Watch auction: the long perspective
DATA
December 2024
With their watch archives going back almost a century, the Europa Star team asked us to find the oldest data we have at EveryWatch on watch auctions. Here (…)
Reviving Europa Star’s “Letter from Italy”
December 2024
More than a decade ago, Paolo De Vecchi penned the final instalment of his “Letter from Italy” series for Europa Star. While it’s no easy task to follow in (…)
Patek Philippe unveils the Cubitus collection
October 2024
Endowed with a square-shaped case with rounded corners and a dial adorned with horizontal relief embossing, the new Cubitus makes its debut in three (…)
Gaïa Prize 2024: discover the winners
August 2024
The 2024 Gaïa Prize jury has delivered its verdict. Three new winners complete the impressive list of recipients of this prize often described as the Nobel (…)
When Japan inspires Swiss watches
GALLERY
July 2024
Urushi combination techniques, enamel miniaturisations of heritage artworks, architectural theory, comic influences, origami, engraving and motifs from (…)
“Japanese brands have all come to the same conclusion: move upmarket”
June 2024
Hirota Masayuki has been the face of Chronos Japan magazine for two decades. He is also one of Japan’s leading watch market specialists. We asked him about (…)
Patek Philippe chain reaction: the Golden Ellipse
June 2024
The 1968 Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse, an icon of the golden age of watch design, has been offered on a variety of “chain” bracelets, each more creative (…)
EveryWatch Insights: Geneva Auctions
June 2024
In this first column for Europa Star, watch auction data specialist EveryWatch details some of the highlights of the May 2024 Geneva auctions, which (…)
Patek Philippe: Global time, local date
COVER STORY
June 2024
Patek Philippe’s new World Time reference 5330G-001, the first World Time watch to feature a date display that automatically synchronises with local time, (…)
Patek Philippe revamps Golden Ellipse chain-style bracelet
May 2024
The manufacture reinterprets this flagship watch of the 1970s by endowing it with an exclusive, brand-new 18K rose gold bracelet. The product of 15 years of (…)
Patek Philippe World Time boasts world-first date display
May 2024
The manufacture celebrates a new milestone in the history of the World Time as Reference 5330 joins its regular collection. First introduced in the 1930s, (…)
Perspectives on dialmaking
May 2024
Over the past few months, we met with dozens of professionals in the dialmaking sector: the company bosses, managers and independent craftspeople whose (…)
