The 2011 Annual Report of The Swatch Group Ltd.

The 2011 Annual Report of The Swatch Group Ltd.

March 2012
The complete 2011 Annual Report of The Swatch Group Ltd. is now available and the Group’s working year is once again ending with a brilliant series of records.

Blancpain presents the extreme X Fathoms

Blancpain presents the extreme X Fathoms

February 2012
It was Blancpain CEO Marc Hayek himself who donned the scuba gear to descend to the bottom of the giant aquarium in the Dubai Mall for the launch of the (…)

Discover MB&F's M.A.D. Gallery in Geneva

Discover MB&F’s M.A.D. Gallery in Geneva [Video]

February 2012
The M.A.D.Gallery is a key visiting point in the heart of Geneva, just a few steps away from the MB&F workshops: on rue Verdaine, where you won’t find (…)

The ambiguities of luxury

The ambiguities of luxury

February 2012
In a recent article entitled “In Japan, a desire for luxury to counteract the tsunami,” the newspaper Le Monde explained that, after a few months of “self (…)

Suspended time

Suspended time

February 2012
Part art and part industrial, watchmaking is particular in that it deals with a “raw material” that is as fascinating as it is mysterious and elusive—Time.

LAKIN@LARGE - If the universe is expanding, why can I never find a parking place?

LAKIN@LARGE - If the universe is expanding, why can I never find a parking place?

February 2012
You remember the joke about how we all live by time don’t you? It’s time to get up, time for breakfast, time to go to work, time for lunch, time for a (…)

Louis Vuitton rides the America's Cup waves

Louis Vuitton rides the America’s Cup waves

February 2012
Louis Vuitton has been a partner of the America’s Cup, the oldest sporting competition in the world, since 1983, when the brand first lent its name to the (…)

Antonio Calce, new shareholder in Corum

Antonio Calce, new shareholder in Corum

February 2012
Antonio Calce, CEO of Corum, hired by Séverin Wunderman shortly before his death, is a person who “believes in what he does”. This was amply demonstrated (…)

Haute Horlogerie under the watchful eye of the WorldWatchReport 2012

Haute Horlogerie under the watchful eye of the WorldWatchReport 2012

February 2012
As each year during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), the Digital Luxury Group publishes the principal results of the Haute Horlogerie (…)

Swiss Watch Exports in 2011 - Record Year

Swiss Watch Exports in 2011 - Record Year

February 2012
Watch exports reached a very high level in 2011, creating a new landmark in their remarkable growth over recent years. With exports of nearly 19.3 billion (…)

Sea-Gull's new factory

Sea-Gull’s new factory

February 2012
The Chinese are like big kids, always in a hurry to build the framework of what we might call “Modern China”. With more or less competency, they produce (…)

Marketing and the Asian Dream

Marketing and the Asian Dream

January 2012
After considering themes such as “The watch user in a changing world” (2009) and “Watchmaking and its ambassadors” (2010), this year’s international watch (…)