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Basel and Geneva play a game of go

Basel and Geneva play a game of go

March 2019
The recent announcement that, in 2020, the dates of the SIHH and Baselworld will basically coincide, is just the latest salvo in a protracted territorial (...)

Richard Mille - Absolute independence

Richard Mille - Absolute independence

TIM MALACHARD, MARKETING DIRECTOR OF THIS BUSINESS FAMILY

March 2019
The brand has stubbornly followed its own destiny in an era of domination by the groups. Richard Mille has paved the way for success by imposing his own (...)

Aurel Bacs: “Brands have shifted from rejection to acceptance”

Aurel Bacs: “Brands have shifted from rejection to acceptance”

PHILLIPS/BACS & RUSSO

March 2019
The most famous watch auctioneer in the world explores the radical change in the attitude of most brands when it comes to the secondary market, which is (...)

Instagram, “long time” and “short time”

Instagram, “long time” and “short time”

March 2019
The paradox of the supposedly forward-looking new networks is that they constantly plunge us into a distant and magnified past. The internet has given us (...)

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Calvin Klein: The “godmother” of watch fashion brands

Calvin Klein: The “godmother” of watch fashion brands

INTERVIEW WITH CARLO GIORDANETTI PRESIDENT OF WATCHES + JEWELRY

February 2019
We sat down with Carlo Giordanetti*, president of the Swatch Group’s joint venture, a long-time actor in the volatile fashion watch market, filled today (...)

Frédérique Constant

Frédérique Constant

“BRIDGING CONNECTION AND COMPLICATION”

February 2019
Frédérique Constant has passed the 30 year mark. With characteristic discretion and a style that is anything but exuberant, the brand recently acquired by (...)

Bulgari's Italian Rinascimento

Bulgari’s Italian Rinascimento

COLLECTION 2019

February 2019
“Fusing Italian design with extraordinary Swiss engineering is about creating masterpieces constituting enduring legends,”according to Jean-Christophe Babin, (...)

Baume & Mercier: a trip down memory lane

Baume & Mercier: a trip down memory lane

INTERVIEW WITH GEOFFROY LEFEBVRE, CEO

February 2019
The Richemont Group’s accessible brand has a new director, Geoffroy Lefebvre. And all you have to do is look at his private Instagram account to understand (...)

In Pakistan watchmaking follows geopolitics

In Pakistan watchmaking follows geopolitics

MEGACITIES & HUBS

February 2019
It is hard to put an accurate figure on the population of the biggest cities in the world. What we do know is that most of them are in developing (...)
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Rado: a futuristic brand explores its past

Rado: a futuristic brand explores its past

INTERVIEW WITH MATTHIAS BRESCHAN, CEO

February 2019
Since his arrival in 2011, Matthias Breschan, who manages this Swatch Group brand, has focused on new formats and materials and mechanical calibres to (...)
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WatchBox: when a retailer successfully goes digital

WatchBox: when a retailer successfully goes digital

🇺🇸 PHILADELPHIA 🇨🇭 NEUCHATEL

February 2019
Danny Govberg is the heir to an illustrious family of Philadelphia watch retailers. In just a few years, the American has shaken up his business model to (...)

The Controversial Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet

The Controversial Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet

GUEST COLUMN

February 2019
The Independent giant’s most significant launch since the Royal Oak was met with an initial outcry from the watch community. Is it a clever strategic move (...)

Bell & Ross: the art of disruption

Bell & Ross: the art of disruption

INTERVIEW WITH CARLOS-A. ROSILLO CO-FOUNDER& CEO

January 2019
The proudly independent Franco-Swiss brand has brought the aeroplane cockpit to the wrist. It has followed a very precise trajectory. A pioneer in the XXL (...)

Mexico - An unconventional watch market

Mexico - An unconventional watch market

MEGACITIES & HUBS

January 2019
It is hard to put an accurate figure on the population of the biggest cities in the world. What we do know is that most of them are in developing (...)
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Mauron Musy - The Anti-kickstarter

Mauron Musy - The Anti-kickstarter

January 2019
While there are countless watch start-ups launching crowdfunding campaigns on global platforms such as Kickstarter, the Fribourg-based brand Mauron Musy (...)

True Facet: “The second-hand market is the new China”

True Facet: “The second-hand market is the new China”

E-COMMERCE

January 2019
As additional evidence of the growth of the pre-owned watch market (thanks largely to the internet), several Swiss watch manufacturers, including Zenith (...)

Higher turnout expected at Inhorgenta Munich

Higher turnout expected at Inhorgenta Munich

EXHIBITION

January 2019
Inhorgenta Munich will attract a significantly higher number of exhibitors from February 22 to 25, 2019 than in 2018. This builds on the growth between (...)

The case against flagship stores

The case against flagship stores

OPINION

December 2018
Of course, Apple is very successful at running their own stores. However this does not mean that every other brand, even a close competitor like Samsung, (...)

Redbar: uniting collectors worldwide

Redbar: uniting collectors worldwide

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 MIAMI

November 2018
This is undoubtedly the most successful ‘organic’ initiative looking to bring together watch aficionados worldwide. Paradoxically, it all began online, (...)

Retrospective on Munichtime 2018

Retrospective on Munichtime 2018

WATCH EXPO

November 2018
In accordance with the actual worldwide tendency, Munichtime registered fewer exhibitors this year. However, the interest of exhibitors and visitors alike (...)

Watch The 2018 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève Live

Watch The 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Live

LIVE STREAM

November 2018
It’s time for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), the most important awards in watchmaking The ceremony is taking place in Geneva on November 9 at 6 (...)

The rout

The rout

TRADE SHOWS: THE DOMINO THEORY

November 2018
Another one bites the dust. All on the same day, we learned that Raymond Weil was quitting Baselworld as of 2019, then that Audemars Piguet and Richard (...)

Wolf doesn't want an accessory role

Wolf doesn’t want an accessory role

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 LOS ANGELES

October 2018
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 (...)
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When pieces go from Instagram to shop windows

When pieces go from Instagram to shop windows

EDITORIAL

October 2018
This issue marks the creation of a new tradition at Europa Star: we have selected the watch innovations that caught our eye this year in a few carefully (...)
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