Sharon’s motto is “Always hone your skills, advocate for yourself and be confident in your ability.” — Photos: LOW LAY PHON/The StarInstead of the usual ascending order, the numerals on the dial have mostly swapped places.
“Can you tell me the time now?” she jokingly asks, extending her forearm to show the Franck Muller Crazy Hours. “I am very happy because I can now buy my own Franck Muller watches and wear them,” Sharon tells StarChrono. The brand has charmed collectors with region-exclusive timepieces, such as the Vanguard Rose Skeleton Black Diamonds which has 422 brilliant-cut black diamonds on the case and 75 brilliant-cut gems on the dial, and the Long Island Evolution series – a trio of redefined tickers in pine green.“Of course, not every collection has to be exclusive, but it is something we would want to do for our market,” Sharon shares.
Throughout the years, she was involved in marketing, retail and later distribution, building a solid grasp of the ins and outs of the trade.Among the women at the helm of companies within the industry are Audemars Piguet CEO Ilaria Resta, Chopard co-president and artistic director Caroline Scheufele and Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Catherine Rénier.“It’s not necessarily so difficult for women to join the trade now,” Sharon points out.
“At the same time, always hone your skills, advocate for yourself and be confident in your ability,” she says.