Europa Star on Facebook and Twitter
29 June 2010 - Europa Star is now present on Facebook and Twitter with a selection of the most important news from the international watch industry updated daily.
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Celsius X VI II – combining Haute Horlogerie and Mobile Telephony
29 June 2010 - Forty years ago, when the quartz watch appeared for the first time in the marketplace, people thought that the age-old era of the mechanical timekeeper had, once and for all, come to an end. Yet, this did not happen, quite the contrary. Today, mechanical watches are enjoying a veritable Golden Age. Never have they been so coveted, so sophisticated, so complex, so precise, so prestigious, and so oriented towards the future. One of the keys of this undeniable success comes from the “humanization” of technology offered by mechanical timekeeping, seen as much in its mode of operation as in its artisanal appearance, its warmth, personalization, and the nobility of its materials. Is it possible for this human touch—this human “added-value”—to be transposed into the world of the cellphone?
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First TITONI Artist Watch launched with a touch of Chinese Contemporary Art
29 June 2010 - TITONI has launched its first Artist Watch in the presence of Mr. Zhang Qikai, the famous Chongqing-based painter and art critic. The solemn and joyful event took place in a well-known creative industry zone in Chongqing opposite the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, where Mr. Zhang teaches and also has his art studio.
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The UR-103 is dead, long live URWERK
28 June 2010 - To my knowledge, there is no other example of a watch brand that, after seven successful years, decides unilaterally to stop a collection that has marked the history of this several-hundred-year old art form. But that is what happened at URWERK. The brand’s famous UR-103 collection will be reduced to embers at BaselWorld this year, and then it will finally go out. So long, UR-103.
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Milus TIRION Répétition Minutes Trirétrograde
28 June 2010 - At BaselWorld 2010, Milus will be presenting the TIRION Répétition Minutes TriRetrograde, a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship.After two years of intensive development, the traditional Biel company is launching this prestige watch as a limited edition of 50; an extraordinary milestone in the corporate history of the Swiss watch brand.
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Seiko – Dedicated to perfection
28 June 2010 - The reception given to Ananta at Baselworld 2009 presaged a remarkable success for this new collection throughout the world. For 2010, three new creations are added with both Spring Drive and automatic calibers.
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Today’s spark Tomorrow’s sparkle
28 June 2010 - There is no better place to look for inspiration than the night’s stars. The celestial star Mira was the muse behind the Mira brand that was founded in Switzerland back in 1896. The Mira star is a variable star whose brightness fluctuates over periods of time, much like the brand has during its long history.
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Orient celebrates its 60th anniversary
27 June 2010 - The Orient Watch Company Limited was founded on July 13th 1950 in Hino City, Tokyo and has been continuously producing unique, state-of-the-art, mechanical timepieces ever since. 60 years of accumulated experience at the highest level of mechanical horology has lead to a number of historical timepieces.
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Europa Star Ukraine
As a new addition to our network of magazines, Europa Star Ukraine is published in Russian language for trade and consumers in the market. The edition is part of our ongoing move to cover more intensively the new and uprising luxury watch markets.
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International Jewellery Couture
All the Trends & Colours on the International Jewellery website www.CIJintl.com. From red to green, fauna to flora, rings to earrings, the IJ website takes the international buyer on a highly visual journey through the world of jewellery.
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Alexander Shorokhoff - combining German quality with Russian soul
18 March 2010 - The Orient Watch Company Limited was founded on July 13th 1950 in Hino City, Tokyo and has been continuously producing unique, state-of-the-art, mechanical timepieces ever since. 60 years of accumulated experience at the highest level of mechanical horology has lead to a number of historical timepieces.
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Today’s spark Tomorrow’s sparkle
18 March 2010 - Space is mysterious. So is time.Seconds. Minutes. Hours. Or light years.Space going through time. Time going through space.Time passed. Time began.Time takes place now for a legend again.
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Europa Star en Español. Para todos nuestros lectores de habla hispana: sitio horalatina.com para America Latina y europastar.es para España, mas las revistas en formato PDF (haga clic en la portada)
A todos nuestros lectores, suscritores de Europa Star Internacional, relojeros-joyeros y distribuidores de marcas de relojería en todos los paises de habla hispana pueden Uds ahora recibir la revista integralemente en lengua española directamente por correo electronico.
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Linde Werdelin - A new Spirit
1 February 2010 - Launched in 2006 by Morten Linde and Jorn Werdelin, Linde Werdelin watches and clip-on instruments have redefined the world of luxury sports watches by bringing together the very best of Swiss watch making and craftsmanship combined with innovative Danish design and avant-garde technology.
