Leica’s dream: to capture time and keep it
November 2023
With its new ZM11 watch, the German company is detaching itself from its photographic aura and launching itself body and soul into a watchmaking venture, (…)
Watch Q&A with... Uwe Ahrendt – Nomos Glashütte
June 2023
“With slim, elegant watches from Glashütte we’re right on target today”
Sinn, a German success story
HISTORY
August 2019
CEO and owner Lothar Schmidt is celebrating 25 years as the manager of Sinn Spezialuhren. In a tough environment for independent watch brands and without (…)
Hanhart 2.0
GERMANY
May 2019
The German chronograph brand founded in 1882 is undergoing a major transformation. It is now run by two young entrepreneurs from the region, who have set (…)
Meistersinger: oh happy Moon…
avril 2018
An astronomical single-hand watch, the Lunascope is the new Meistersinger’s offering with moon-phase display. The Big Moon featured on the dial is (…)
An unspectacular German watch market
WORLD MARKETS
March 2018
2017 will be remembered as an unspectacular year for the German watch market. Yet, with hardly any growth, a business that just represents 2012 figures and (…)
An interview with Eva-Kim Wempe
GERMANY
March 2018
An interview with Eva-Kim Wempe, CEO of Wempe watch retailer
Germany: losing the mid-price segment
MARKETS
March 2017
Germany is considered a conservative and demanding watch market. Due to its overall robust economy, in times of crisis the watch market feels negative (…)
Glashütte: a 170-year-old watchmaking start-up
GERMANY
January 2017
Ruined, oppressed, plundered – Germany’s watchmaking stronghold has succeeded in rising from the ashes several times over. Its “quartz crises” were real (…)
Glashütte: one village, several manufactures
GERMANY
January 2017
Ruined, oppressed, plundered – Germany’s watchmaking stronghold has succeeded in rising from the ashes several times over. Its “quartz crises” were real (…)
Three leads for Glashütte’s future
GERMANY
January 2017
Ruined, oppressed, plundered – Germany’s watchmaking stronghold has succeeded in rising from the ashes several times over. Its “quartz crises” were real (…)
