16 May 2013 - In this article we introduce three new calibres presented in early 2013 by Eterna, Julien Coudray and Vulcain.
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5 October 2012 - The most expensive watches in the world change on a regular basis as brand’s vie for the PR mileage that can be earned from claiming the crown for the most excess, whether it is through using precious stones of jaw-dropping sizes or the most bewildering assortment of complications.
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27 August 2012 - What is the best way to judge or to affirm the quality of a timepiece? The term “Swiss Made” hardly seems sufficient, since it merely establishes that at least 50 per cent of the value of the components in the movement is of Swiss origin and that the movement was assembled and inspected in Switzerland. But what about the rest of the watch?
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20 April 2012 - Professor Christian Robert, a lecturer in microtechnical conception at Switzerland’s He-Arc (Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie), and his students presented an application of the cycloidal reducer for displaying the hours and minutes on a watch dial last year.
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16 December 2011 - After three years of development work together with the EPFL, the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Hublot presented its new “Magic Gold” at its factory in Nyon on 15 December 2011.
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17 October 2011 - We often see the mention “COSC certified” associated with a watch, although, in reality, it applies to only three per cent of Swiss timepieces. With its abbreviation standing for “Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres,” what exactly is the COSC?
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A lecturer at the Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie and his students have designed a new mechanical system for a complication watch movement.
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23 August 2011 - Japanese maki-e lacquer brings a touch of the East to Swiss watchmaking with techniques that are even older than the measurement of time.
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As Confucius said, “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” The Europa Star Knowledge will give salespeople all the essential tools for understanding and selling fine timepieces.
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At the height of business back in the 1960s, there used to be over 60 watch hand manufacturers in Switzerland, but now there are only half a dozen left serving the watch industry.
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Watch crystals are rarely referred to in the pages of Europa Star, except perhaps for the occasional mention in a watch caption, but the art of crafting sapphire crystal is a fascinating affair.
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There is something rather mystical about the art of enamel. Maybe it’s due to its ancient origins, or because it’s one of watchmaking’s best-guarded secrets, or…
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