GemGenève unveils the programme of its 2022 edition
JEWELLERY
March 2022
The next edition of GemGenève will take place from May 5th to May 8th 2022 at Palexpo, Hall 7. The programme for the 2022 show will include lectures, round (…)
Jaeger-LeCoultre to participate in Homo Faber 2022
March 2022
Taking place on the island of S.Giorgio Maggiore in Venice from 10 April to 1 May, Homo Faber celebrates the savoir-faire and unique stories of talented (…)
“A Purnell watch is a bit like kinetic art”
INTERVIEW
February 2022
The Purnell brand was born in 2020, out of a meeting between an entrepreneur, Maurizio Mazzocchi, and a genius engineer, Eric Coudray. When the former (…)
The AHCI will also exhibit in Geneva this spring
MARCH 30 TO APRIL 5, 2022
February 2022
The Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants (AHCI) reunite again for a grand exhibition of independent watch and clockmakers in Geneva, opening 30 (…)
Independent watchmakers join forces during the “Geneva Watch Week”
February 2022
In Geneva, Barton 7 will again be the showcase for eight brands who will be coming together from March 30th to April 5th, 2022. Among the announced (…)
The originators of Time to Watches present their watch show
GENEVA
February 2022
Running simultaneously with Watches and Wonders this spring, Time to Watches is a new event that has the seal of approval of its powerful neighbours. The (…)
Post-industrial watchmaking?
EDITORIAL
February 2022
2021 was not just a year of catching up; it was also a record year for Swiss watch exports. Nevertheless, the post-Covid watchmaking industry is not the (…)
Jacob & Co. opens new Geneva boutique
January 2022
Jacob & Co. is moving its flagship boutique across the Pont du Mont Blanc to a larger standalone space in the city’s most historic neighborhood.
Discover the 2021 Swiss watch exports figures
FH
January 2022
The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry unveiled the export figures for the whole year 2021. Performance was driven by very strong growth in the United (…)
Kering announces the sale of Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin to their management
INDUSTRY NEWS
January 2022
Kering announces the signature of an agreement to sell its entire stake (100%) in Sowind Group SA, which owns the Swiss watch manufacturers Girard-Perregaux (…)
How Alpina revived the “bumper movement”
January 2022
Alpina has drawn inspiration from this unusual winding used in the 1950s in developing its sixth manufacture movement. Known as the AL-709, the movement (…)
“We could export the Geneva Watch Days concept”
INTERVIEW
January 2022
Winner of the Aiguille d’Or at the GPHG 2021 with Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo, Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of the Roman brand, also made his mark during the (…)
