Collectors

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THE WATCH FILES

Watch collectors

The global collecting scene has evolved dramatically over recent decades. Europa Star analyses these developments and gives a voice to watch lovers around the world in a selection of articles.

Watch enthusiasts always find each other

Watch enthusiasts always find each other

TESTIMONIALS

Some of them have been active for two centuries, others just since last year; horological societies, associations and clubs feed the global watchmaking (...)

Collecting watches: a meeting with Lung Lung Thun

Collecting watches: a meeting with Lung Lung Thun

INTERVIEW

Watch collecting is often synonymous with men, and yet there is a growing contingent of female collectors who are actively involved in horology. Lung Lung (...)

“Collecting is about the people we meet”

“Collecting is about the people we meet”

WATCHTIME

Among local fairs aimed at collectors, WatchTime is becoming a label, with shows in New York, Los Angeles and Düsseldorf in Germany. The recipe? Organising (...)

Shanghai Watch Festival: when collectors get together

Shanghai Watch Festival: when collectors get together

THE FAIR TRADE

The collector has been the most notable figure to emerge on the watchmaking scene in the first quarter of the 21st century. In China, the nation most hotly (...)

Collective: the Silicon Valley's watch club

Collective: the Silicon Valley’s watch club

IN THE SILICON VALLEY

The new collectors’ club came to global attention when Zenith announced the launch of a “Collective” edition of its Chronomaster El Primero last October. The (...)

Meeting the Shanghai Watch Gang

Meeting the Shanghai Watch Gang

COLLECTORS

Think RedBar meets “Crazy Rich Asians”. The Shanghai Watch Gang is based in the most promising market in the world for luxury watches. And they are at the (...)

Redbar: uniting collectors worldwide

Redbar: uniting collectors worldwide

WATCH CLUB

This is undoubtedly the most successful ‘organic’ initiative looking to bring together watch aficionados worldwide. Paradoxically, it all began online, (...)

Supercars and Luxury Watches: A One-Way Love Affair?

Supercars and Luxury Watches: A One-Way Love Affair?

GUEST COLUMN

The connection between these two “toys for boys” is undeniable. It is one of the most recurring themes in marketing and publicity for luxury watches. That (...)

What the heck does that damn consumer want?

What the heck does that damn consumer want?

THE MYTHS OF COMMERCE (PART 1/5)

We are at a turning point in the history of retail. Many youngsters propose new models they deem “customer-focused” in the digital age. But their focus has (...)

The end of the passive ambassador?

The end of the passive ambassador?

12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY

We’ve seen so many stars posing with a luxury watch on their wrist and being handsomely paid for the service that we’ve forgotten one thing: if these (...)

Personalisation, for the privileged few?

Personalisation, for the privileged few?

12 DISRUPTIONS IN THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY

Reserved until recently for a few highend watches, personalisation is now gaining ground. Mainly as a result of the internet, new technologies, or the new (...)

Did you say vintage?

Did you say vintage?

TRENDS

The term ‘vintage’ appears to be invading the entire watchmaking world and yet it covers many very different realities from the authentically ‘vintage’ (...)

Getting back onto young people's wrists

Getting back onto young people’s wrists

MARKETS

For the past fifty years, the only so-called ‘watches’ worn by young people have been garish, interchangeable, gimmicky things; accessories rather than real (...)