Merci: the trendy Paris watchmakers
FRANCE
July 2018
The LMM-01 designed by Paris boutique Merci soon gained an illustrious customer – the president of France, Emmanuel Macron. No doubt he saw something of (…)
Introducing French watchmaker Phenomen
April 2018
Based out of Besançon, the young brand has launched its debut timepiece: the Axiom. It’s bold and it’s distinctive, but does it have what it takes to make a (…)
France, not optimistic yet
2017: -1.4%
February 2018
After a good start, the French watchmaking sector is poised for a gloomy end to 2017. The business climate is dominated by geopolitics and a growing (…)
Besançon: the next generation
FRANCE
May 2017
In a watchmaking region that has struggled since the 1990s and been severely affected by the crisis currently gripping its Swiss neighbour, several new (…)
Alain Silberstein: the musings of a lifelong visionary
PORTRAIT
January 2017
If the most expert Japanese collectors or Singaporean aficionados know of Besançon, it’s without doubt the ‘fault’ of Alain Silberstein. And yet the (…)
2015 results for the French watch market
INTERVIEW
March 2016
Lower volumes but higher values: the French market holds a mirror to global trends, with a few Gallic peculiarities, such as the importance of the Asian (…)
