Kross Studio: a story of resilience in the midst of chaos
INTERVIEW
December 2020
The former managers of RJ Watches (Romain Jerome), which shuttered its operations at the beginning of the year, have just launched a new design studio. In (…)
“We’re facing the deepest crisis of our generation”
INTERVIEW
August 2020
Launched in 1996, Parmigiani Fleurier is one of those “millennial” brands whose resilience is currently being tested. Its CEO, Davide Traxler, is lucid (…)
Richemont: a corporate culture in question
CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES
June 2020
The travails of the Richemont group more broadly reflect a corporate culture that seems somewhat out of sync with an ever more horizontal and complex world. (…)
The watch industry’s mirror
EDITORIAL
June 2020
Let’s be honest: in the ocean of economic, social and societal catastrophes, watchmaking is no more than a drop of water. But drops of water become rivers, (…)
Watch industry: surviving Covid-19
GUEST COLUMN
June 2020
During the last few years, the Swiss watch industry has been faced with a growing number of challenges: shifting consumer interests, the emergence of the (…)
Talking resilience with Ariel Adams
INTERVIEW
June 2020
America has been the country to suffer the biggest blow from the pandemic. Before it struck, the country was on the way to reclaim its spot as the number (…)
New “Resilience” issue
EUROPA STAR
May 2020
The new issue of Europa Star is devoted to the theme of “resilience”. Resilience of people, brands, technologies and networks in the face of a pandemic with (…)
Watches and cars: a no-nonsense comparison
INTERVIEW
May 2020
On a superficial level, the worlds of watchmaking and automobiles are often compared through the many partnerships forged between the two industries. But (…)
Europa Star: a century of watch journalism
A HISTORY OF RESILIENCE
May 2020
We are entering the anniversary of the decade that saw the birth of the Europa Star publishing house, one century ago. It was during the Roaring Twenties, a (…)
Journalists and watchmakers: how to fix our relationship
EDITORIAL
May 2020
The coronavirus crisis calls for introspection and change. The watch media must go through this reconstruction process, as well as the brands themselves, (…)
After-sales: the best way through the crisis?
INDUSTRY
May 2020
At a time when the coronavirus has brought the watch industry to a standstill, shouldn’t we take advantage of the situation to pamper existing customers (…)
Watchmaking’s hesitant solidarity
CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES
April 2020
Numerous private initiatives from wealthy individuals or global companies are today making up for the failures of states that did not foresee the extent of (…)