Cartier Santos-Dumont XL

Cartier Santos-Dumont XL

WATCHES & WONDERS 2020

April 2020
The Santos-Dumont watch was created in 1904 by Louis Cartier for his friend, Alberto Santos- Dumont, which allowed the aviator to read the time in flight. (…)
H. Moser & Cie. - Endeavour Tourbillon Vantablack® Black Hands

H. Moser & Cie. - Endeavour Tourbillon Vantablack® Black Hands

WATCHES & WONDERS 2020

April 2020
H. Moser & Cie. has taken a key step in its development, deciding to get closer to its customers by offering them the opportunity to purchase its (…)
The watch show that should inspire the future Geneva show

The watch show that should inspire the future Geneva show

RETROSPECTIVE

April 2020
The project of a new world watch show in Geneva next April has been launched. Behind-the-scenes discussions are taking place to decide on its structure. (…)
MB&F - Horological Machine N°10 “Bulldog”

MB&F - Horological Machine N°10 “Bulldog”

WATCHES & WONDERS 2020

April 2020
The relationship between man and watch is as nuanced as the one between man and dog. The best examples of such connections last for years, even decades, (…)
Cartier The Maillon de Cartier

Cartier The Maillon de Cartier

WATCHES & WONDERS 2020

April 2020
The Maillon de Cartier watch is firstly a jewel designed by the Cartier watchmaking studios. A precious watch that resides in the creative watchmaking (…)
Watches & Wonders: the first global digital watch show ever

Watches & Wonders: the first global digital watch show ever

BREAKING NEWS

April 2020
To face the new reality, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie has accelerated the digitalisation of its Watches & Wonders concept and is launching its (…)
MB&F - HM10 Bulldog

MB&F - HM10 Bulldog

April 2020
A rounded, compact body of titanium or red gold. Two prominent aluminium time-display “eyes”, rolling at anyone who dares look its way. A collar studded (…)
New models: to launch or not to launch?

New models: to launch or not to launch?

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLE

March 2020
One heck of a dilemma is facing all the watch brands in the starting blocks right now. Ready, or nearly, to launch their new models in the run-up to the (…)
The clash of concepts and the remaking of watch fairs

The clash of concepts and the remaking of watch fairs

THE FAIR TRADE

March 2020
Total vertical integration or task-sharing: which is the right strategy for an era of digital globalisation? Baselworld and Watches & Wonders may well (…)
Fabienne Lupo: “We'll reinvent trade shows!”

Fabienne Lupo: “We’ll reinvent trade shows!”

THE FAIR TRADE

March 2020
SIHH, the “Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie”, is changing its name to Watches & Wonders Geneva. What is behind this change? Even if the 2020 (…)
Xavier Dietlin: “Trade shows? They need reinventing!”

Xavier Dietlin: “Trade shows? They need reinventing!”

AN EXERCISE IN FORESIGHT ANALYSIS

March 2020
No introduction is needed for Xavier Dietlin, the joyous inventor and creator of new, playful, poetic, interactive, didactic or even humorous ways of (…)
Time for the watch industry to dig deep

Time for the watch industry to dig deep

ANALYSIS

February 2020
The announcements of the cancellation of Watches & Wonders and Baselworld, and the bankruptcy of RJ Watches, are symptomatic of the deep troubles (…)