Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch industry 2008/2009 - Children of the Bubble

Retrospective-Perspective: The Watch industry 2008/2009 - Children of the Bubble

April 2009
Last year, at this same time and when the market was in full euphoria, we wrote in these columns that, “when the watch bubble will explode, (…)

Frederique Constant launches new movement

Frederique Constant launches new movement

April 2009
Five years ago, the Frederique Constant brand successfully launched its first in-house movement. Today, it launches its second Calibre.

As watchmaking levitates

As watchmaking levitates

April 2009
The management of Concord has nicknamed the brand's latest creation—the C1 QuantumGravity—the `creature´.

Strange Bedfellows - refrigerators, stereos and fine watches at Abt Electronics

Strange Bedfellows - refrigerators, stereos and fine watches at Abt Electronics

April 2009
Usually, fine watches are sold in carefully crafted environments, designed to make customers feel comfortable and luxurious. Watch boutiques are (…)

Carl F. Bucherer's Patravi EvoTec DayDate

Carl F. Bucherer's Patravi EvoTec DayDate

April 2009
Last year at Basel, Thomas Morf, the CEO of Carl F. Bucherer, introduced the brand's in-house movement, the CFB A1000, developed (…)

Maîtres du Temps Introduces Another Chapter

Maîtres du Temps Introduces Another Chapter

April 2009
Steven Holtzman has been in the watch business for his entire life. His father was a distributor of watches and Steven handled the distribution for a number (…)

Revolution: the first Cricket automatic

Revolution: the first Cricket automatic

March 2009
Vulcain is proposing a world’s first: the automation of its alarm mechanical movement, that has existed up to now only in a manual-winding version.

Ladoire delivers its first timepiece, the Roller Guardian Time.

Ladoire delivers its first timepiece, the Roller Guardian Time.

March 2009
Among the newcomers that are working in contemporary timekeeping, with its innovative forms, unusual function displays, and exclusive (…)

Monaco and the cool icon

Monaco and the cool icon

March 2009
There are very few watches within the industry that can genuinely be called icons. However, there is one watch that nobody argues about concerning its (…)

The crystallization of Swarovski watches

The crystallization of Swarovski watches

March 2009
With over a hundred years of experience in cutting crystals, Swarovski has decoded to launch its own sparkling timepieces.

WorldWatchReport 2009:Online behaviour of the watchmaking clientele in Asia, Europe and the United States

WorldWatchReport 2009:Online behaviour of the watchmaking clientele in Asia, Europe and the United States

March 2009
In 2008, watch exportation to Asia rose by more than 13%, creating potentially significant business opportunities in this part of the world for the (…)

Horage, when watchmaking's goal is to be responsible

Horage, when watchmaking’s goal is to be responsible

March 2009
This past autumn when Andi Fesl and Michael Bamberger came to see me to present their new brand, Horage, I said to myself, “Yet another watch (…)