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Peter Tanisman, the jeweller of watchmaking
14 December 2009 - The Peter Tanisman brand, which launched in the watch industry in 2008, stands out in the market with timepieces designed like jewellery.
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TITONI
29 October 2009 - TITONI celebrated its 90th anniversary at the Famous commune by the Great Wall of china in Beijing. The location of the event was chosen to mark TITONI’s entering into China fifty years ago.
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Watch blogs
12 September 2009 - Popularized by educated and unbiased editorial, aBlogtoRead.com is one of the Internet's most popular dedicated watch review and news blog website. Watch writer Ariel Adams focuses on hot and original watches, with a unique style and entertaining approach to the discussion of haute horlogerie.
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Ananta. The crafts manship of Katana.The cutting edge of SEIKO.
10 September 2009 - First developed over 800 years ago, the Katana sword is a single-sided, curved blade designed to be drawn from its scabbard and used in a single motion.
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2007 – EUROPA STAR CELEBRATED 80 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL WATCH PUBLICATIONS
7 September 2009 - Europa Star would like to welcome to its website all international watch retailers, distributors and manufacturers.
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Welcome to Europa Star World of Watches
Europa Star would like to welcome all international watch retailers, distributors and manufacturers to its website and magazine.
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Microtor Cabriolet 2008: another bold new release from Universal GenÈve
4 May 2008 - On the occasion of BaselWorld 2008, Universal presents its Microtor Cabriolet, the first shaped timepiece (since the brand’s renewal) distinguished by a daring and contemporary spirit.
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Links London: Introducing the Autumn Winter 2008 Watch Collection
16 April 2008 - This Autumn, Links of London introduces several new editions to its first major watch collection launched in 2007. Each of these new watches combine exquisite materials with refreshed design to create a new collection that has something for everyone.
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The Quiet Revolution
15 April 2008 - The quiet revolution of Spring Drive continues to gather momentum as connoisseurs, collectors and all lovers of luxury watch-making discover the technical and visual beauty of the glide motion of Spring Drive.
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Folli Follie at Baselworld 2008
14 April 2008 - For the fifth consecutive year, Folli Follie participated at the Baselworld 2008 Fair, presenting its new watch collections to journalists, partners and visitors from all over the world.
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Jacques Lemans – an international success story
25 March 2008 - International celebrity designers, a well-rounded collection in perfect time and a long-standing tradition of international partnerships are the corner stones for Jacques Lemans’ success.
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A market study like no other: World Watch Report 2008 launches at BaselWorld
25 March 2008 - As luxury watch manufacturers, retailers and aficionados descend upon Basel, Switzerland for the international watch fair known as BaselWorld, IC-Agency prepares the launch of the latest edition of the WorldWatchReport.
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Europa Star’s Basel Get-Together 2008 with Couture International Jeweler
25 March 2008 - A big thank you to all the watch and jewellery trade professionals who came to celebrate with us at our Basel party at the Safran Zunft this year. The party was a huge success with manufacturers, distributors, retailers and friends from the four corners of the globe coming to mingle and dance.
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Louis Chevrolet, the legend re-created
17 January 2008 - Louis Chevrolet watches are created in a spirit that evokes the famous car maker. Each model in the FRONTENAC collection has a vintage style, inspired by the dashboards of race cars from the early 20th century.
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Victorinox Swiss Army introduces its first mechanical dive timepiece
16 January 2008 - Following the market success of the Dive Master 500M Swiss-made quartz collection, Victorinox Swiss Army has dramatically upgraded this performance timepiece in a high-mech/high-tech Limited Edition of 900 pieces. The Dive Master 500 Limited Edition features a tough yet lightweight titanium case and bracelet treated with a special off-black PVD finish. A screw-down crown and see-through screw-in exhibition caseback provide the utmost protection against water and humidity while the new ETA 2896 11 1/2’’’ mechanical self-winding calibre brings accuracy and performance with a power reserve exceeding 42 hours. It withstands dives to 500 meters (1650 feet) and features a helium valve to evacuate any overpressure of the gas accumulated in the watchcase.
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Microtor UG 101: time for the gem-set steel version
15 January 2008 - A year after the introduction of the Microtor Calibre UG 100 in 2006 – the limited-edition anniversary model with its movement featuring automatic winding by an off-centred micro-oscillating weight and inspired by the legendary Calibre UG 66 launched in 1966 – Universal Genève is delighted to present the Microtor Calibre UG 101, to be series-produced in the traditional spirit of the Geneva-based firm.
