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Türler – the pride of Paradeplatz Bullet Türler – the pride of Paradeplatz
19 May 2013 - The Türler family watch retail business celebrates its 130th anniversary this year, having been established as a company in Biel, Switzerland at 8.30am on 5th February 1883… MORE »
Ice-Watch & Avril Lavigne Bullet Ice-Watch & Avril Lavigne video
17 May 2013 - In the video for her latest single Avril Lavigne wears an ICE from the Ice-Watch brand’s new minimalist and ultra-flexible line. MORE »
TF Est. 1968 Introduces "The Bridge" Writing Instrument Bullet TF Est. 1968 Introduces "The Bridge" Writing Instrument
17 May 2013 - The horologically-inspired Bridge from the Geneva watchmaking brand TF Est. 1968 combines the art of fine handwriting with pure workshop craftsmanship: a genuine mechanism with real moving parts to accompany the calligraphic gesture. MORE »
TAG Heuer Signs Major Global Partnership with FIA Formula E Championship Bullet TAG Heuer Signs Major Global Partnership with FIA Formula E Championship
16 May 2013 - TAG Heuer, the world’s Number 1 Manufacturer of luxury timepieces inspired by sport, has signed on as Official Timekeeper, Official Watch and Chronograph and Founding Partner of the new FIA Formula E Championship to start in September for the 2014. MORE »
Richemont Proposed Move to Registered Share Capital Bullet Richemont Proposed Move to Registered Share Capital
16 May 2013 - The Board of Directors of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA announces its intention to propose amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation at the annual general meeting to be held on Thursday, 12 September 2013 in Geneva (‘2013 AGM’). MORE »
The Breitling Jet Team performs first-ever display by European aerobatic team in Japan Bullet The Breitling Jet Team performs first-ever display by European aerobatic team in Japan
16 May 2013 - The Breitling Jet Team completed its tour of Japan by visiting the people of Fukushima. It was a priority for the team to visit the area and offer its support and encouragement to the region still bravely recovering from the catastrophic effects of the March 2011 Tsunami. MORE »
Eberhard & Co Presents its New "Naked" Model Bullet Eberhard & Co Presents its New "Naked" Model
16 May 2013 - The exclusive new addition to the Tazio Nuvolari–Vanderbilt Cup cult collection by Eberhard & Co., dedicated to one of the legendary driver’s most prestigious victories, will add a touch of elegance and even greater temperament to one of the house’s most beloved timepieces for sportsmen thanks to the dial with total black look. MORE »
Consolidation of the empires  

Luxury Watches Magazine Editorials


Consolidation of the empires
The figures are there, impressive, unmistakable: in 2012, the Swiss watchmaking industry passed the historic barrier of CHF 20 billion at export (figures declared at customs), reaching 21.418 billion. This is a growth of nearly 10 per cent compared with 2011 and 32.5 per cent over 2010. To this we have to add the Swiss domestic market, then multiply everything by a factor of 3, 4 or 5… depending on the margins that vary greatly from one brand to another to estimate the global turnover of the Swiss watchmaking industry. Let us say, for the sake of argument and for want of any means of measuring the statistics more precisely, that this is around CHF 60 billion… MORE »
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Patek Philippe - In search of the perfect balance

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Patek Philippe - In search of the perfect balance


1932. The Stern family buys Patek Philippe. The same year, Reference 96 is launched and is promised a great future under the name Calatrava. And so the story of a collection starts. Yet nothing appears more "simple" than this Reference 96, whose round shape and absolute sobriety are dedicated entirely to a single function: that of displaying the time with the greatest possible perfection, in a timeless form. MORE »

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The log and the speck


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LAKIN@LARGE - Playing with Time


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TAG Heuer breaks the billion barrier


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Zenith, a textbook case


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Vuitton, vertical integration from above


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Hermès in fluid curves


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The Swatch Group’s well-oiled watchmaking machine


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Chanel, a monolith in black and white


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Tissot: The watch factory


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The new BaselWorld


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WATCH AFICIONADO APRIL - MAY 2013


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Hugo Buchser, and the origins of Europa Star


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Mysterious Maurice Lacroix Mysterious Maurice Lacroix
In 2010, Maurice Lacroix launched its Roue Carrée, an innovation that was spectacular in its “simplicity”, offering an interplay of shapes and movement on the dial that had never been seen before. This year the Saignelégier-based manufacture returns with another astonishing way of reading the time… MORE »

Chopard asserts greater autonomy Chopard asserts greater autonomy
Chopard launches a major automobile offensive, taking its inspiration directly from the world of the motor car for two of its flagship launches: a new collection called Superfast and an “aesthetic hybrid”, the L.U.C Engine One H… MORE »

The G-Shock goes Meccano The G-Shock goes Meccano
Did you know that the first G-Shock was presented in April 1984? Almost 30 years later tens of millions of these watches have been sold worldwide but the G-Shock does not seem to have aged one bit. Has it become a quartz icon? MORE »

Citizen Solar Citizen Solar
Since 2009 Citizen has been producing Eco-Drive concept models to demonstrate its technological expertise and to show off new functions. This year the state-of-the-art technology is used in two new models, which, far from remaining concepts, will be launched worldwide from autumn 2013… MORE »

 

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Les Ambassadeurs - Opening the doors to the leading brands Les Ambassadeurs - Opening the doors to the leading brands
Les Ambassadeurs, founded 1964, is one of Switzerland’s finest retailers. They bill themselves as “The Leading House of Leading Brands” and have four stores – Geneva, Zurich, Lucerne and St. Moritz… MORE »

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Graham in the moon
Graham in the moon
There is an impressive piece on show at Graham at BaselWorld: the Geo.Graham The Moon. A flying tourbillon shares room on the blue dial with an enormous high-precision, hand-pained retrograde moon phase… MORE »

Christophe Claret - A cathedral chronograph for the finger and the ear
Christophe Claret - A cathedral chronograph for the finger and the ear
We know that Christophe Claret is one of the most sensitive watchmakers to sound, from innovative repeaters to cathedral gongs. Starting from a simple observation, he has developed a mono-pusher chronograph that sounds when it is activated… MORE »

Antoine Martin's Slow Runner - an ode to slowness
Antoine Martin’s Slow Runner - an ode to slowness
Just like the tortoise in the fable, Antoine Martin’s Slow Runner has arrived “just in time” for BaselWorld, but well before a number of hares that have exhausted themselves on the way there… MORE »

Blancpain, the farm next door to the factory
Blancpain, the farm next door to the factory
In 2002, when Marc Hayek, the grandson of Nicolas Hayek, was put in charge of Blancpain, the brand that was relaunched by Jean-Claude Biver and Frédéric Piguet in 1982 was producing around 3,000 watches. Today, just over a decade later, Blancpain produces “in excess of 20,000 watches”… MORE »

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