https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The watch subsidiary of French luxury group Hermès says it has bought control of a Swiss watchmaking firm, Joseph Erard Holding, boosting its strategy in making high-end timepieces. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130421/hermes-buys-stake-in-swiss-luxury-watchmaker Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:42:00 +0200 hermes-buys-stake-in-swiss-luxury-watchmaker Police on the French Riviera are on the hunt for a gang who have, in the last two weeks, ripped more than a million euros' worth of luxury watches from the wrists of their wealthy owners. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120803/million-euro-watch-thief-gang-blights-riviera Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:35:15 +0200 million-euro-watch-thief-gang-blights-riviera