Swatch Group – Part 1

Swatch Group – Part 1

April 2011
At Europa Star, we typically profile individual brands on their own. However, in this report we have decided to take a different approach with the Swatch (…)

The art inside the movement

The art inside the movement

March 2011
Bevelling, engine-turning, circular graining and mirror polishing are just some of the terms that we hear about in the watch industry every day, and each (…)

WorldWatchReport: Seven years of analyzing the watch industry and its presence on the Internet

WorldWatchReport: Seven years of analyzing the watch industry and its presence on the Internet

March 2011
On the occasion of the release of the seventh edition of the WorldWatchReport, we return to this study of the market that casts a unique light on the watch (…)

Hamilton Jewelers reopens its doors

Hamilton Jewelers reopens its doors

March 2011
Hamilton Jewelers, Florida has reopened the doors to its newly redesigned Palm Beach Gardens location. The entire demolition process began in September (…)

RETROPERSPECTIVE - The Watch Year 2010/2011: The great normalization

RETROPERSPECTIVE - The Watch Year 2010/2011: The great normalization

March 2011
We are all small seconds hands ticking on the surface of time before disappearing and ceding the place to another small hand that will travel its own way (…)

An ode to paper

An ode to paper

March 2011
I was just looking at my email inbox and I noticed that there were still 656 non-opened messages, without even counting the 324 that I designated with a (…)

Simonetta Orsini – Time in Buenos Aires

Simonetta Orsini – Time in Buenos Aires

March 2011
Buenos Aires, Argentina is a bustling city that attracts travellers and tourists from all over the world, including other countries in South America. While (…)

Rodolphe – What's in a name?

Rodolphe – What’s in a name?

March 2011
In the beginning, there was ‘Rodolphe by Longines’, then ‘Rodolphe by Rodolphe’, and then simply ‘Rodolphe’, followed by ‘Rodolphe’ at the heart of the (…)

Post-Geneva – Classical offensive and retreat of the UFOs

Post-Geneva – Classical offensive and retreat of the UFOs

March 2011
At the very same moment the SIHH was opening its doors, Richemont published its numbers for the last quarter of 2010.

Post-Geneva – Time for the girls

Post-Geneva – Time for the girls

March 2011
This year’s Geneva shows revealed that the ladies are just as hungry for new watches as their male counterparts, with new products galore.

Maximum minimalism - watchmaking is a good mirror of society

Maximum minimalism - watchmaking is a good mirror of society

March 2011
Since time is in the form of a spiral, meaning that it always returns upon its x-axis but not on its y-axis (or the opposite, if you like), we always return (…)

Retailers in the digital era

Retailers in the digital era

March 2011
Like the brands that promote and sell watches, most retailers also have a place in cyberspace. This digital presence reflects the inevitable evolution in (…)