2007 & 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 181: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 182: Latin American Long-term Projections for Clocks with Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 255 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 278 )

Japan 13

Europe 151

France 12

Germany 21

The United Kingdom 22

Italy 17

Spain 2

Rest of Europe 77

Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 68

Latin America 1

Abstract

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Watches & Clocks in Millions of US$. The specific product segments analyzed are Watches (Mass (Under $50), Middle ($50-$299), Upper ($300 - $999), & Luxury ($1000 and above), and Clocks. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual forecasts are provided for each region and product segment for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles 255 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Bulgari, Bulova, Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd., Compagnie Financière Richemont International, Cartier SA, Gucci Group, Hermes International, Junghans Uhren GmbH, Movado Group Inc., Patek Philippe SA, Rhythm Watch Co., Ltd., Seiko Holdings Corporation, Seiko Corporation of America, The Swatch Group Ltd., Tag Heuer International SA, Timex Corporation, and Titan Industries Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.


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