Last November the venerable nations of the Old World hosted three watchmaking fairs targeted at the general public: Munich Time in Germany, SalonQP in (…)

Last November the venerable nations of the Old World hosted three watchmaking fairs targeted at the general public: Munich Time in Germany, SalonQP in (…)

A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

Retail Map is the new Europa Star regular column which monitors the watch boutiques and stores movements throughout the world. We encourage all our (…)

Three major news items broke at around the same time, sending out contradictory signals.

A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

Retail Map is a new Europa Star regular column which will present the openings – or closures – of watch boutiques and stores throughout the world. We (…)

On 1 November 2013, 35-year-old Aurélie Picaud was appointed head of Fabergé watches. Her brief was to resuscitate the watchmaking branch of the celebrated (…)

This name in numbers heralds a new departure for Louis Vuitton, which is launching a more affordable everyday alternative to the polarising Tambour. Could (…)

Founded by Voltaire in the 18th century and brought back to life by the owner of TEC Ebauches, the brand has been in the hands of the G(o)uten family for (…)

MCT changed hands just a few years after its launch, but its buyer, who has now been at the helm for four years, has shown evidence of some joined-up (…)

This most British of Swiss watchmakers – along with fellow classmate Stephen Forsey – has succeeded in creating a kind of timelessness, above and beyond the (…)