Women have always been active members of the watch community, even during periods when their contributions were not all that easy to discern.
But today, it is obvious that women are among the executives who direct the brands, the artisans who create the timepieces, the media that chronicles the industry and the customers whose purchases keep it thriving.
In the watch world, “there are a lot of women,” said Karishma Karer, the co-founder and editor of the digital watch magazine The Hour Markers. She said that during a previous edition of Dubai Watch Week she met many knowledgeable women. “They know their things. So many interesting women who know what they’re talking about.”
Here are the stories of six women, including Ms. Karer, who are changing the watch industry.
Karishma Karer
Publisher and editor, Mumbai, India
In India’s rapidly growing watch industry, Karishma Karer’s independent publication, The Hour Markers, has a purpose. “People are hungry for information in India, they want to know more,” she said. “The watch market has evolved tremendously. It has gone beyond just the logo and the brand.”
And Ms. Karer, 42, should know as she has spent much of her life watching the industry’s expansion.
“For me, the watch media space is a family business,” she said. “I’m the third generation.” In 1954, her paternal grandfather, Ved Prakash Karer, started the trade magazine Watch Market Review, which still is publishing.
