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Announcing the new edition of the Prague SEW Watch Show

Announcing the new edition of the Prague SEW Watch Show

The doors of the Žofín Palace will open next Friday for the seventh edition of the SEW Salon of Exceptional Watches, where visitors will find two dozen (...)

Dubai Watch Week returns in 2021

Dubai Watch Week returns in 2021

Founded by Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons in 2015, the largest and most prominent non-commercial watch event in the Middle East has confirmed the presence of (...)

SIAR 2021 is about to start in Mexico

SIAR 2021 is about to start in Mexico

The most important event in the industry in Latin America, and one of the most prestigious in the world, will celebrate its 15th edition from October 19th (...)

Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022 unveils its list of exhibitors

Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022 unveils its list of exhibitors

After two entirely digital editions, the key watchmaking industry event is confirmed to take place in Geneva both in a physical format – in the halls of (...)

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Innovations in Watch Component Colors with Positive Coating

Innovations in Watch Component Colors with Positive Coating

THE WATCH FILES

In this special episode, Serge Maillard and Stephen Foskett discuss the future of watch movement and case materials with Lucien Steinmann of Positive (...)

Discover the Autumn editions of Europa Star

Discover the Autumn editions of Europa Star

MAGAZINE

Will watchmaking still be appreciated in the year 2100? And if so, what kind of watchmaking? The autumn editions of Europa Star focus on the most (...)

Swiss retailer Les Ambassadeurs appoints a new CEO

Swiss retailer Les Ambassadeurs appoints a new CEO

Philipp Budiman is the new CEO of Swiss retailer Les Ambassadeurs and of its sister company Watches of Switzerland. He previously served as CEO of (...)

Chronext plans IPO and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange

Chronext plans IPO and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange

INDUSTRY

The IPO is expected to include a primary component of up to CHF 250 million and a secondary component. The premium, luxury and ultra-luxury market was (...)

Bucherer opens its flagship boutique in New York

Bucherer opens its flagship boutique in New York

The new boutique had been in the pipeline since Bucherer acquired US luxury watch retailer Tourneau in early 2018. The three-storey building represents an (...)

WatchBox announces a majority investment in De Bethune

WatchBox announces a majority investment in De Bethune

INDUSTRY

WatchBox, a global leader in collectible luxury timepieces, announces a majority investment in De Bethune, the watch manufacture established in 2002, and (...)

HSNY introduces its Chronometer Certification Program

HSNY introduces its Chronometer Certification Program

The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) announces the launch of its Chronometer Certification Program, a new testing service for watchmakers and watch (...)

Pininfarina and Bovet extend their partnership

Pininfarina and Bovet extend their partnership

Automobili Pininfarina and Bovet 1822 confirmed their new partnership at the Monterey Car Week, marking the world premiere of the first (...)

Cartier supports the Venice International Film Festival

Cartier supports the Venice International Film Festival

The brand becomes the main sponsor of the Venice International Film Festival - La Biennale di Venezia. As part of this collaboration the Cartier Glory to (...)

Horage will donate prototypes of its Tourbillon 1

Horage will donate prototypes of its Tourbillon 1

SPECIAL

Rather than sell the original prototypes of its Tourbillon 1, Horage decided to “use this opportunity to give back”. The brand is now accepting donations of (...)

Breguet appoints Lionel a Marca as its new CEO

Breguet appoints Lionel a Marca as its new CEO

SWATCH GROUP

Lionel a Marca will be taking over the operational management at Breguet under the presidency of Marc A. Hayek, with whom he has worked closely for over 20 (...)

The Watches of Switzerland Group presents its Q1 results

The Watches of Switzerland Group presents its Q1 results

The Watches of Switzerland Group has published results for the 13 weeks to 1st August 2021. Brian Duffy, Chief Executive Officer, commented: “We have had a (...)

Chrono24 raises 100M€ with participation from LVMH's Arnault family

Chrono24 raises 100M€ with participation from LVMH’s Arnault family

The round was led by General Atlantic with participation from Aglaé Ventures, the technology arm of the Arnault family’s investment company. This newest (...)

The Watchtime show back in Düsseldorf in October 2021

The Watchtime show back in Düsseldorf in October 2021

GERMANY

An entire weekend dedicated to fine watchmaking: after a one-year break, the German watch fair will once again take place on 29-31 October at the (...)

Georges Kern: “There is no more room for this excessive luxury”

Georges Kern: “There is no more room for this excessive luxury”

INTERVIEW

With his “new luxury” concept, the Breitling boss wants to take the brand into a price segment beyond the symbolic CHF 10,000 mark. The recent launch of the (...)

Loss and theft: should you lock your watch?

Loss and theft: should you lock your watch?

SECURITY

A recent spate of watch thefts in Paris has been reported in the French media. As money becomes more dematerialised, expensive timepieces are increasingly (...)

Neuchâtel's watch show Imagination postponed to 2022

Neuchâtel’s watch show Imagination postponed to 2022

INDUSTRY

Grief-stricken, the event scheduled to take place on Lake Neuchâtel from September 1 to 6, 2021 has been postponed to 2022. The organizers communicate their (...)

Adresta joins forces with Swisscom to track watches online

Adresta joins forces with Swisscom to track watches online

INNOVATION

The Zurich-based start-up, a spin-off of ETH Zurich, aims to track the life cycle of watches by The Zurich-based start-up, a spin-off of ETH Zurich, aims (...)

David Candaux: The price of independence

David Candaux: The price of independence

PORTRAIT

We are in Le Solliat, in the Joux Valley, two hundred metres from Philippe Dufour’s workshop and a short distance, as the crow flies, from the great (...)

Svend Andersen: Chance and necessity

Svend Andersen: Chance and necessity

PORTRAIT

Svend Andersen, the co-founder of the AHCI, has played an important role, not only as a master watchmaker but also by welcoming a whole generation of young (...)