Watchmaking soon to be recognised by UNESCO
HERITAGE
April 2019
An application has been officially submitted by Switzerland and France to UNESCO. Beyond its symbolic significance, the decision to include watchmaking as (…)
Zenith Defy Inventor
April 2019
ZENITH has been showcasing its Defy collection as a platform for the brand’s renewed emphasis on advanced technology and materials, including its (…)
Zenith Defy Inventor
March 2019
With its disruptive new “Zenith Oscillator” control system, Zenith is revolutionising mechanical watchmaking. High frequency, chronometric precision, (…)
The quest for an everlasting story
ARCHIVES AND HERITAGE
March 2019
Never has the watchmaking heritage of watch brands been so well-documented. The fashion for vintage has had a hand in this, forcing watchmakers to (…)
Zenith Pilot Type 20 Chronograph Trinidad Edition
February 2019
Marking the jubilee of the one of the most luxurious and trendy cigar in the Habanos collection, Zenith introduces a precious new Pilot Type 20 Chronograph (…)
Zenith El Primero celebrates 50th Anniversary
VIDEO
January 2019
El Primero is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, an opportunity to look back at half a century of a stellar quest for precision backed by (…)
The watchmaker who saved Zenith from oblivion
HISTORY
December 2018
It’s a well-known story, but one that definitely bears retelling. All the more so, since this issue of Europa Star is all about the value of preserving (…)
Zenith El Primero 21
December 2018
Leading us into the world of 1/100th of a second accuracy, the ruggedly elegant Zenith Dfy El PRimero 21 defies tradition and pushes all boundaries. Marking (…)
Zenith Defy Classic
December 2018
The Defy Classic combines an openworked dial with a sporty, brushed titanium case and an Elite movement. The Defy collection is the embodiment of Zenith’s (…)
Zenith Defy Zero G
November 2018
The Defy collection is the embodiment of Zenith’s horological complexity, including the iconic high-frequency Defy El Primero 21 and the Defy Lab, the (…)
Watch Curator ’18
- Open-Worked
MORE THAN A SKELETON
October 2018
In conventional watchmaking, skeletonising a watch’s movement was a rare speciality practised by a handful of master watchmakers. It was a balancing act (…)
Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres
PART I EXCELSIOR PARK & ANGELUS
October 2018
Can you think of a single brand that doesn’t offer a chronograph in their current line-up? The chronograph is still perceived today as one of the most (…)
