Hacker News with Generative AI: Luxury Goods

Swiss watchmakers put employees on state-funded leave as luxury demand disappear (fortune.com)
Swiss luxury watchmakers are turning to the government for financial aid to help them weather a downturn in demand.
Switzerland, Luxury Goods, Economics, Recession
70 points by cwwc 89 days ago | 85 comments
A Backstage Pass to the Production of the MoonSwatch and Scuba Fifty Fathoms (hodinkee.com)
Watches, Manufacturing, Luxury Goods, Design
16 points by wallflower 114 days ago | 17 comments
The economics of the Birkin handbag (wsj.com)
Fashion, Economics, Luxury Goods
190 points by wallflower 163 days ago | 352 comments