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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 (...)

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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 (...)

Vianney Halter: A free agent

Vianney Halter: A free agent

PORTRAIT

A more endearing man than Vianney Halter would be hard to find. The man – or kid, you might be tempted to say, since he has never succeeded in shaking off (...)

Rexhep Rexhepi: In pursuit of authenticity

Rexhep Rexhepi: In pursuit of authenticity

PORTRAIT

At the heart of Geneva’s historic city centre, the windows of Rexhep Rexhepi’s workshop – Akrivia – open directly onto the street, and it is no rare occurrence (...)

Ludovic Ballouard: The accidental philosopher

Ludovic Ballouard: The accidental philosopher

PORTRAIT

“At the moment, I’m in demand. I’ve never worked so hard, to the point that I’m scared the coronavirus is going to stop! I’m getting more and more requests, (...)

H-Development, portrait of a horological laboratory

H-Development, portrait of a horological laboratory

INDUSTRY

The Biel-based company specialises in delivering components, but also in solving technical challenges. Its customers are mainly independent brands and (...)

Denis Flageollet: Materials, it all starts with the materials

Denis Flageollet: Materials, it all starts with the materials

PORTRAIT

Just above the Sainte-Croix Pass and the high-perched abode of Denis Flageollet, the watchmaker behind the De Bethune trademark, you will also find the (...)

Several new key appointments at WOLF

Several new key appointments at WOLF

INDUSTRY

The company founded in 1834 has recently announced three key appointments in its global operations: Kate Yerrell as Marketing Manager for UK, Europe and (...)