Ladies’ complications fit for a princess
August 2010
From Cinderella’s midnight minute repeater to a summer time/winter time indicator, feminine complications are bringing some mechanical magic to women’s (…)
Watch Movement Manufacturers: a progressive return to the 1950s?
August 2010
Our publishing house, which was originally called Hugo Buchser SA after the name of its founder, used to publish (until 1986) the famous Le Guide des (…)
Watchmaker Traditions - The {Pâté de Veillée} and the {Enterrement des Veillées}
August 2010
In his book published in 1942 called Les Cabinotiers Genevois, Eugène Jaquet, who was then Dean of the Geneva Watchmaking School, reminisced about his (…)
LAKIN@LARGE - Stop all the clocks
August 2010
I was just about to go to the beach in Menton when I had a telephone call advising me of the sad news. My immediate reaction was to conjure up a vision of (…)
Knowledge is power
August 2010
When customers know more about watches than the person selling to them, you know there’s trouble. Unfortunately, with websites, blogs, magazines and more, (…)
The watch industry’s big powwow - Part 4
JAPANESE WATCHMAKING
July 2010
Twenty-five years ago, Seiko exhibited for the first time in Basel. This was not, however, the first time that the Swiss had heard about this Japanese giant.
Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 4
July 2010
Sports and timepieces have a natural symbiosis, as many sports need to be timed. This year marked the announcement of many new partnerships and associations.
Grand Opening F.P. Journe Boutique in Beijing
July 2010
F.P.Journe who celebrate over 30 years of exceptional watch creation has opened its first Boutique in mainland China, in the Yintaï Centre, two steps away (…)
The watch industry’s big powwow - Part 3
BASELWORLD 2010
July 2010
Across the aisle at Patek Philippe, in a completely different ambiance and in a segment even more prestigious, we were able to ‘cleanse the eyes’, in a (…)
Innovations, intentions and interrogations - Part 3
July 2010
Basel being Basel, not everything you want to see is in the confines of the BaselWorld halls. Such is the case of the new brand Berthoud & Pouzait, (…)
Spring buds and ladies watches blossom in Basel - Part 2
July 2010
Talking about watches in terms of colour always seems to be a frivolous activity for a serious watch magazine. However, for retailers, especially those that (…)
Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 3
July 2010
There is still a strong portion of the sports watch market that focuses on watches for the professional, including specifications not needed, but often very (…)
