EDITORIAL

• Europa Star - Leading opinion since 1927

INTRODUCTION

• Breakaway

COVER STORY

• 9 BREAKAWAYS- Christophe Claret • De Bethune • Hautlence • HYT • H. Moser & Cie • Laurent Ferrier • MB&F • Urwerk • Voutilainen

EUROPA STAR READER SURVEY

• Reader Survey

SIGNALS

• Data & Market

MARKET

• The slow advent of Chinese watch brands
• 26th Watch & Clock Fair in Shenzhen - Times are changing and it’s about time!
• Swiss or German watches: which is best?

DISTRIBUTION

• Paris: one street, two breakaways: Colette - Chronopassion
• Future in motion - in-store versus online sales?

TECHNOLOGIES

• Mechanical watchmaking, diminishing returns?
• When watchmaking uses 3D printing
• China: the watchmaking patent champion
• The promises of smartwatches

A CONTRARIO

• Differentiation or saturation in the watch industry?

ARCADE EUROPA STAR

• Jean-Claude Biver ’Troubleshooter’
• Manuel Emch ’Retro-futurist’

RENAISSANCE

• Oris, the road to democracy
• Tiffany: “This time, we’re going to do it!”

WORLDWATCHWEB™

• Social Media Optimisation: What brands need to know

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• A Summer of Contradictions

SPOTLIGHT

• G-SHOCK MUDMASTER - Casio’s newest professional gear

INDEX

• Full Index Page #332 - Chapter 4/2015