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Success for the 2025 AQC multistakeholder meeting

Success for the 2025 AQC multistakeholder meeting

The Association pour l’Assurance Qualité des Fabricants de Bracelets Cuir welcomed 87 professionals from across the leather bracelet and luxury watch (...)

Angélique Singele appointed CEO of Atelier Voutilainen

Angélique Singele appointed CEO of Atelier Voutilainen

With Angélique Singele as CEO, Kari Voutilainen will fully devote himself to creation, the crafting of unique pieces, quality, and client relationships, (...)

Geneva unveils its first-ever watchmaking guide

Geneva unveils its first-ever watchmaking guide

Designed as a pocket-sized companion, the bilingual guide leads visitors through Geneva’s iconic landmarks, historic Maisons, and immersive watchmaking (...)

The ABC of success in India's luxury market

The ABC of success in India’s luxury market

Guest Column

India’s young, affluent and connected consumers are redefining global luxury. Understanding their values – spirituality, storytelling and community – is key (...)

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“Leica is more than a brand: it’s a way of seeing the world”

The “Rolls-Royce of cameras” has been developing a discreet yet ambitious watchmaking division for several years. At the head of this strategic entity, (...)

Karishma Karer, expanding the family watch business in India

Karishma Karer, expanding the family watch business in India

GPHG Academy Series

One of the fastest-growing markets, India has a longstanding interest in watches. Europa Star met with Karishma Karer, GPHG Academy member since 2020 and (...)

B.N. Yalamalli, the long road to quality

B.N. Yalamalli, the long road to quality

In June 2025, we received a message from a certain B.N. Yalamalli, from Bangalore, along with two articles he had recently written about the quality of (...)

R&D: TAG Heuer foot to the floor

R&D: TAG Heuer foot to the floor

Just in time for the 350th anniversary of Christiaan Huygens’ balance spring, TAG Heuer ushers in a new era for the watch’s oscillator with the (...)

Favre Leuba and India: tried and tested ties

Favre Leuba and India: tried and tested ties

For more than a century and a half, Favre Leuba has maintained a unique and powerful connection with India – one that endured even when the Swiss brand was (...)

“Longines and India go back a long way”

“Longines and India go back a long way”

Before stepping into the President and CEO role at Longines this year, Patrick Aoun’s previous responsibilities included as management delegate for Swatch (...)

Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Indian origins of the Reverso

Jaeger-LeCoultre, the Indian origins of the Reverso

The Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux has just unveiled the Reverso Classic Monoface Small Seconds, a model very similar to the original 1931 version, (...)

Bvlgari: “In India more than anywhere, adapting products is vital to success”

Bvlgari: “In India more than anywhere, adapting products is vital to success”

In an exclusive interview with Europa Star, Bvlgari CEO Jean-Christophe Babin discusses the structure and growth prospects of India’s luxury market. From (...)

Taratec, a leading player in ‘make in India'

Taratec, a leading player in ‘make in India’

While Taratec may not ring a bell – the watch business is notoriously discreet – it is one of India’s leading manufacturers of dials, hands, hour-markers and (...)

Hublot: “We're here to move the needle”

Hublot: “We’re here to move the needle”

After the recent reveal of the spectacular MP-17 Arsham Splash and with an abundance of R&D projects, Hublot CEO Julien Tornare explains how the brand (...)

Chandigarh, La Chaux-de-Fonds' “sister city”

Chandigarh, La Chaux-de-Fonds’ “sister city”

Taratec, one of India’s largest suppliers to the watch industry (read our article in this issue), operates factories making hands and straps in Bengaluru as (...)

The Jaipur Jantar Mantar: a cosmic clock

The Jaipur Jantar Mantar: a cosmic clock

At first sight, the Jantar Mantar in Jaipur could be the work of an installation artist with a line in metaphysical architecture but, as its name suggests (...)

Jaipur Watch Company: fragments of Indian history

Jaipur Watch Company: fragments of Indian history

Anchored in the “Make in India” movement, Jaipur Watch Company, founded in 2013 in the heart of Rajasthan by Gaurav Mehta, incorporates ancient coins, rare (...)

The saga of the Indian Titan

The saga of the Indian Titan

Thirty years ago, in 1995, we visited Titan’s main factory in Hosur, near Bangalore – since renamed Bengaluru. We were amazed to discover this gigantic (...)

“Fostering dialogue between Swiss precision and Indian artistry”

“Fostering dialogue between Swiss precision and Indian artistry”

Our interview with the Ambassador of Switzerland to India, H.E. Maya Tissafi.

“The free trade agreement creates a strong foundation”

“The free trade agreement creates a strong foundation”

Our interview with the Ambassador of India to Switzerland, H.E. Mridul Kumar.

Record edition for SEW Watch Show 2025

Record edition for SEW Watch Show 2025

Some 4,200 visitors discovered approximately 60 brands from all over the world - from Czech icons Prim and Robot to international legends Arnold & Son, (...)

Norqain and NHL announce landmark partnership

Norqain and NHL announce landmark partnership

Norqain and the National Hockey League (NHL) announce a multiyear International Partnership – a landmark moment in sports and watchmaking that names Norqain (...)

Breguet triumphs at the 25th GPHG

Breguet triumphs at the 25th GPHG

The 25th Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève lit up Geneva with a celebration of innovation and craftsmanship, honouring 19 groundbreaking creations across the (...)

Kerbedanz appoints Vahé Vartzbed as CEO

Kerbedanz appoints Vahé Vartzbed as CEO

Kerbedanz appoints Vahé Vartzbed as its new CEO to lead the Maison into a new era of independent watchmaking. Building on the brand’s 15-year legacy of (...)