SIHH 2013 - High-tech materials and movements
March 2013
There was a profusion of models illustrating the skills in métiers d’art mastered in-house by various brands at the SIHH. But such traditional crafts cannot (…)
The year of butterflies and eagles
March 2013
It may be a long cold winter for some, but for five days in early January snow flurries were held at bay as Geneva warmed to the chefs d’oeuvre at this (…)
Surrounding the SIHH: space stations and satellites
March 2013
The power of attraction of the SIHH star can be measured by the number of satellites that gravitate around it. They come in all sizes, and range from small (…)
All change for the Geneva Time Exhibition
March 2013
In its fourth year, the Geneva Time Exhibition presented itself in the new, more sophisticated environment of the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, the iconic (…)
Swatch Group - Annual Report 2012
March 2013
In 2012 Swatch Group registered gross sales of eight billion 143 million Swiss francs, which was an increase of 14% over 2011 – a billion francs more than (…)
Bell & Ross opens second European store in Vienna
March 2013
After Paris, Bell & Ross continues its retail development strategy with the opening of its second European boutique in Vienna. Two years after the (…)
LAKIN@LARGE - Times Square squared
February 2013
At the beginning of December with the temperature hovering around 15 to 16 degrees Celsius in Menton, I was told by a very persuasive lady that we were off (…)
SIHH: Under the sign of Midas
February 2013
On the second day of the SIHH, thinking about all the watches that had passed through my hands that day, I noted that the most affordable among them was (…)
Halda expands cooperation with Bergström’s Ur
February 2013
Late last year, Halda announced that its timepieces were available at Bergström’s Ur in Malmö. Now the brand has extended its cooperation with the retailer (…)
Philip Stein launches its biggest flagship store in Asia
February 2013
Philip Stein is now present in ION Singapore with its second flagship store in the city-state after it opened at Millenia Walk last year. The brand is (…)
Thierry Stern’s opinion on customer service in China
February 2013
During the inauguration of the Maison Patek Philippe last November in Shanghai, Thierry Stern, the CEO of the prestigious Swiss brand, publicly expressed (…)
Swiss watch exports in 2012: value up, volume down
February 2013
The latest figures published by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry confirm that the Swiss watch industry recorded another vintage year in 2012 (…)