The online demand for luxury watches in the United States

The online demand for luxury watches in the United States

August 2012
As publishers of the WorldWatchReport™ for the last eight years, DLG has been watching (forgive the pun) and analysing the rises and falls of the luxury (…)

IWC opens store at Zurich airport in collaboration with Türler

IWC opens store at Zurich airport in collaboration with Türler

August 2012
In the year in which IWC celebrates its longstanding association with the world of aviation and its production of pilot’s watches, it is highly appropriate (…)

Swatch Group Half-Year Report: Double Digit Growth

Swatch Group Half-Year Report: Double Digit Growth

July 2012
The Swatch Group, with its 19 brands, grew by +14.4%, generating gross sales of CHF 3,847 million in the first half of 2012. Again, this very positive, (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - The art of subliminal advertising

LAKIN@LARGE - The art of subliminal advertising

July 2012
Boy, have Rolex and Hublot got it right or what? With the summer only half way through those two brand names have had so much exposure on television it’s (…)

Swiss watch exports up 16 per cent in first semester of 2012

Swiss watch exports up 16 per cent in first semester of 2012

July 2012
According to the latest figures published by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) today, Swiss watch exports continued their strong growth in the (…)

Corum returns to the Brazilian market

Corum returns to the Brazilian market

June 2012
Traditional Swiss watchmaking brand Corum has re-entered the Brazilian market through a partnership with Grifith Jewellers and has launched a limited (…)

Richemont - Annual Report Publication

Richemont - Annual Report Publication

June 2012
Richemont is pleased to announce the publication of its annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012.

Highlights from the Walpole Summit: Luxury in Greater China

Highlights from the Walpole Summit: Luxury in Greater China

May 2012
Europa Star’s partner DLG recently took part in the Walpole Summit, held in London last week, where the topic of discussion was Luxury in Greater China.

Fifty One East

Fifty One East

May 2012
Qatar’s watch market is continuously growing and Europa Star sat down with one of the key movers and shakers in the industry in the Middle East. While in (…)

The top 50 most searched-for brands in China

The top 50 most searched-for brands in China

May 2012
In partnership with Luxury Society, the world’s largest community of luxury executives, Europa Star’s partner DLG has unveiled its first ranking of the top (…)

Sina Weibo, the social media platform of reference for watchmaking in China… but is it enough?

Sina Weibo, the social media platform of reference
for watchmaking in China… but is it enough?

May 2012
Sina Weibo, China’s tool of reference for micro-blogging (“weibo” in Mandarin) needs no introduction. It was created in 2009 using the same concept as (…)

Mechanical watch globalisation & the sacrosanct Swiss Made

Mechanical watch globalisation & the sacrosanct Swiss Made

May 2012
In 1969, Seiko won the Chronometry Competition at the Neuchâtel Observatory. The Swiss response was immediate: the Chronometry Competitions would no longer (…)