ESCAPEMENTS - GIRARD-PERREGAUX - Buckling towards constant force
September 2013
Girard-Perregaux’s Constant Escapement exploits the phenomenon of a blade buckling to provide constant-force impulses to the balance.
Brand Boutiques - PROS AND CONS: Maurice Lacroix
August 2013
The benefits of brand boutiques are the ability to communicate the complete brand world, a unique opportunity to present all the watches and make sure that (…)
Brand Boutiques - PROS AND CONS: Devon
August 2013
Like anyone, brands open a boutique because they see the potential for profit. By trading off the cost of paying a fixed overhead every month, they get the (…)
Brand Boutiques - PROS AND CONS: Patek Philippe (North America)
August 2013
We are not retailers by nature. We know how to make watches, retailers are much better equipped to sell them. We don’t want to undermine the partners who (…)
Brand Boutiques - PROS AND CONS: Ulysse Nardin
August 2013
A big part of opening monobrand boutiques is to bring the end consumer closer to the brand and to provide a kind of concierge experience. Many times (…)
ESCAPEMENTS - TAG HEUER - Waves and magnetism in the service of regulation
August 2013
TAG Heuer is the first to explore new avenues for regulating mechanical watches.
EXCLUSIVE - A NEW MOVEMENT - ACCURAT SWISS - Operation K1
August 2013
Around 2006, when ETA was taking its first steps to reduce movement deliveries, a small group of people came together, like conspirators. Among them was (…)
Lab - HOPTROFF - The world’s most accurate watch
August 2013
The promise of the world’s first pocket watch with an atomic time source comes not from Switzerland or even Japan but from the heart of the United Kingdom, (…)
At Lunch with... ROMAIN GAUTHIER - A logical career path
August 2013
At the age of 38, Romain Gauthier can be proud of his career path: he is in charge of a manufacture that is modestly-sized but genuine; he has designed, (…)
Brand Boutiques - PROS AND CONS
August 2013
Watch brands of all sizes continue to open up monobrand boutiques around the world. Europa Star investigates this trend and talks to opinion leaders on both (…)
SWATCH GROUP forced to reopen the doors of its “supermarkets”
August 2013
From 1 January 2014, the Swatch Group will once again have to supply its assortments to anyone who asks for them, without restriction. The planned reduction (…)
LAKIN@LARGE - INFERNO OR HAPPY hunting ground?
August 2013
It’s summer at last – well it is here in Menton. The Mediterranean is warm and welcoming, jellyfish aren’t a problem this year although some of the beach (…)