The (near-)perfect tourbillon is within reach

The (near-)perfect tourbillon is within reach

INNOVATION

December 2021
It has been an acknowledged fact for several decades that the tourbillon, invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet to offset the effects of gravity in pocket (…)

“In Switzerland, there is fintech and medtech but no luxtech”

“In Switzerland, there is fintech and medtech but no luxtech”

INTERVIEW

June 2021
With Luxury Venture Group, Deependra Pandey wants to create an incubator and venture capital firm dedicated exclusively to supporting new companies in the (…)

Initium: the time is right for home watch assembly

Initium: the time is right for home watch assembly

HOROLOGICAL WORKSHOPS

December 2020
The events sector has been badly affected by the pandemic. A Swiss company that specialises in running introductory watchmaking workshops, Initium, is (…)

MicroLean Lab: an industrial breakthrough

MicroLean Lab: an industrial breakthrough

INNOVATION

December 2020
MicroLean Lab, part of HE-Arc Ingénierie, based at St- Imier in the Jura Arc, is in the process of designing a genuine micro-factory that will fit into one (…)

Success story: a reorientation towards protective masks

Success story: a reorientation towards protective masks

PORTRAIT

December 2020
With the pandemic now a part of everyday life, mask production is becoming a huge industrial market. Thousands of factories have opened in China to produce (…)

Bulgari's Octo Finissimo, behind the scenes

Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo, behind the scenes

INTERVIEW

November 2020
To get a better idea of how the interaction between aesthetics and engineering came about in this collection, Europa Star met its masterminds Fabrizio (…)

Jacob & Co. The Astronomia Art Phoenix

Jacob & Co. The Astronomia Art Phoenix

WHEN INNOVATION MEANS EXTRAVAGANCE

October 2020
You have to actually handle this incredible timepiece at least once to fully appreciate its absolute extravagance.

Bovet 1822: The Brainstorm Chapter Two

Bovet 1822: The Brainstorm Chapter Two

WHEN INNOVATION IS A STAGE

October 2020
Back in 2016, Bovet introduced into their collections a highly innovative, asymmetric case in the shape of an antique writing slope. Here comes a new (…)

A Swiss R&D team introduces “hosted watch manufacturing”

A Swiss R&D team introduces “hosted watch manufacturing”

NEW CONCEPT

October 2020
Becoming a “manufacture” is the dream of many smaller and even large watch brands hoping to differentiate themselves, especially in the middle of a global (…)

Mauron Musy: a new sealing technology

Mauron Musy: a new sealing technology

WHEN INNOVATION IS WATER-RESISTANCE

October 2020
Born as a spin-off of a Swiss sub-contractor specialising in exteriors and precision machining for watchmakers, Mauron Musy has built its reputation as much (…)

Romain Gauthier: The Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette

Romain Gauthier: The Insight Micro-Rotor Squelette

WHEN INNOVATION IS DECORATION

October 2020
Exactly 350 hours of anglage and polishing per watch. Or, as one of the anglage specialists at Romain Gauthier puts it, “a genuine test of mental strength. (…)

Girard-Perregaux: The Cosmos Infinity

Girard-Perregaux: The Cosmos Infinity

WHEN INNOVATION MEANS TWO GLOBES

October 2020
A solar day contains 24 hours. A sidereal day, the exact measurement of celestial time, lasts 23 hours and 56 minutes. To do full justice to this minute but (…)