The luck of the Irish: Sheeran Jewellers in Dublin

INDEPENDENT BRANDS - MANUFACTURE ROYALE

INDEPENDENT BRANDS - MANUFACTURE ROYALE

David Gouten, Marc Guten, Gérard Gouten and Alexis Gouten, all members of the same family and all well known in the watchmaking community (both as (…)

THE JAPANESE RACE for absolute precision

THE JAPANESE RACE for absolute precision

It is almost as if the three big Japanese brands – Seiko, Citizen and Casio – had passed the word around: 2014 will be the year of the GPS watch, capable of (…)

JAPAN - New design for the SEIKO ASTRON GPS SOLAR

JAPAN - New design for the SEIKO ASTRON GPS SOLAR

Last year Seiko presented its Astron GPS solar at BaselWorld. This watch could automatically adjust to any of the different time zones around our planet. (…)

JAPAN - Thinner, lighter, faster… The new CITIZEN ECO-DRIVE SATELLITE WAVE F100

JAPAN - Thinner, lighter, faster… The new CITIZEN ECO-DRIVE SATELLITE WAVE F100

Citizen’s Eco-Drive Satellite Wave, launched in 2011 as a concept watch, was the brand’s first light-powered watch capable of synchronising with GPS (…)

CASIO - Japan

CASIO - Japan

“SYNCHRONIZED TIMEPIECES”

The main theme chosen by Casio for BaselWorld 2014 was “Synchronized Timepieces”. It is best seen in two watches, a new double-synchronized G-Shock and an (…)

NEWCOMER - BARBOUR: From the waxed jacket to the wrist

NEWCOMER - BARBOUR: From the waxed jacket to the wrist

With two iconic garments as a foundation, Barbour has grown into a genuine lifestyle brand, adding a range of shirts, footwear and accessories to its (…)

SPORTS WATCHES - Who is going to be a GOOD SPORT?

SPORTS WATCHES - Who is going to be a GOOD SPORT?

After an Olympic Winter Games earlier this year that broke records in terms of its cost if nothing else and a World Cup on the horizon this summer in (…)

SPORTS - BELL & ROSS B-Rocket

SPORTS - BELL & ROSS B-Rocket

Several years ago, Bell & Ross made its first foray into custom motorcycles as marketing tools when they teamed with Shaw Harley-Davidson in the UK to (…)

SERVICE, PLEASE! - Service experiences WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD at the retail level - part 1

SERVICE, PLEASE! - Service experiences WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD at the retail level - part 1

For some time, we at Europa Star have been following the service issue with our special section, “Service, Please!” We have profiled brands and their after (…)

SERVICE, PLEASE! - The customer's perspective - GHITA RAMDHIANSING

SERVICE, PLEASE! - The customer’s perspective - GHITA RAMDHIANSING

Ghita Ramdhiansing is a coach and trainer in Amsterdam, specialising in organisational and personal development. She started her love affair with watches (…)

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - Demand for SWISS LUXURY WATCHES continues to grow

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - Demand for SWISS LUXURY WATCHES continues to grow

For the 10th consecutive year, Digital Luxury Group releases the WorldWatchReport™, the leading market research in the luxury watch industry. After the (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - This could leave A BITTER TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH

LAKIN@LARGE - This could leave A BITTER TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH

What did Thomas Prescher, Menton, oranges and lemons have in common in February this year? The answer is … Jules Verne. Thomas, who launched his (…)