Swatch x Omega: what madness is this?
EDITORIAL
July 2022
All it took was the announcement of an unprecedented and vaguely incestuous marriage between Swatch and the Speedmaster Moonwatch, Omega’s iconic timepiece, (…)
Breguet, a meeting with Lionel a Marca
INTERVIEW
June 2022
The Marine Hora Mundi is Breguet’s first timepiece of 2022 to bear the signature of new CEO Lionel a Marca, who was appointed last year. We took the (…)
Jaquet Droz’s radical reboot
INDUSTRY
June 2022
After a long period of silence, Jaquet Droz’s new CEO, Alain Delamuraz, has announced his policy to revolutionise the brand’s strategy from top to bottom. (…)
“Quartz is back in force at Tissot”
INTERVIEW
December 2021
The giant from Le Locle is seeing strong growth in its electronic output for the first time in several years, thanks to the success of its PRX model. It’s a (…)
The Swatch Group’s beginnings in China
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
October 2021
What lies behind the Swatch Group’s strong presence in the Chinese market? What were the main stages of its expansion in the country? The Europa Star (…)
Certina: “Stabilise quartz, grow mechanical watches”
INTERVIEW
July 2021
As Certina continues to boost its profile in automatic watches, it is asserting its legitimacy in the popular niche of diving models. The affordable brand (…)
“We must highlight Longines’ pioneering role in watchmaking”
INTERVIEW
April 2021
Last year, Matthias Breschan took over the top job at Longines from the legendary Walter von Känel, who turned the brand into a commercial “war machine”. As (…)
Hamilton, calibrated for a new era of watchmaking
INTERVIEW
April 2021
Hamilton, which offers affordable mechanical neo-vintage watches, and which committed early on to e-commerce, seems to have a better profile than other (…)
Jaquet Droz, man and machine
EXHIBITION
October 2020
From the end of November, the Swiss brand will take part in a retrospective on robotics at the prestigious MUDEC in Milan. For nearly three centuries, the (…)
With the Spirit collection, Longines pays tribute to pioneers
COVER STORY
September 2020
What do Amelia Earhart, Paul-Emile Victor, Elinor Smith and Howard Hughes have in common? Two things: they showed an admirable determination to set new (…)
A complete review of Omega’s new timepieces
REPORT
September 2020
Omega, which is champing at the bit after the cancellation of Tokyo 2020 and the postponed release of the latest James Bond movie, has chosen to physically (…)
“Collectors won’t be enough for Swiss watchmaking”
FRANZ LINDER, MIDO
July 2020
Mido, a Swiss volume brand specialising in automatic watches, plays a key role in the watchmaking ecosystem as a “transmission belt” between the bottom and (…)