“We're facing the deepest crisis of our generation”

“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 (…)

The watch industry's mirror

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

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 (…)

“Kintsugi” or the art of resilience

“Kintsugi” or the art of resilience

EDITORIAL

May 2020
Our new print issue is devoted to the theme of resilience for the watch world in light of the pandemic. The imagery in this special is based around the (…)

New “Resilience” issue

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

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

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

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?

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

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 (…)

A new page waiting to be written

A new page waiting to be written

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

April 2020
A page has been turned with the definitive break between Baselworld and its most loyal exhibitors. The regrouping around a single event in Geneva is the (…)

Time: frozen or burned out?

Time: frozen or burned out?

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

April 2020
Watchmaking will not emerge unscathed from this historic coronavirus crisis. Its future face will depend on the overarching lessons that will be learned (…)