LAKIN@LARGE - Time to take off the mask

LAKIN@LARGE - Time to take off the mask

March 2006
I have visited Venice many times over the years and although I’ve known it crowded in certain of the narrow lanes between the Piazza San Marco and the Ponte (…)

L.U.C., "extremist in quality"

L.U.C., "extremist in quality"

March 2006
The L.U.C. manufacture will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year.

Roamer at Maturity

Roamer at Maturity

March 2006
Roamer has reached maturity. The Soleure-based watch brand has arrived at this point by constantly refining its offer while stressing quality and elegance (…)

Titoni, a very Swiss exception

Titoni, a very Swiss exception

March 2006
In its way, the very Swiss watch brand, Titoni, is an exception. It is a company that is 100 percent independent, totally auto-financed and (…)

Speake-Marin: creating something people want!

Speake-Marin: creating something people want!

March 2006
Once leaders in the field of watchmaking, England slowly became a land of shopkeepers selling imported timepieces. And so it remains more or less today.

Pierre DeRoche, a new brand with a four-generation history

Pierre DeRoche, a new brand with a four-generation history

March 2006
Pierre DeRoche was founded in 2004 and launched its first model at BaselWorld a year later. Producing original, elegant timepieces equipped with (…)

Market Focus: Time to watch out for India

Market Focus: Time to watch out for India

March 2006
Those, who are aware of the tremendous potential represented by the Indian market, will hardly need a reminder of how exciting prospects for the (…)

The sun doesn't set on the Big Bang

The sun doesn’t set on the Big Bang

March 2006
A year after having interviewed Jean-Claude Biver about his plans for Hublot, Europa Star talked to him again in order to better understand what this (…)

The e-commerce boom: an opportunity for the luxury brands?

The e-commerce boom: an opportunity for the luxury brands?

March 2006
Sales on the Internet are mushrooming. So is the demand for luxury products. Today, many brands are launching their own e-commerce site while others are (…)

Put the ‘masters' at the centre of watchmaking

Put the ‘masters’ at the centre of watchmaking

March 2006
In the Swiss watch industry, hardly a week goes by without someone announcing a new initiative in the domain of – how do we call it exactly – “Haute (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - Watches and epicurean delights

LAKIN@LARGE - Watches and epicurean delights

March 2006
I’ll be perfectly honest with you, sometimes I sit down to write my Freely Speaking article and nothing, and I mean nothing, happens. My mind (…)

With the Spring Drive, Seiko launches an offensive ...

With the Spring Drive, Seiko launches an offensive ...

March 2006
Seiko seems well determined to go on the offensive in the haut de gamme segment of the watch industry, countering, in a most original manner, (…)