TOKYO -- Many consider digital innovation a ticking time bomb for the luxury mechanical watch industry. Yet, as IWC Schaffhausen CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr put it: "Times change, but time essentially does not change."

IWC Schaffhausen CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr weighs in on brand management and innovation on Nov. 7. (Photo by Maho Obata)
Christoph Grainger-Herr sees room for both old and new tech