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“We are happy outsiders”

“We are happy outsiders”

Founded in 2024 by Ming, J.N. Shapiro and Fleming, later joined by Fears and Massena LAB, as a platform to foster mutual support and collaboration, the (...)

With Panatere, the circular economy takes its place in the sun

With Panatere, the circular economy takes its place in the sun

He had dreamed of it for over ten years: recycling industrial steel waste — from watchmaking and beyond — and smelting it locally using the power of the sun. (...)

Fura Gems on a coloured gemstone offensive

Fura Gems on a coloured gemstone offensive

Founded in 2017 and operating sites for emeralds in Colombia, rubies in Mozambique and sapphires in Australia, Dubai-based Fura Gems is currently booming, (...)

Resounding success for the first edition of World Watch Day

Resounding success for the first edition of World Watch Day

The launch edition of World Watch Day, held on October 10, 2025, was a resounding success. Organized by the World Watch Day Association, this first-ever (...)

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Credor to join Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

Credor to join Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

Credor announces its debut at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, showcasing iconic creations such as the Goldfeather, Locomotive, and Eichi II. Founded in (...)

Horatec Group officially launched

Horatec Group officially launched

Several Swiss companies have decided to pool their unique expertise in high-precision watchmaking and medical technology within a new industrial group: (...)

Cartier: define a territory and stay within it

Cartier: define a territory and stay within it

In the luxury sphere, differentiation is the key to success. One of the Parisian firm’s greatest strengths has been to define a clear territory — for watches (...)

Franco Cologni, a devil of a man

Franco Cologni, a devil of a man

Alongside Nicolas Hayek and Günter Blümlein, Franco Cologni is one of a triumvirate of personalities who rebuilt and redefined the contours of Swiss and, (...)

23 minutes per hour

23 minutes per hour

EDITORIAL

23 minutes is, give or take, 39% of an hour. Trump’s 39% tariff deducts 23 minutes per hour from every Swiss watch. A ridiculous calculation, I admit, but (...)

Audemars Piguet RD#5: the watch that puts you first

Audemars Piguet RD#5: the watch that puts you first

Audemars Piguet unveils an RD#5 that promises great things. The architect of its development, the tireless Giulio Papi, took user feedback as his starting (...)

Bvlgari celebrates 50 years at its historic Geneva address

Bvlgari celebrates 50 years at its historic Geneva address

While the Roman brand now has more than 300 boutiques worldwide, the Geneva store was one of its first when it opened in 1975. Fifty years later, it still (...)

Nathalie Marielloni, curator of emotions

Nathalie Marielloni, curator of emotions

GPHG ACADEMY SERIES

Vice curator at the Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Nathalie Marielloni is the living embodiment of the passion watchmaking (...)

On the shoulders of giants

On the shoulders of giants

EDITORIAL

History, like watchmaking, is a living subject, hence our aim in our latest issue has not been to paint an exhaustive picture but to recreate tableaux (...)

Lederer, a passion for escapements

Lederer, a passion for escapements

While the current watchmaking era tends to focus on finishes, Bernhard Lederer has never abandoned his goal: to improve the movement – and the escapement at (...)

Glashütte Original Opens Boutique on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

Glashütte Original Opens Boutique on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré

Marking its 180th anniversary, Glashütte Original unveils a new boutique in the heart of Paris. Blending German precision with Parisian elegance, the (...)

Audemars Piguet and ten new brands join Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

Audemars Piguet and ten new brands join Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026

Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 promises an unprecedented week of watchmaking discovery as Audemars Piguet and ten additional brands make their debut. From (...)

In the footsteps of Ferdinand Adolf Lange

In the footsteps of Ferdinand Adolf Lange

In a year that marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Ferdinand Adolf Lange, Dr Helmut Crott, an expert in historic German watchmaking, is (...)

Parmigiani Fleurier: continuity confirmed

Parmigiani Fleurier: continuity confirmed

It’s official: after years of discussion behind closed doors, Parmigiani Fleurier remains within the scope of the Sandoz Family Foundation. There are (...)

Ferdinand Berthoud: birth and rebirth

Ferdinand Berthoud: birth and rebirth

Coinciding with the tenth anniversary of the resurrection of an illustrious name, the team at Chronométrie Ferdinand Berthoud presented the third opus in (...)

The Honourable Merchants Group: redefining luxury with purpose

The Honourable Merchants Group: redefining luxury with purpose

Last month in Crissier, Switzerland, François-Henri Bennahmias unveiled The Honourable Merchants Group (THMG), a pioneering luxury holding spanning watches, (...)

Formex at 25: from online pioneer to global retail presence

Formex at 25: from online pioneer to global retail presence

In 2025, Formex marks its 25th anniversary with momentum and maturity, evolving from an online-only disruptor into an independent Swiss brand with a (...)

Trilobe begins its Manufacture journey

Trilobe begins its Manufacture journey

The Trente-Deux is the first watch to come out of Trilobe’s newly opened production facilities which, in the longer term, will also supply other watch and (...)

Summer with the ICE smart junior 3.0 Find My

Summer with the ICE smart junior 3.0 Find My

For a few years now, Ice-Watch has focused on a segment that traditional brands tend to overlook: children’s watches. We tested one of the latest models, (...)

The Adventurers of Time

The Adventurers of Time

Once upon a time... there was watchmaking! The watches we wear today stem from enduring collective effort, the fruit of a long series of inventions (...)