BUSINESS, MODELS & STRATEGIES - The new life of Manufacture Royale

BUSINESS, MODELS & STRATEGIES - The new life of Manufacture Royale

November 2015
Founded by Voltaire in the 18th century and brought back to life by the owner of TEC Ebauches, the brand has been in the hands of the G(o)uten family for (…)

BUSINESS, MODELS & STRATEGIES - MCT, from Sequential to Frequential

BUSINESS, MODELS & STRATEGIES - MCT, from Sequential to Frequential

November 2015
MCT changed hands just a few years after its launch, but its buyer, who has now been at the helm for four years, has shown evidence of some joined-up (…)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - Peter Speake-Marin: neo-classicist

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - Peter Speake-Marin: neo-classicist

November 2015
This most British of Swiss watchmakers – along with fellow classmate Stephen Forsey – has succeeded in creating a kind of timelessness, above and beyond the (…)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAYMOND WEIL, Elie Bernheim: solo virtuoso

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAYMOND WEIL, Elie Bernheim: solo virtuoso

November 2015
Raymond Weil, the brand famous for its music-themed collections, celebrates its fortieth anniversary next year. Thirty-four-year-old Elie Bernheim, (…)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAIDILLON: Fabien de Schaetzen: accelerating through the bends

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAIDILLON: Fabien de Schaetzen: accelerating through the bends

November 2015
The independent Belgian brand Raidillon, which is strongly anchored in the world of motor racing, is hoping to jostle some of the established drivers in (…)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - MECCANICHE VELOCI: Cesare Cerrito: l'italianità

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - MECCANICHE VELOCI: Cesare Cerrito: l’italianità

November 2015
Italian to its fingertips, but strictly Swiss made. This is the formula with which Meccaniche Veloci hopes to seduce the international markets. It (…)

WOMEN'S WATCHES GALLERY - Piaget, Harry Winston, Chanel, Bvlgari, Hermès, Gucci, IWC, De Grisogono

WOMEN’S WATCHES GALLERY - Piaget, Harry Winston, Chanel, Bvlgari, Hermès, Gucci, IWC, De Grisogono

November 2015

Walking in the death zone: how aggressive discounting is threatening the watch industry

Walking in the death zone: how aggressive discounting is threatening the watch industry

November 2015
The watch industry’s slowdown has trapped many brands in a dilemma: price rebates are supposed to motivate consumer demand and boost sales. Yet aggressive (…)

GIANFRANCO RITSCHEL: “The reality is that, when we open boutiques, we put watch retailers out of business”

GIANFRANCO RITSCHEL: “The reality is that, when we open boutiques, we put watch retailers out of business”

November 2015
Smartwatches, the younger generation, retail: an overview of the state of the industry with watchmaking consultant and instructor Gianfranco Ritschel, one (…)

HÜBNER - A century of Haute Horlogerie in Vienna

HÜBNER - A century of Haute Horlogerie in Vienna

November 2015
All Austrian collectors are familiar with the name of Christian Hübner, a retailer who has been a fixture on the local scene for more than a century. Over (…)

INHORGENTA 2016: a focus on watches

INHORGENTA 2016: a focus on watches

November 2015
Last January, Stefanie Mändlein became the new Exhibition Director of the German jewellery and timepiece trade fair Inhorgenta Munich. She has made it a (…)

VOICES FROM CHINA - Watches & Wonders 2015: a mini-SIHH for Greater Asia

VOICES FROM CHINA - Watches & Wonders 2015: a mini-SIHH for Greater Asia

November 2015
Here at the Hong Kong exhibition centre, the third edition of Watches & Wonders is already being referred to as a “mini-SIHH” – a tonguein- cheek remark (…)