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The Double Tourbillon 30º by Greubel Forsey : on the frontiers of art
12 January 2008 - Inventing new watch mechanisms and creating genuinely original concepts by exploring new fields of knowledge: such is the vocation of Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey.
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Festival of Fascination - Inhorgenta Europe 2009
1 January 2008 - From the 20th to the 23rd of February 2009 Inhorgenta Europe
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Europa Star’s 80th anniversary party
24 June 2007 - A big thank you to all the watch trade professionals who came to celebrate our 80th anniversary party at the Safran Zunft in Basel this year.
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Louis Chevrolet, the legend re-created
6 June 2007 - Louis Chevrolet watches are created in a spirit that evokes the famous car maker. Each model in the FRONTENAC collection has a vintage style, inspired by the dashboards of race cars from the early 20th century.
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Doxa, BRM, Meistersinger and Orient
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The quiet revolution gathers pace
9 April 2007 - SEIKO’s award-winning Spring Drive collection now comprises eleven models with four different calibers, including the much-demanded chronograph.
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Return of a Bauhaus classic: The Doxa Grafic enjoys 50th anniversary revival
6 April 2007 - If ever a demonstration was needed that good design never dies, look no further than the celebrated Grafic model, designed and made by the discreet, but hardy, Doxa company.
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Bernard Richards Manufacture, where performance is born from an excellence of detail…
6 April 2007 - Discovering the watches from Bernard Richards Manufacture is a little like admiring the race cars on the starting line of a Formula 1 Grand Prix.
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MeisterSinger – For people with a sense of time
31 March 2007 - Over five years ago, MeisterSinger appeared as a new concept in timepiece design with a clarity, distinctiveness and individualism that took even the cognoscenti of the watch market by surprise.
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Introduction to ORIENT WATCH CO., LTD. & “ORIENT-STAR RETRO-FUTURE COLLECTION”
31 March 2007 - ORIENT WATCH CO., LTD. was established in July 1950 in Tokyo as a manufacturer of wristwatches. Its predecessor dates back to 1901, when Shogoro Yoshida, the founder, opened a wholesale store of watches in Ueno, one of the commercial districts in downtown Tokyo.
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Inhorgenta Europe 2007 with 6% increase in visitors
30 March 2007 - Inhorgenta europe 2007, which took place on the grounds of the New Munich Trade Fair Centre from February 23 to 26, 2007, was able to record another increase in visitor figures following the one at the event in 2006.
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Raymond Weil’s new initiative – the creation of the RW Club
5 February 2007 - The most recent evolutions of the Internet all tend to favour interactivity, thus increasing, sometimes by a factor of ten, the creation of online communities, networking, discussion groups, and forums. It is the advent of what the communi-cation gurus call the ‘Web2’.
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THE SPIRIT OF 2006: the Microtor UG 100 by Universal Genève
30 October 2006 - 18K pink gold case (diameter: 42.40mm) with the Microtor movement operating at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour.
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Time counts with the Ambassador XL Chronograph
29 October 2006 - Stainless steel chronograph (45mm) equipped with a Valgranges A07.211 Swiss Made mechanical self-winding movement.
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Time Force : A young brand with a bright future and a major name in the international market
28 October 2006 - Time Force is part of an important holding company, Valentin group, which has extensive, far-reaching experience in the watch sector.
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Manufacture Jean Rousseau: a genuine ‘Manufacture’ to ensure Total Service
1 September 2006 - In the watch world talk is generally about tourbillons, perpetual calendars and various other mechanical complications, yet one of the most basic and visually striking elements that go to make up a wristwatch tends to get forgotten … the watch strap.
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The Double Tourbillon 30º by Greubel Forsey - the only system for the wrist
15 August 2006 - 18 carat red or white gold, or platinum case (43.5 x 15.76) equipped with a hand-winding Calibre GF 02 Movement, with double tourbillon 30°: exterior tourbillon rotating cycle of 4 minutes, interior tourbillon rotating cycle of 1 minute.
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Europa Star PREMIERE - Newsletter en Français
18 July 2006 - La lettre de l'Horlogerie Suisse et Internationale - un service en langue française d'articles à paraître dans Europa Star The World's Most Influential Watch Magazine
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Ultimate technical perfection: the Double Tourbillon 30º by Greubel Forsey
25 June 2006 - In the avalanche of new-generation tourbillons, Greubel Forsey stands out in the extreme art of watchmaking.
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deLaCour’s symphony of Time and Movement
24 June 2006 - In its relatively short time as a watch brand, deLaCour has already created some remarkable timepieces. Groundbreaking, imaginative, intricate, mechanical marvels, the watches nevertheless seem to have a basic simplicity.
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