The brand, famously known for its Speedmaster and Seamaster watches as well as being the timepiece preferred by fictional British spy James Bond, opened two boutiques in December: a 5,102 sq ft, four-storey shop in Central and a 5,565 sq ft, two-storey space in K11 Musea in Kowloon.
“It’s a long-term investment,” said Raynald Aeschlimann, the company’s Switzerland-based president and CEO. “Hong Kong has become one of the destinations of a lot of people, not only Chinese people, and it’s good to be present here in the best way, and in the same way we are in Shanghai and the same way we are in Macau.”
Omega’s confidence in the Hong Kong retail segment comes at a time of uncertainty for the city’s tourism-reliant retail sector, as spending by visitors is…
