Watchmaking in the USA

Watchmaking in the USA

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Watchmaking in the USA

A curated selection of Europa Star articles on the vibrant American watch scene.

The Breakout Retail Star: Teddy Baldassarre

The Breakout Retail Star: Teddy Baldassarre

A YouTube sensation from Cleveland, Ohio, Teddy Baldassarre is not your typical influencer. In mere six years, he has transformed a one-man show into a (...)

“An American watch industry revival is a misconception”

“An American watch industry revival is a misconception”

When it comes to American watchmaking, Roland G. Murphy’s name undeniably stands out. For decades, his brand has stood as an unwavering pillar in (...)

Accutron's giant leap beyond Bulova

Accutron’s giant leap beyond Bulova

With an uninterrupted legacy spanning nearly 150 years in the United States, Bulova is fervently reigniting its esteemed heritage. Jeffrey Cohen, President (...)

Timex Group: towards the 170th anniversary

Timex Group: towards the 170th anniversary

Beyond its enduring foothold in the mass-market fashion watch industry, Timex has been stealthily carving a strong position in the luxury space. Tobias (...)

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Windup Watch Fair: the ultimate hub for watch enthusiasts

Windup Watch Fair: the ultimate hub for watch enthusiasts

Founded in 2015 and open to the public, the American show has become a key platform for the blossoming of new watch brands. It is now held in New York, (...)

Oak & Oscar Wants Your Watch to Get Dirty

Oak & Oscar Wants Your Watch to Get Dirty

The Chicago-based boutique watch brand has been quietly amassing acclaim for its distinctive Midwestern creations, all without waving the American flag. (...)

Shinola, an unapologetically American design brand

As the sole industrial-scale watchmaker in the United States, Shinola is primed to reposition itself in the horological world. Awenate Cobbina, CEO of (...)

Cameron Weiss: a polymath of American watchmaking

Cameron Weiss: a polymath of American watchmaking

On its 10th anniversary, the California native reflects on the mission of his eponymous brand Weiss Watch Company: to revive bona fide American horology (...)

J.N. Shapiro: America's answer to F.P. Journe?

J.N. Shapiro: America’s answer to F.P. Journe?

PORTRAIT

In a display of horological prowess, Josh Shapiro has unveiled the Resurgence, the first in-house mechanical wristwatch to bear the ‘U.S. Made’ label in over (...)

Brew Watch Co.: a unicorn in the making?

Brew Watch Co.: a unicorn in the making?

American designer-owner Jonathan Ferrer has turned his one-man watch brand into a high-growth business, with a 75-fold sales increase since its inception. (...)

Swissnex San Francisco, a future hub for Swiss watches?

Swissnex San Francisco, a future hub for Swiss watches?

IN THE SILICON VALLEY

Swissnex serves as a liaison office between Swiss companies and universities and the highly innovative ecosystem of Silicon Valley. But one big piece of (...)

Yves Behar, a Swiss star designer in San Francisco

Yves Behar, a Swiss star designer in San Francisco

IN THE SILICON VALLEY

The list of customers of the company founded by Swiss-born star designer Yves Behar is long, ranging from Nike to L’Oreal, from Louis Vuitton to Prada, (...)

Report in the Silicon Valley

Report in the Silicon Valley

REPORT

Digital technology is disrupting the world of watches, and the tools of disruption are being created chiefly in the Bay Area. The Swiss watch industry, (...)

Shinola, the factory of Americana

Shinola, the factory of Americana

REPORT

The Detroit firm with Texan roots has taken ownership of the theme of resilience, in a city that has endured more than its share of problems. With the help (...)

Horological Society of New York: from survival to success

Horological Society of New York: from survival to success

UNITED STATES

The oldest watchmaking guild in the United States, founded in the 19th century by German immigrants, has followed the ups and downs of the American watch (...)

American watch report

American watch report

TIMEPIECES & PEOPLE OF 2019

America: Trump, the great outdoors, the dreams and the violence, the grandeur and the misery... and also the firepower of Apple Watch and Rolex, as well as (...)

Wolf doesn't want an accessory role

Wolf doesn’t want an accessory role

LOS ANGELES

The multi-generational company based in California has conquered a place of choice in the highly specialised market of watch winders and watch cases. Its (...)

Tiny Jewel Box: watchmaking in Washington DC

Tiny Jewel Box: watchmaking in Washington DC

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

Since Roosevelt in the 1930s, the American political establishment has been buying jewellery from a specific retailer: Tiny Jewel Box. This historic (...)

Grand Seiko, a new start in the USA

Grand Seiko, a new start in the USA

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

The Japanese brand has opened its first boutique dedicated exclusively to Grand Seiko in Beverly Hills. It has also just launched sumptuous limited (...)

Couture: luxury watchmaking in Las Vegas

Couture: luxury watchmaking in Las Vegas

TRADE SHOW

In the wake of Baselworld’s massive restructuring, all watch fairs around the world are rethinking how they operate. However, the Couture Time fair in Las (...)

JCK, a show in transformation

JCK, a show in transformation

LAS VEGAS

The largest American jewellery show is preparing for a major transition in 2019. After moving from the Venetian Hotel to Mandalay Bay, JCK will return to (...)

What do we actually know about Shinola?

What do we actually know about Shinola?

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 DETROIT

The adventure continues! We’re still in Detroit, the American city determined to rise from the industrial ashes. At Shinola, they produce watches, bikes (...)

Business is booming for Dallas retailer Timeless

Business is booming for Dallas retailer Timeless

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 TEXAS

Cruising along thanks to industry, farming and oil, the Texan capital is morphing into a choice destination for watch buyers. One retailer is doing (...)

Architecture in the US watch market

Architecture in the US watch market

BUILDING TIME

When Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to design the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, his mandate was to create “a temple of the spirit.” But on one evening (...)