The Royal Oak Concept through the Europa Star archives
AP x ES SERIES
October 2024
Last time, Stephen Foskett took us on an epic deep dive into the Royal Oak Offshore through the Europa Star archives, showing how “the Beast” smashed (…)
The Tissot saga in the United States (1848–1876)
October 2024
Tight links were established between the Tissot family from Le Locle and the United States from very early on. In 1848, Charles-Emile crossed the ocean for (…)
Breitling, 140 years of acceleration
October 2024
Breitling is celebrating 140 years spanning a history of firsts, recent developments and a “legendary future” – its slogan since 2017 when it was acquired (…)
“Recognition for John Arnold is our priority”
INTERVIEW
October 2024
Pascal Béchu is the new managing director of Arnold & Son and Angelus, having previously headed up global sales. He intends to use his tenure to (…)
In the Mood for Tissot: the debut in Hong Kong (1920–1997)
June 2024
It is always interesting to re-evaluate Tissot’s business choices and activities in China from a present-day perspective. Just recently, 2023 saw the launch (…)
Understanding the history of Rolex through Europa Star archives
GUEST COLUMN
May 2024
Pierre-Yves Donzé’s opus on the history of Rolex is a publishing phenomenon. “The Crown” is already the subject of numerous books, written from a (…)
Should we colourise the past?
EDITORIAL
May 2024
A kind reader* recently sent us this photograph, which shows Europa Star’s founder, our ancestor Hugo Buchser, in a new light. While we’re used to seeing (…)
Micromégas: an astonishing encyclopaedia of Time, rediscovered
April 2024
Between 1964 and 1970, a rich, well-documented and fascinating encyclopaedia of Time with a revolutionary graphic design for its day, was published by Les (…)
The fragmentation of watch fairs is a reflection of the market
COLUMN
April 2024
In the 1990s, journalist Pascal Brandt reported Alain-Dominique Perrin’s memorable comment on “the smell of grilled sausages” at Baselworld, signalling the (…)
“Distribution will be the battlefield of the next century”
February 2024
After Fine Watchmaking and its icons, Pascal Brandt takes this new column into the sensitive – and totally transformed – terrain of watch distribution, (…)
Once Upon a Time: Tissot in Shanghai (1920–1948)
January 2024
The evocation of Tissot’s past presence in Shanghai resonates with its present, with the opening of a new boutique on Nanking Road - the very place where (…)
In Time with Fashion: Tissot in Shanghai (1920–1948)
January 2024
Tissot’s first steps in China took it backstage into the vibrant world of Shanghai cinema. Carried by the most famous actresses of the time, its timepieces (…)
