The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 2
September 2010
Besides the creation of movements that may be substituted for ETA calibres, watchmakers have also massively responded to the threat by accelerating the (…)
The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 1
September 2010
The Swatch Group and its industrial arms (essentially ETA, Nouvelle Lemania, and Frédéric Piguet for movements; as well as Nivarox-FAR for other (…)
Ernst Benz inaugurates its first Boutique and celebrates Elizabeth Doerr
September 2010
Ernst Benz hosted a private event featuring Elizabeth Doerr, International watch journalist and author of Twelve Faces of Time: Horological Virtuosos.
Inauguration of the first Corum boutique in Geneva
September 2010
CORUM establishes itself on the shores of Lake Léman with the opening of its first own-name boutique in Switzerland, located in Geneva.
Movements: a progressive return to the 1950s?
September 2010
Our publishing house, which was originally called Hugo Buchser SA after the name of its founder, used to publish (until 1986) the famous Le Guide des (…)
The secret of successful watch brand videos
August 2010
As the watch industry tries to get its marketing communication up to speed in cyber space, knowing how to place brand videos on the Internet and determining (…)
Scottish time: Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, Scotland
August 2010
It is said that people from Edinburgh, no matter where they are in the world, instinctively check their watches at 1:00 pm, expecting the castle gun to (…)
Grand opening DeWitt flagship store in China
August 2010
DeWitt has opened in Beijing its first flagship store in the world in the impressive Legendale Hotel in presence of a large floor of VIP guests.
Is exclusivity the final frontier of luxury?
August 2010
What does luxury really mean, after all? A few years ago, luxury seemed to be synonymous with really expensive watches, but being expensive isn’t enough (…)
Ladies’ complications fit for a princess
August 2010
From Cinderella’s midnight minute repeater to a summer time/winter time indicator, feminine complications are bringing some mechanical magic to women’s (…)
Watch Movement Manufacturers: a progressive return to the 1950s?
August 2010
Our publishing house, which was originally called Hugo Buchser SA after the name of its founder, used to publish (until 1986) the famous Le Guide des (…)
Watchmaker Traditions - The {Pâté de Veillée} and the {Enterrement des Veillées}
August 2010
In his book published in 1942 called Les Cabinotiers Genevois, Eugène Jaquet, who was then Dean of the Geneva Watchmaking School, reminisced about his (…)