LVMH-Backed Luxury Watch Site Hodinkee Cuts a Fifth of Jobs

  • Market prices for second-hand timepieces have fallen sharply
  • Hodinkee is among top US websites for luxury watch content

Hodinkee, an online watch retailer and news site backed by Bernard Arnault’s LVMH Luxury Ventures, is cutting almost 20% of its staff as prices for pre-owned timepieces slump.

The company has eliminated about two dozen positions, according to people familiar with the matter.