I arrived in the big metal tube heading for Australia wrapped in an overcoat, scarf and gloves against the European weather. The problem is winter in (…)

There is a vague feeling that we are at a turning point, that we’re coming to the end of something, and have little idea what lies around the corner... (…)

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It’s a glorious day. The air is crisp, the Pont du Mont-Blanc is lined with the white flags of the SIHH, and the powers that be at Geneva’s City Hall have (…)

Confessions of a newcomer, discovering the Geneva watch fair for the first time, venturing into its salons and making forays further afield. On the menu: (…)

The SIHH, which this year celebrated its twentieth anniversary, is a victim of its own success, attracting an increasing fleet of hangers-on around the (…)

The last decade has seen the emergence of a number of new independent firms, all passionate about their products, most of them concentrating on the high end (…)

In 2002, a little over twelve years ago, Michael Vogt, a marketing executive who had previously worked alongside Christian Viros at TAG Heuer, launched his (…)

Created in 1850 in Saint-Imier by the Didisheim brothers, Marvin has had its share of the limelight, particularly in the 1950s, when it employed up to 350 (…)

On 23 October 2014, a rare example of the Celsius LeDIX portable phone went up for auction by Maître Dufrèche in Besançon (France). “After a frenzied (…)

Leadership. It is perhaps one of the most-important yet least-discussed aspects of luxury brand management. Corporate culture has long been cited as a (…)

Europa Star recently spent some time with Julie Laulusa, an astute and knowledgeable executive from the Mazars consulting group. She shed some light on the (…)