SIHH 2014 - RICHEMONT TO INVEST 300 million Swiss francs this year

SIHH 2014 - RICHEMONT TO INVEST 300 million Swiss francs this year

February 2014
The following interview with Richard Lepeu and Bernard Fornas, co-CEOs of Richemont, by Bastien Buss was published in French in the Swiss newspaper Le (…)

SIHH 2014 - ASTRONOMICAL SUMS

SIHH 2014 - ASTRONOMICAL SUMS

February 2014
If 2013 was in many respects the “year of the métiers d’art”, the SIHH 2014 placed the coming year under the auspices of astronomy. What could be more (…)

SIHH 2014 - The “Lambertisation” of MONTBLANC

SIHH 2014 - The “Lambertisation” of MONTBLANC

February 2014
Jérôme Lambert, the former CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre and A. Lange & Söhne, has been at the helm of Montblanc for barely six months but the impact of his (…)

SIHH 2014 - A feminine offensive at RICHARD MILLE

SIHH 2014 - A feminine offensive at RICHARD MILLE

February 2014
Richard Mille has decreed that 2014 is the “Year of the Woman” by presenting a series of new timepieces that play subtly with the three dimensionality of (…)

SIHH 2014 - PRACTICAL COMPLICATIONS for the discerning collector

SIHH 2014 - PRACTICAL COMPLICATIONS for the discerning collector

February 2014
Could this be the year of the practical complication? In addition to some ingenious interpretations of astronomical themes, there seemed to be a focus on (…)

SIHH 2014 - DIVER'S WATCH REDUX

SIHH 2014 - DIVER’S WATCH REDUX

February 2014
Fans of divers watches were well-served at this year’s SIHH. In addition to the classic styling of Cartier’s first ever diver’s watch, brands with a strong (…)

SIHH 2014 - LADIES WATCHES - New crafts and OLD FAVOURITES

SIHH 2014 - LADIES WATCHES - New crafts and OLD FAVOURITES

February 2014
The lavish use of diamonds remains one of the best ways to glam-up a ladies’ timepiece and the more diamonds used, and the more complicated their different (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - IN THE GRAND HOTELS... De Bethune, F.P. Journe, Hublot, Christophe Claret

GENEVA SHOWS - IN THE GRAND HOTELS... De Bethune, F.P. Journe, Hublot, Christophe Claret

February 2014
While the great mass of high-end watchmaking was being held at the SIHH, not far from Geneva airport, you had to wander around the grand hotels along the (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - DE BETHUNE at the summit

GENEVA SHOWS - DE BETHUNE at the summit

February 2014
One of the most brilliant demonstrations of a combined horological and aesthetic excellence can be found at De Bethune. The association between the (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - F.P. JOURNE breaks the taboo of quartz

GENEVA SHOWS - F.P. JOURNE breaks the taboo of quartz

February 2014
He said he would do it and now he has done it. François-Paul Journe, one of the watchmakers who has made the biggest contribution to the renaissance in fine (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - HUBLOT, the luxury Swatch

GENEVA SHOWS - HUBLOT, the luxury Swatch

February 2014
Hublot, which took over almost an entire floor at the Kempinski hotel in Geneva, remains a hive of activity. Collections move continuously between groups of (…)

GENEVA SHOWS - CHRISTOPHE CLARET bluffs everyone with his poker

GENEVA SHOWS - CHRISTOPHE CLARET bluffs everyone with his poker

February 2014
“Interactive high-end watchmaking” is the term that Christophe Claret uses for his playful watches that are not only dedicated to the world of games but (…)