Independent watchmakers

Independent watchmakers

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Independent watchmakers

From F.P.Journe to Kari Voutilainen, a selection of Europa Star articles on the vibrant independent watch stage.

Armin Strom returns to its first in-house watch

Armin Strom returns to its first in-house watch

Carrying on the “transparent mechanics” concept of the eponymous watchmaker, the brand launched by childhood friends Serge Michel and Claude Greisler has (...)

Zannetti: Italian art and craft applied to watchmaking

Zannetti: Italian art and craft applied to watchmaking

For 40 years, the Roman workshop has patiently delivered a profusion of designs in complete independence, with an emphasis on craftsmanship and (...)

Czapek set to launch a fifth collection

Czapek set to launch a fifth collection

A name brought back to life less than a decade ago, Czapek subscribes to a policy of managed growth in a buoyant market. The launch of the Antarctique (...)

Kross Studio: the mechanics of resilience

Kross Studio: the mechanics of resilience

Set up during the pandemic by the former team at RJ Watches, the Swiss design studio has multiple strings to its bow as an in-demand contractor and a (...)

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Watch Q&A with... Oliver Ebstein – Chronoswiss

Watch Q&A with... Oliver Ebstein – Chronoswiss

“Reviving an icon from the past for our 40th anniversary”

Watch Q&A with... Mario Peserico – Eberhard & Co.

Watch Q&A with... Mario Peserico – Eberhard & Co.

“Strengthening our relations with retailers: our policy is to sell only through them”

Watch Q&A with... Stéphane Waser – Maurice Lacroix

Watch Q&A with... Stéphane Waser – Maurice Lacroix

“Continue to spread the word: we still haven’t reached everybody”

Watch Q&A with... Dan Niederer – SevenFriday

Watch Q&A with... Dan Niederer – SevenFriday

“Innovation in additive manufacturing/3D printing, with a new generation of products”

Watch Q&A with... Christophe Musy – Mauron Musy

Watch Q&A with... Christophe Musy – Mauron Musy

“Sales are increasing and our new factory is coming”

Watch Q&A with... Coralie Charriol – Charriol

Watch Q&A with... Coralie Charriol – Charriol

“Being one of the only female leaders in this space gives me a differentiating edge”

Watch Q&A with... Xavier De Roquemaurel – Czapek & Cie

Watch Q&A with... Xavier De Roquemaurel – Czapek & Cie

“Keep up the pace of production with horizontal manufacturing and in-house capabilities”

Rudis Sylva: Watchmaking with family and friends

Rudis Sylva: Watchmaking with family and friends

After a career with a number of big watch brands, Jacky Epitaux chose the path of independence, cofounding Rudis Sylva in 2006. The brand is named after (...)

Morteau, home of watchmaking's new wave

Morteau, home of watchmaking’s new wave

When meeting the new generation of young independent watchmakers, one name came up time and again: Morteau. Specifically, the watchmaking programme at Lycée (...)

Olivier Mory: industrial methods meet fine watchmaking

Olivier Mory: industrial methods meet fine watchmaking

Olivier Mory was thirteen when he fell in love… with watchmaking. Fortunately the feeling was mutual and the two have been together ever since! What makes (...)

Shona Taine: “That's what I want to do!”

Shona Taine: “That’s what I want to do!”

Remember the name! Shona Taine is one of the too few women independent watchmakers. At just 25, she has already accrued impressive technical skills and a (...)

Sylvain Pinaud: the origins of Origine

Sylvain Pinaud: the origins of Origine

At the last ever Baselworld, in 2019, we had the good fortune to meet Sylvain Pinaud, who was showing his Chronographe Monopoussoir Artisanal – at that time (...)

Julien Tixier: independent but not isolated

Julien Tixier: independent but not isolated

At just turned 30, Julien Tixier is considered to be one of the most gifted watchmakers of his generation; something he recently demonstrated with the (...)

Luc Monnet: freedom and sharing

Luc Monnet: freedom and sharing

The Zen aphorism that “there is no goal at the end of the path, the path is the goal” could easily apply to Luc Monnet, a watchmaker, specialist in (...)

Portraits of a new wave

Portraits of a new wave

REPORT

A new wave is coming to watchmaking. It’s not a tsunami and it won’t change the face of the industry, but it will have an effect. These are a new generation (...)

New waves

New waves

EDITORIAL

In our latest issue we offer a series of portraits of some of these new-generation artisans, who will certainly make some waves. You’ll enjoy reading about (...)

Hervé Schlüchter's existential watchmaking

Hervé Schlüchter’s existential watchmaking

PORTRAIT

As independent watchmaking continues to make its mark, a new workshop – that of Hervé Schlüchter in Biel/Bienne – creates classically inspired watches with a (...)

BA111OD gets to grips with the chronograph

BA111OD gets to grips with the chronograph

INTERVIEW

On 11 October 2022, three years after launching his own watch with the sole aim of proving that a gap existed in the traditional business model by (...)

Doxa: the spectacular comeback

Doxa: the spectacular comeback

STRATEGY

The historic specialist in diving watches saw its desirability increase tenfold in the midst of the pandemic. The Swiss family-owned brand has just (...)

Czapek and the Antarctique success story

Czapek and the Antarctique success story

Independent watchmaker Czapek has decided to suspend orders for its flagship model, the Antarctique, for a year. The move is intended to help the brand (...)