Between 2006 and 2015, the number of internet users in China has grown almost fivefold larger, from 137 to 667 million.

Murky black clouds are looming over the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, and the outlook for watch sales throughout Asia remains gloomy. At least, that’s what (…)

Enders Lam, vice-president of the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and of the Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers’ Association, points us towards the real reasons (…)

If you are a regular reader of our magazine or a visitor to the Europa Star website, you may have participated in our recent Reader Survey and/ or read (…)

Let’s talk about ourselves. Don’t worry, we won’t make a habit of it! By “ourselves” we mean the press, the media in general, and Europa Star in particular.

In this issue, Europa Star focuses on breakaways in all their forms. Revolutionary products, fractured markets, shakedowns in distribution, technology (…)

A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

• 97% of our readers prove to be “satisfied” or “very satisfied” • A 50%-50% split of professional buyers and private buyers follow us • The majority have (…)

Companies like Fiyta are coming out with complications more and more prestigious and aim to eventually topple Swiss luxury brands. However, their offensive (…)

Whereas the 2014 edition of the Watch and Clock Fair in Shenzhen had pinned all its hopes on the free trade agreement between Switzerland and China, this (…)

When the Berlin Wall came down on November 9th, 1989, very few people could have envisioned the fascinating comeback of German high-end watchmaking. Yet, (…)

Located only a few metres away from each other, they are both influential and extravagant in a conservative territory: one caters to hipsters and the (…)