The cultural track – a discussion with Franco Cologni on the relationship between art and watchmaking
December 2012
“Guru of Haute Horlogerie”, “Cardinal of the Richemont Group”—the description of the role(s) played by Franco Cologni in the vast reorganisation of Swiss (…)
Mixed Signals on the Watch Front
December 2012
Children are not the only ones who like to play at being scared. These days there are so many examples, in both film and literature, of post-apocalyptic (…)
Is watchmaking an art? A special Art & Watchmaking section
December 2012
Is watchmaking an art? Is it the 12th Art, as was ceremoniously proclaimed during the last Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix?
“Audemars Piguet: infusing a new way of thinking”
December 2012
François-Henry Bennahmias, the new ad interim CEO of Audemars Piguet, may be young (48 years old), but he knows the brand by heart. Not surprising since he (…)
Service, please! – A new watch business section in Europa Star
December 2012
In the world of watchmaking there is a continent, somewhat obscure, on which the media projectors rarely cast their light—much too rarely. What we are (…)
LAKIN@LARGE - The face of adversity
December 2012
I recently spent three weeks travelling across Canada, from Toronto to Vancouver and on to Salt Spring Island, yet despite the magnificence of places like (…)
MB&F – “In watchmaking, there are not enough egoists” [Video]
December 2012
Art or design? Art or artisanal? What differentiates a work of art from a design object? Where is the boundary? To find answers to these questions, we (…)
BTC Trading – Egypt’s leading watch retailer [Video]
December 2012
Egypt has been in the news quite a lot recently. As “Arab Spring” bloomed throughout the Middle East, the Egyptians rose up and demanded change, culminating (…)
China Report - The Most Sought-After Luxury Watch Brands by Chinese Consumers
December 2012
In a long-time partnership with Europa Star, the leading watch industry magazine, and Luxury Society, the world’s largest community of luxury executives, (…)
Tissot shop opening in Moscow’s famous GUM Emporium
December 2012
Tissot opens a boutique in what has always been a significant market to the brand, located in the luxurious and famous GUM shopping center of Moscow, Russia.
IWC opens flagship store in Beijing
November 2012
With a clear focus on technology and development, IWC Schaffhausen’s next chapter takes its luxury watchmaking heritage to Beijing with a new Flagship (…)
Ice-Watch plants the Belgian flag in the heart of Geneva
November 2012
Ice-Watch, the Belgian brand known for its colourful watches, today officially inaugurated its new flagship store on Rue de Rive, in the heart of Geneva. (…)