GENEVA SHOWS - F.P. JOURNE breaks the taboo of quartz

GENEVA SHOWS - F.P. JOURNE breaks the taboo of quartz

February 2014
He said he would do it and now he has done it. François-Paul Journe, one of the watchmakers who has made the biggest contribution to the renaissance in fine (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - HUBLOT, the luxury Swatch

GENEVA SHOWS - HUBLOT, the luxury Swatch

February 2014
Hublot, which took over almost an entire floor at the Kempinski hotel in Geneva, remains a hive of activity. Collections move continuously between groups of (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - CHRISTOPHE CLARET bluffs everyone with his poker

GENEVA SHOWS - CHRISTOPHE CLARET bluffs everyone with his poker

February 2014
“Interactive high-end watchmaking” is the term that Christophe Claret uses for his playful watches that are not only dedicated to the world of games but (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - A HOROLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNEY

GENEVA SHOWS - A HOROLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNEY

February 2014
In a mere two days after the official programme of the SIHH had finished I was able to marvel at the range of creativity that continues to pervade the watch (…)

PRE-BASEL - TITONI, in China for over 50 years

PRE-BASEL - TITONI, in China for over 50 years

February 2014
Titoni is one of the rare family-owned watch brands left in Switzerland. It was established nearly 100 years ago (it will celebrate its centenary in 2019) (…)

PRE-BASEL - RESSENCE, recapturing the essence of a watch

PRE-BASEL - RESSENCE, recapturing the essence of a watch

February 2014
With the continuous flow of new movements and complications in high-end watchmaking, it’s easy to forget that the main function of a watch is to tell the (…)

PRE-BASEL - PILO & CO, the journey of an independent brand

PRE-BASEL - PILO & CO, the journey of an independent brand

February 2014
The mid-range sector is suffering, caught between the hammer of the big brands, whose might has multiplied over the past decade, and the anvil of markets (…)

SERVICE, PLEASE! - Analysing CUSTOMER BEHAVIOUR

SERVICE, PLEASE! - Analysing CUSTOMER BEHAVIOUR

February 2014
Each year, the international watch marketing days, organised by Kalust Zorik, co-founder of Switzerland’s Watchmaking Marketing Institute, allocate a day of (…)

RETAILER PROFILE - Retailer LIMITED EDITIONS

RETAILER PROFILE - Retailer LIMITED EDITIONS

February 2014
At the end of 2013, I went to a press conference at Geneva retailer Les Ambassadeurs where they announced the launch of their first collection of limited (…)

RETAILER PROFILE - DAKOTA WATCHES - Making a success in shopping malls

RETAILER PROFILE - DAKOTA WATCHES - Making a success in shopping malls

February 2014
Dakota Watch Company started business in 1945, when Al Cooper leased counter space in department stores after World War II for servicing watches and other (…)

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - THE WORLDWATCHREPORT™ 2014 HAUTE HORLOGERIE PREVIEW

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - THE WORLDWATCHREPORT™ 2014 HAUTE HORLOGERIE PREVIEW

February 2014
The preview of the Haute Horlogerie section of the WorldWatchReportTM 2014, which was presented by Europa Star’s Digital Partner, Digital Luxury Group, at (…)

Swiss watch exports in 2013

Swiss watch exports in 2013

February 2014
Overall, 2013 was a good year for the Swiss watch industry. Exports attained a record level equivalent to 21.8 billion francs. This total exceeds by 400 (…)