Legal Challenges in the Luxury Watch Secondary Market: GILW26 Side Event Hosted by Altenburger
Laurent Lehner
Baptiste Favez
March 2026
Altenburger will host a side event at GILW26 focusing on the legal and regulatory issues arising from luxury watch brands’ increasing efforts to monitor and influence the secondary watch market.
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The conference, titled “Legal challenges related to luxury watch brands’ efforts to control the secondary watch market”, will provide an in depth analysis of the implications for brands, market participants, and consumers.
Topics of discussion:
✔️ Speculative bubble and Blacklists: myth or reality?
✔️ Anti-fraud and anti-counterfeiting measures
✔️ Balancing brand protection, market transparency, and consumer rights in a globalized resale environment
Speakers and Moderators:
Speaker: Carmelo Barresi, Luxury watch expert
Moderators: Laurent Lehner and Baptiste Favez
Event Information:
📅 Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
⏰ Time: 16:30 – 18:00
📍 Location: Maison Rousseau et Littérature, Grand-Rue 40,1204 Geneva
Tickets available here: Tickets - GILW
Learn more: Legal challenges related to luxury watch brands’ efforts to control the secondary watch market - GILW
