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Dubai Watch Week to return in November 2021 with a physical event

Dubai Watch Week to return in November 2021 with a physical event

The 5th edition of Dubai Watch Week is set to reunite members of the watch industry and audiences in the region from 24th to 28th November (...)

SevenFriday, a pioneer in digital watch authentication

SevenFriday, a pioneer in digital watch authentication

While there’s been a lot of talk about the application of blockchain technology to guarantee the authenticity of watches, independent brand SevenFriday has (...)

A new facility for the recycling of self-luminous watches

A new facility for the recycling of self-luminous watches

INNOVATION

The Swiss microtechnology company mb-microtec is the inventor of a unique self-powered illumination technology called “trigalight”, used in watches. It is (...)

Recycling: Panerai wants to bring about change

Recycling: Panerai wants to bring about change

ENVIRONMENT

The concept of sustainable watchmaking, operating according to the principle of the circular economy, using recycled materials, has until now been the (...)

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HSNY awards $70,000 to watchmaking students and schools

HSNY awards $70,000 to watchmaking students and schools

The Horological Society of New York announced its 2021 scholarships and award recipients, breaking its record for financial aid awarded, totaling $70,000 (...)

Montblanc, from base camp to watchmaking summit

Montblanc, from base camp to watchmaking summit

INTERVIEW

Montblanc offers probably the widest range of models in the contemporary watch industry, from connected watches to Exo Tourbillons. The integration of the (...)

“We must highlight Longines' pioneering role in watchmaking”

“We must highlight Longines’ pioneering role in watchmaking”

INTERVIEW

Last year, Matthias Breschan took over the top job at Longines from the legendary Walter von Känel, who turned the brand into a commercial “war machine”. As (...)

The failed football Super League: some lessons for watchmaking

The failed football Super League: some lessons for watchmaking

OPINION

As we have seen in recent days, football is more than just a business: it is a living, breathing piece of collective heritage that belongs as much to its (...)

Open season on collectors

Open season on collectors

REPORT

With the opening of the 2021-2022 season, the “Collector”, whether real or imaginary, has become the preferred prey of the watchmaker-hunters emerging from (...)

Claude Sfeir collects only the crème de la crème

Claude Sfeir collects only the crème de la crème

COLLECTOR PORTRAIT

Claude Sfeir. How do you introduce Claude Sfeir? Or rather: does Claude Sfeir still need any introduction? Because this renowned jeweller and gemmologist (...)

“A predilection for the innovation of the 1960s and 1970s”

“A predilection for the innovation of the 1960s and 1970s”

COLLECTOR PORTRAIT

Sy Block, a psychiatrist and watch enthusiast, has the distinction of being related to the legendary Gerry Grinberg, who was a distributor for Piaget in (...)

“It's almost embarrassing, how much time I spend on watches”

“It’s almost embarrassing, how much time I spend on watches”

COLLECTOR PORTRAIT

Jane, a lawyer working in New York, shares her watch collecting journey. From the beginning, she took a selective approach to collecting, focusing on a few (...)

Should watch suppliers go into direct sales?

Should watch suppliers go into direct sales?

EDITORIAL

This somewhat provocative and paradoxical question is prompted by the birth of watch incubator Watch Angels, backed by subcontracting group FM Swiss (...)

Hamilton, calibrated for a new era of watchmaking

Hamilton, calibrated for a new era of watchmaking

INTERVIEW

Hamilton, which offers affordable mechanical neo-vintage watches, and which committed early on to e-commerce, seems to have a better profile than other (...)

Mido watch owned by Ettore Bugatti fetches 272'800 euros

Mido watch owned by Ettore Bugatti fetches 272’800 euros

The Mido watch personally owned by Ettore Bugatti has been sold by the Stanislas Machoïr auction house for 272’800 euros (more than 300’000 Swiss francs). (...)

Audemars Piguet offers a new “immersive” experience

Audemars Piguet offers a new “immersive” experience

Audemars Piguet announces the launch of its very first public and immersive Masterclass entitled “Crack History’s Code”. This four-and-a-half-hour experience (...)

Dimension, sound, light: the digital illusion of reality

Dimension, sound, light: the digital illusion of reality

INNOVATION

To appeal to collectors and beyond, replicating the physical experience online is a new imperative for the watch industry. The Covid-led lockdowns, the (...)

Maurice Lacroix finds its rhythm at a crucial moment

Maurice Lacroix finds its rhythm at a crucial moment

STRATEGIES

Physical travel may have been interrupted, but we have never calculated so many time zones from home, what with all the Zoom meetings and remote sessions. (...)

Swiss startup Adresta launches digital watch safe app

Swiss startup Adresta launches digital watch safe app

INNOVATION

ETH spinoff Adresta is officially bringing its digital safe for luxury watches to the Android and iOS app stores, making it ready for worldwide use. The (...)

Porsche: the right automotive partner for TAG Heuer?

Porsche: the right automotive partner for TAG Heuer?

HERITAGE

While the traditional partnerships between watchmakers and car manufacturers have seen some major reversals in recent months, TAG Heuer believes it has (...)

Baltic and the blueprint for creating a watch brand in the 21st century

TESTIMONY

Neo-vintage is all the rage in watchmaking, especially among millennials. Baltic, founded by representatives of that generation, is a start-up that has (...)

Watch enthusiast, collector or investor?

Watch enthusiast, collector or investor?

REPORT

Recent years have proved very profitable for collectible watches, with certain models reaching record values at auction. Indeed, many fear that (...)

We're all collectors now!

We’re all collectors now!

REPORT

It has never been easier to start collecting watches. And there is no shortage of desire, with a vibrant and growing global community of (...)

A powerful new voice

A powerful new voice

EDITORIAL

A new voice has entered the conversation. This promises debate and controversy, but above all it ensures that the industry maintains its social and (...)