iW Magazine Summer 2019 | Page 47

Hublot Classic Fusion Tourbillon Orlinsky King Gold Hublot’s new Classic Fusion Tourbillon Orlinski, made with a clear sapphire, King Gold or ceramic case. HOW DO SEE THE WATCH INDUSTRY IN FIVE YEARS? It will fly. The art of watchmaking is eternal. That is why in a watch there is something mystical. It has a soul because it is made by hand. It is made by hands and fingers backed by 300 years of tradition. Our challenges are the need to teach the young people to wear a watch. But if they have never worn a watch, or don’t you know anything about watches, have never dreamt about a watch, and they don’t know one brand that makes watches, how can you sell them a watch when they are thirty-five years old? So it is important to educate them when they are young. Maybe we’ll do the Biver education center for Millennials…we teach them to wear watches, and then one day teach them to wear two. Vasken Chokarian is director of iW Middle East SUMMER 2019 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | 47