Hong Kong manufacturers slowly move up-market

Hong Kong manufacturers slowly move up-market

December 2005
More than 16,000 buyers visited this year’s Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair.

‘Time is a luxury – so why hide it?'

‘Time is a luxury – so why hide it?’

December 2005
The new Dior collection, Christal, designed by John Galliano the highly flamboyant couture celebrity, has the ‘…feel of a gentleman’s watch, (…)

Letter from Italy: The need to redefine “luxury”

Letter from Italy: The need to redefine “luxury”

November 2005
Recently, we have been hearing more and more being said and written about “luxury”. It must be a sign.

Rolex practises evolution not revolution

Rolex practises evolution not revolution

November 2005
Rolex revolutionized watchmaking with the Rolex Oyster in 1926 and assured its place in history a year later when Mercedes Gleitze swam across the English (…)

Letter from Germany: ‘Second Leg' to Preserve Tradition

Letter from Germany: ‘Second Leg’ to Preserve Tradition

November 2005
A little more than two years after the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Wempe, the only German jeweller of international rank, another (…)

Letter from France: The watch – A Fashion Accessory

Letter from France: The watch – A Fashion Accessory

November 2005
Is a microwave oven a watch? Is a cellular telephone a watch? Is a key ring a watch? Watchmakers are asking themselves these questions, especially in (…)

In a word… Elegance

In a word… Elegance

November 2005
The segmentation of the watch market is the backdrop for a silent battle of words: “Glamour,” “Luxury,” “Prestige,” or “Class,” among others…

A Company Addicted 2 Swatch

A Company Addicted 2 Swatch

November 2005
After the publication of the Market Focus on Romania in the last issue of Europa Star, we received the following additional information from the (…)

(End of the) Swatch generation?

(End of the) Swatch generation?

November 2005
The very first delivery of Swatch watches, into a test market, took place in October of 1982.

Market Focus Romania: Part 4

Market Focus Romania: Part 4

November 2005
Portrait of a brand: DOXA ¿ The Swatch story in Romania

Selling luxury online, or the emergence of fashion's new “Wild West”

Selling luxury online, or the emergence of fashion’s new “Wild West”

November 2005
Last year, sales of Louis Vuitton products on eBay reached US$ 60 million, while sales of Rolex on the same online auction website recorded more (…)

Stonehenge – The world's oldest timepiece

Stonehenge – The world’s oldest timepiece

November 2005
In the year 2000 Patek Philippe launched its Star Caliber, amidst much acclaim.