Books: Timepieces: A Lifelong Love and Passion
January 2023
After a career in hospitality, finance and energy, six years ago Laurent Martinez decided to turn his passion for watches into a full-time occupation. And (…)
Bremont announces $59m investment by Bill Ackman and Hellcat LP
January 2023
The completion of this new investment comes 18 months after Bremont opened its 35,000 sq ft state-of-the-art manufacturing and technology centre, The Wing, (…)
Michelangelo Foundation: in the service of “manual intelligence”
ARTS & CRAFTS
January 2023
Based in Geneva, the Michelangelo Foundation is making a fantastic contribution to the promotion and conservation of exceptional crafts throughout Europe, (…)
Panerai opens a new boutique in Basel
RETAIL
January 2023
The brand new boutique right in the heart of Basel is operated in partnership with leading watches and jewellery retailer Seiler Juwelier. Strategically (…)
Reset: how five watch brands made a successful comeback
STRATEGY
January 2023
Recently, we have seen a sometimes spectacular renaissance of watch brands and companies thought – for a variety of reasons – to be in decline or on the (…)
Bucherer acquires leading Danish retailer Klarlund
January 2023
With the acquisition, the Swiss luxury retailer takes over the two boutiques and the service center of the Danish company and as such, gains access to new (…)
Seiko’s new studio begins operation in the heart of Ginza
January 2023
The studio is located in the heart of the Ginza district in Tokyo, where the company was founded in 1881. Here, some of the finest designers, craftsmen, and (…)
An exhibition space for watchmakers at Vicenzaoro
January 2023
Swiss Creative Lab, the organizer of the Imagination OneWorld OneVision exhibition in Neuchâtel, is now collaborating with Vicenzaoro for the organisation (…)
IWC: a new boutique at London’s Battersea Power Station
December 2022
Located within the recently restored London landmark, renowned for innovation and technical ingenuity, the new boutique showcases IWC’s latest designs (…)
Gucci watchmaking: “After 50 years, the best is yet to come”
INTERVIEW
December 2022
Last April, Gucci rented out a stately home in the canton of Geneva to present its latest collection of timepieces, alongside the Watches and Wonders fair. (…)
Chopard opens on New York’s legendary Fifth Avenue
December 2022
After 15 years on Madison Avenue, this new Chopard flagship store on Fifth Avenue, the epicenter of luxury in America, heralds a new era for the Maison in (…)
Ebel poised to take advantage of the sport-luxe trend
INTERVIEW
December 2022
If there is one brand that should be capitalising on a segment that has the industry in its thrall, that brand is Ebel – a name synonymous with sport-luxe (…)
