Richemont jewelry sales rise 14%, ahead of the group

Jewelry sales reached €4.4 billion, up 14%, according to Vogue. The division includes Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels; Richemont’s total sales reached €6 billion, a 13% increase at constant exchange rates.

Vogue reports a smaller rise for the specialty watchmakers division: 12%. That division includes Piaget, IWC Schaffhausen and Jaeger-LeCoultre. The “other houses” division, which includes fashion and accessories brands, grew 9%, the smallest rise of the three, according to Vogue.

The regional figures in Vogue show Japan up 23% and the Americas up 19%. Europe grew 15%, while Asia-Pacific rose 10%. Sales in the Middle East and Africa fell 7%.