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 (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - Comeuppance time down south

LAKIN@LARGE - Comeuppance time down south

March 2011
This year was the first time since its inauguration in 1991 that I have not attended the SIHH. It was the brainchild of Alain-Dominique Perrin, the then CEO (…)

Post-Geneva – Watches for real men

Post-Geneva – Watches for real men

March 2011
The word on the street has been that the time for big watches is over and thin, elegant and small is in. Not so fast, say many brands who are succeeding (…)

The SEPTAGRAPHTM by BorgeauD

The SEPTAGRAPHTM by BorgeauD

March 2011
A new complication is born: the intimate complication. Traditional timekeeping at the service of a true concept: Time for yourself

Hublot opens in New York on Madison Avenue

Hublot opens in New York on Madison Avenue

February 2011
Nearly 300 square metres - including a mezzanine for a more confidential salon lounge - completely dedicated to the world of Hublot.

CASE STUDY – MB&F, the strategy of bachelor machines

CASE STUDY – MB&F, the strategy of bachelor machines

February 2011
CASE STUDY is a regular new column in Europa Star that will appear in each of our issues. Its objective: a quick analysis of the singular strategies put (…)

Panama's La Hora-Alta Relojeria

Panama’s La Hora-Alta Relojeria

February 2011
Panama is a burgeoning tourist area and the economy has now started to come back. Europa Star’s International Editor Keith W. Strandberg talked with Hamudi (…)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 16

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 16

February 2011
Magma Concept, based in Geneva’s Plan-les-Ouates, is a hybrid organisation that combines everything from 3D modelling, to imaging synthesis and the (…)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 15

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 15

February 2011
Laurent Besse and Manuel Spöde created Les Artisans Horlogers in 2004, bringing together two diverse backgrounds that correspond perfectly in the creation (…)