'Watches make me tick'.Byline: Anamika Butalia Summary: ...says Jean Claude Biver, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. & Chairman of Hublot, who speaks about India's growing importance in the market for luxury Swiss watches. ...says Jean Claude Biver, CEO & amp; Chairman of Hublot, who speaks about India's growing importance in the market for luxury Swiss watches. M: Are Swiss watches raising a toast to India? JCB JCB Noun trademark, Brit a large machine used in building, that has a shovel on the front and a digger arm on the back [initials of Joseph Cyril Bamford, its manufacturer] JCB® n abbr : They most certainly are. You can sense the entrepreneurial zeal and innovation as businesses get more autonomous and competitive. This is the kind of market that's best for the growth of Swiss watches like Hublot. M: What makes India such a lucrative sales ground? JCB: Earlier, Indians had to travel outside the country to buy a timepiece; now, no more. It's interesting how the buyer's intentions work. While Swiss watches may be available in just a handful of stores across the country, India's sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas are highly regarded. M: Are we going to see Hublot stores in India soon? JCB: By 2011, we'd like to have standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. stores in at least the metros. There's definitely the interest and after gauging the market, we're looking forward to move to B-cities. M: In the luxury watches segment, what innovations are we likely to see? JCB: There are always new mechanisms being experimented with. At Hublot, we're interested in fusion that of tradition and the futuristic fu·tur·is·tic adj. 1. Of or relating to the future. 2. a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor. b. . The "Time Machine watch, which has a seethrough dial and counts down to the time you need to wind it typifies this. Of course, this is a limited edition only 200 watches were made and it costs a quarter of a million dollars. But we enhance our experiments to get to a product that best reflects our motto: Reinterpreting tradition. Reproduced From Business Today. Copyright 2009. LMIL LMIL London Market Information Link . All rights reserved. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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