ARTS & CRAFTS - VACHERON CONSTANTIN - Getting familiar with longevity

ARTS & CRAFTS - VACHERON CONSTANTIN - Getting familiar with longevity

October 2013
An interview with Julien Marchenoir, the Marketing and Communication Director of Vacheron Constantin, by Pierre Maillard.

ARTS & CRAFTS - GALLERIES

ARTS & CRAFTS - GALLERIES

October 2013
Discover beautiful pieces requiring the highest level of craftsmanship with artistic techniques such as Etruscan Granulation, Feather Marquetry, Straw (…)

The Future of Watchmaking: A world OF POTENTIAL

The Future of Watchmaking: A world OF POTENTIAL

October 2013
It is a persistent impression and one confirmed by a whole series of all kinds of indicators. But what impression is it, exactly? The impression that every (…)

LAKIN@LARGE - ...and you think YOU'VE GOT PROBLEMS?

LAKIN@LARGE - ...and you think YOU’VE GOT PROBLEMS?

October 2013
I think it was G. K. Chesterton who first claimed that ‘travel broadens the mind’. Well I can assure you in the period of just one year I have made not one (…)

Ice-Watch opens second Swiss flagship in Zurich

Ice-Watch opens second Swiss flagship in Zurich

October 2013
After opening its first flagship store just a stone’s throw from the numerous high-end watch boutiques in Geneva last year, Ice-Watch opened its second (…)

Bell & Ross opens a new boutique in Prague, Czech Republic

Bell & Ross opens a new boutique in Prague, Czech Republic

October 2013
After Paris and Vienna, Bell & Ross, continues its retail development strategy with the opening of its third European boutique in Prague, Czech (…)

ESCAPEMENTS - URBAN JÜRGENSEN - Innovation in the service of tradition

ESCAPEMENTS - URBAN JÜRGENSEN - Innovation in the service of tradition

September 2013
For Helmut Crott, the owner of Urban Jürgensen, the detent design was the natural choice when looking for a new type of escapement for the brand, for two (…)

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - Engagement benchmarks and drivers for luxury watch brands ON FACEBOOK

WORLDWATCHWEB™ - Engagement benchmarks and drivers for luxury watch brands ON FACEBOOK

September 2013
By the end of 2012, the 62 most sought-after luxury watch brands regrouped nearly 50 million fans on Facebook, growing by +135%*, according to the (…)

Ice-Watch opens flagship store in Amsterdam

Ice-Watch opens flagship store in Amsterdam [Video]

September 2013
Amsterdam is the latest city to welcome an Ice-Watch flagship store, the brand’s seventh. It is located in the heart of the city’s most popular shopping street.

ESCAPEMENTS - AUDEMARS PIGUET - The best of both worlds

ESCAPEMENTS - AUDEMARS PIGUET - The best of both worlds

September 2013
Audemars Piguet took inspiration from a 200 year-old design to combine the advantages of the Swiss lever and detent escapements for ultimate precision.

Bremont opens flagship store in Hong Kong

Bremont opens flagship store in Hong Kong

September 2013
Visiting Hong Kong for the watch fair last week, Europa Star had the chance to see the freshly opened Bremont boutique on Lyndhurst Terrace in the city’s (…)

ESCAPEMENTS - OMEGA - George Daniels's Legacy

ESCAPEMENTS - OMEGA - George Daniels’s Legacy

September 2013
Omega claims that its co-axial is “the perfect mechanical watch”. Here we take a look at the co-axial escapement’s history.