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EUROPA STAR ARCADE - Silvano Freti - LABORATOIRE DUBOIS: Industrial Gold Standard

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - Silvano Freti - LABORATOIRE DUBOIS: Industrial Gold Standard

You may not have heard of it, but the Neuchâtel company is the unrivalled leader of pre-market reliability testing for Swiss made watches. Meeting with its (...)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - Peter Speake-Marin: neo-classicist

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - Peter Speake-Marin: neo-classicist

This most British of Swiss watchmakers – along with fellow classmate Stephen Forsey – has succeeded in creating a kind of timelessness, above and beyond the (...)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAYMOND WEIL, Elie Bernheim: solo virtuoso

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAYMOND WEIL, Elie Bernheim: solo virtuoso

Raymond Weil, the brand famous for its music-themed collections, celebrates its fortieth anniversary next year. Thirty-four-year-old Elie Bernheim, (...)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAIDILLON: Fabien de Schaetzen: accelerating through the bends

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - RAIDILLON: Fabien de Schaetzen: accelerating through the bends

The independent Belgian brand Raidillon, which is strongly anchored in the world of motor racing, is hoping to jostle some of the established drivers in (...)

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - MECCANICHE VELOCI: Cesare Cerrito: l'italianità

EUROPA STAR ARCADE - MECCANICHE VELOCI: Cesare Cerrito: l’italianità

Italian to its fingertips, but strictly Swiss made. This is the formula with which Meccaniche Veloci hopes to seduce the international markets. It (...)

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Jean-Claude Biver 'Troubleshooter'

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Jean-Claude Biver ’Troubleshooter’

Jean-Claude Biver, what a man! He’s already done it three times (Blancpain, Omega then Hublot) and he is doing it again with TAG Heuer, as well as playing (...)

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Manuel Emch 'Retro-futurist'

ARCADE EUROPA STAR - Manuel Emch ’Retro-futurist’

For the CEO of RJ-Romain Jerome, traditional watchmaking needs to embrace creative designs and new distribution channels. To attract the younger clients, (...)

INDEPENDENT WATCHMAKERS

INDEPENDENT WATCHMAKERS

AN INFORMAL CHAT WITH TWO STANDARD BEARERS OF INDEPENDENT WATCHMAKING

One is the figurehead of independent watchmakers. His strategy is simple: do everything yourself, and do it with panache! The other is the wunderkind of (...)

INDEPENDENTS - Beyond Niche

INDEPENDENTS - Beyond Niche

In the small world of independents, MELB Holding stands out as a beacon of hope for the future of brands that may be too fragile to stand alone against the (...)

INDEPENDENTS - Case Studies (Part 2)

INDEPENDENTS - Case Studies (Part 2)

A series of portraits to illustrate the various difficulties encountered by independents, Europa Star has chosen a series of particular cases. You’ll find (...)

INDEPENDENTS INTRODUCTION - The Paradoxes of Independence (Part 1)

INDEPENDENTS INTRODUCTION - The Paradoxes of Independence (Part 1)

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 (...)

INDEPENDENTS - Haute Horlogerie: When Independents Join Forces

INDEPENDENTS - Haute Horlogerie: When Independents Join Forces

Living in the shadow of the sector’s giants, what place is there for small independent watchmakers in the highest echelons of creative watchmaking? Are (...)

INDEPENDENTS - Case Studies (Part 1)

INDEPENDENTS - Case Studies (Part 1)

A series of portraits to illustrate the various difficulties encountered by independents, Europa Star has chosen a series of particular cases. You’ll find (...)