Porrentruy: the little-known “other” hub of Swiss watchmaking
June 2024
Unlike that of Geneva, the Joux Valley, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Le Locle, Biel or other places, the history of watchmaking in Porrentruy tends to be overlooked. (…)
Michel Nydegger, new CEO of Greubel Forsey
May 2024
Michel Nydegger will take over the role of CEO. Antonio Calce will assume the role of vice president starting from August 5, 2024.
Greubel Forsey: onwards and upwards
December 2023
Greubel Forsey, which turns 20 next year, is expanding in multiple ways. The brand is doubling the size of its Atelier, releasing numerous new models, (…)
Greubel Forsey’s 8th Fundamental Invention: the Tourbillon Cardan
November 2023
After three years in development, a new type of tourbillon has evolved from concept to reality. The Tourbillon Cardan has achieved unprecedented (…)
Greubel Forsey’s Double Balancier Convexe in carbon
October 2023
Provoking a sensation as the Atelier’s first creation in carbon, the Double Balancier Convexe embraces new dimensions with a more compact diameter of (…)
Greubel Forsey’s Balancier Convexe S² in two exclusive carbon editions
October 2023
Redesigned in a more compact carbon case, the Balancier Convexe S2 is presented in two very limited series of only 22 pieces each. Emphasis is placed on the (…)
Greubel Forsey invests 20M CHF in major expansion of its Atelier Manufacture
July 2023
Greubel Forsey’s Atelier Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) will more than double in size and work will commence in 2024 to mark the brand’s (…)
Art In Time – Monaco: the pinnacle of watch culture
BEST OF RETAIL 2023
May 2023
The Art in Time boutique, which opened in Monaco in 2019, with a satellite store in Courchevel, is the brainchild of Karl-Friedrich Scheufele. It represents (…)
Luc Monnet: freedom and sharing
April 2023
The Zen aphorism that “there is no goal at the end of the path, the path is the goal” could easily apply to Luc Monnet, a watchmaker, specialist in (…)
Concentration continues in watch distribution
MARKETS
January 2023
A distribution strategy that emphasises monobrand stores is benefitting a small number of powerful retailers with the necessary logistical and financial (…)
Reset: how five watch brands made a successful comeback
STRATEGY
January 2023
Recently, we have seen a sometimes spectacular renaissance of watch brands and companies thought – for a variety of reasons – to be in decline or on the (…)
Greubel Forsey GMT Balancier Convexe: a brand new universe
October 2022
This masterpiece replaces all previous GMT models and, for the first time, features the brand’s signature inclined balance wheel, tilted like the Earth on (…)
