Letter from China - CHINA WATCH MARKET in 2013, a zone of turbulence

Letter from China - CHINA WATCH MARKET in 2013, a zone of turbulence

March 2014
After years of growth at over 40 per cent, the Chinese market started to lose steam in 2012 and took a nose dive in 2013. Is this the chronicle of a (…)

SWATCH GROUP - The invigorating optimism of François Thiébaud, the boss of TISSOT

SWATCH GROUP - The invigorating optimism of François Thiébaud, the boss of TISSOT

March 2014
François Thiébaud, the boss of Tissot since 1996, is beaming. And he has good reason to, it seems, since the Swatch Group’s mid-range brand sold around four (…)

The SWATCH GROUP has all bases covered

The SWATCH GROUP has all bases covered

March 2014
Despite the apparent slowdown in consumption in China and the continued strength of the Swiss franc, the Swatch Group continues to go from strength to (…)

SWATCH GROUP - GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL at the Berlinale

SWATCH GROUP - GLASHÜTTE ORIGINAL at the Berlinale

March 2014
For the past four years, Glashütte Original has been an official sponsor of the Berlinale, the major film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. “We are (…)

SWATCH GROUP - Stripping down the SISTEM51

SWATCH GROUP - Stripping down the SISTEM51

March 2014
The Sistem51 owes its name to the number of components in its self-winding movement. The most astonishing characteristic is that, among these 51 components, (…)

SWATCH GROUP - Interview with ELMAR MOCK

SWATCH GROUP - Interview with ELMAR MOCK

March 2014
Europa Star had the chance to talk to Elmar Mock, one of the inventors of the original Swatch, who is now one of the managing partners of the Creaholic (…)

LVMH - TAG HEUER - “A precisely calculated move up range”

LVMH - TAG HEUER - “A precisely calculated move up range”

March 2014
Stéphane Linder was appointed CEO of TAG Heuer on 1st June 2013, barely 10 months ago, and has therefore only just started in the job. But he is a man from (…)

LVMH - TAG HEUER - The V4 Tourbillon... with belt drive!

LVMH - TAG HEUER - The V4 Tourbillon... with belt drive!

March 2014
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the V4, the only watch in the world that is belt-driven, TAG Heuer is making waves by presenting the V4 Tourbillon. It (…)

LVMH - Blossoming BULGARI

LVMH - Blossoming BULGARI

March 2014
One of the first major synergies resulting from Bulgari’s integration into the LVMH group was seen at this year’s BaselWorld with the launch of the (…)

PRESTIGE WATCHES - DIOR Horlogerie and ZENITH

PRESTIGE WATCHES - DIOR Horlogerie and ZENITH

March 2014
Since 2004, Zenith has been supplying Dior (both in the fold of the LVMH group, although Dior belongs directly to the Arnault family group, which has the (…)

PRESTIGE WATCHES - Cape Cod Silver by HERMES

PRESTIGE WATCHES - Cape Cod Silver by HERMES

March 2014
The Cape Cod line, a pillar of the Maison Hermès since 1991, reinvents itself this year in a stylish and elegant manner, while preserving its rounded curves (…)

INTERVIEW - CATCHING UP with the extremely busy MICHELE SOFISTI

INTERVIEW - CATCHING UP with the extremely busy MICHELE SOFISTI

March 2014
Running one brand is a challenge in today’s world where everything is a global decision. There are some who direct two brands. But, as far as I know, (…)