WatchPro Talks: Playing the Long's Game

Long’s Jewelers has five stores across Massachusetts and New Hampshire and — covid restrictions permitting — will open the largest Rolex boutique in the United States this side of Christmas.  CEO Craig Rottenberg and his brother Judd are not ending their expansion ambitions there, and are looking forward to the post-pandemic era when a trend towards retailers consolidating into larger but fewer stores is expected to accelerate.

The latest in the WatchPro Originals series, Alex Douglas speaks to the Bangalore Watch Company co-founder, Nirupesh Joshi. Giving viewers the lowdown on the business, NJ explains how his career move into horology was driven by storytelling as well as changing the perception of Indian horology for the better. Co-founded with his wife, the couple left tech-focused jobs in Hong Kong to move back to their native India to form the brand in the Bangalore region of the country. NJ goes on to discuss product releases, future plans and how Indian expats around the world are already coming back for more.

Cesare Cerrito, CEO at Meccaniche Veloci, unveiled that his brand has signed a distribution agreement with The Devoy Group in the UK as it delves further into the British market.   Mr Cerrito goes on to explain his plans for the business in a post-pandemic climate how just how important those physical meetings and events are for partnerships and product.