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Daily News: Sat Jul 04, 2009

Rolex launches its large-scale construction project in Bienne
July 03, 2009 - The General Management of Rolex has recently announced its decision to begin construction of a major extension at the Manufacture des Montres Rolex site in Bienne. MORE »

TAG Heuer launches industry's first comprehensive online Customer Service Web Site
July 03, 2009 - Marking another "first" in its 150-year heritage, TAG Heuer has unveiled its multi-faceted customer care web site, www.tagheuer.com/customerservice. MORE »

The name of Corum - La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland associated with the Unesco World Heritage
July 02, 2009 - The towns of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle access the grail joining the list of World Heritage sites of Unesco. This is a time of consecration for the two cities and the time of identification for Corum seeing the name "Corum - La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland" directly associated with this label. MORE »

Pierre DeRoche presents the GrandCliff TNT Royal Retro
July 01, 2009 - Pierre DeRoche has created the first movement able to house six retrograde seconds mechanisms. MORE »

BVLGARI "Between History and Eternity" 1884-2009, 125 Years of Italian Jewelry
June 30, 2009 - Bulgari celebrates the 125th Anniversary of its founding with the first retrospective in the brand's history, at the prestigious Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome until September 13, 2009. MORE »

International Jewellery (IJ) presents the world’s most successful retailers
June 30, 2009 - Europa Star’s sister publication International Jewellery (IJ) Couture, launched its brand new website last week with a section dedicated to the most successful retailers across the globe. MORE »

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The grand art of watchmaking
‘Patrimony’ - the name says it all in this new collection by Vacheron Constantin. Along with the Malte and the Quai de l'Ile collections, Patrimony is one of “the pillars of the Geneva manufacture” as they like to say at 10 chemin du Tourbillon, the address of the very modern manufacturing facilities of the oldest continuously operating Swiss watchmaker that was founded in 1755.MORE »

	Editorial Shock waves
	Introduction At the service of the entire watch industry
	Lakin at Large This doesn’t ring true!

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WATCH GALLERY - WEEKLY UPDATE

HIGHLIGHTS

SPOTLIGHTS

L06 by Armand Nicolet
July 01, 2009 - Stainless steel or 18 carat rose gold 43mm timepiece equipped with a manual winding movement.MORE »

Enamel ‘Dogs’ watch by NamfleG
May 10, 2009 - NamfleG 081 manual winding movement (created together with Konstantin Chaikin), 18 000 alternances per hour, 27 jewels, power reserve up to 290 hours.MORE »

Grand Tigre by Robert & Fils 1630
May 09, 2009 - Exclusive 18 carat gold pocketwatch hand-painted with traditionnal enamel ‘Grand Feu’ technique. MORE »

Concept One Chrono by Xemex
May 08, 2009 - The powerful case with asymmetric form provides enough space for all important functions. Red and black pushers for the counter function of the chronograph, integrated into the case.MORE »

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FEATURES

The key words in the current economic crisis: price, quality and authenticity
The current global economy has sent the watch industry into turmoil. Find out how the watch brands are adapting their products and advancing their companies during these challenging times. This is a three part series by Europa Star’s Editor-in-Chief, Pierre Maillard. MORE »

Twixt the moon and the deep
As anniversaries abound this year, Omega hails the Speedmaster’s trip to the moon in 1969 and the Ploprof, a deep-sea diver’s watch launched a year later. MORE »

‘British Eccentric’: Graham debuts the Chronofighter Trigger Tourbillograph
Four years ago, Graham decided it was time to make a timepiece that was worthy of its namesake, famous British watchmaker George Graham.MORE »

Frederique Constant launches new movement
Five years ago, the Frederique Constant brand successfully launched its first in-house movement. Today, it launches its second Calibre.MORE »

As watchmaking levitates
The management of Concord has nicknamed the brand's latest creation—the C1 QuantumGravity—the `creature´.MORE »

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Vacheron Constantin: The Collection Métiers d'Art "Les Masques"
June 16, 2009 - Geneva is extremely fortunate in having one of the world's finest museums of primitive art, the Barbier-Mueller Museum. Its proximity guided Vacheron Constantin to imagine The Métiers d'Art "Les Masques" collection. MORE »

Europa Star's new sister magazine and website for jewellery
June 05, 2009 - Europa Star is proud to announce the arrival of its sister magazine and website, International Jewellery (IJ), covering the world of "haute joaillerie" and precious creations. Both the magazine and the website, CIJintl.com, are uniquely positioned as the world's foremost media for the fine jewellery industry. MORE »

Retailer's Corner
Strange Bedfellows - refrigerators, stereos and fine watches at Abt Electronics
April 02, 2009 - Usually, fine watches are sold in carefully crafted environments, designed to make customers feel comfortable and luxurious. Watch boutiques are often stand-alone items, far away from other mainstream stores, destination stores, if you will.MORE »

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