What Ralph Lauren’s watchmaking strategy reveals
WATCHES AND FASHION
October 2020
Fashion brands entering the watch industry are facing difficult strategic choices, particularly with regard to their positioning and distribution. Following (…)
When and how to watch this year’s Horology Forum
A DIGITAL GATHERING
October 2020
The 6th edition of the Horology Forum will break with tradition and take place digitally, on the Dubai Watch Week YouTube platform. Four exciting panels (…)
The watchmakers that define the Geneva panorama
BEHIND THE SCENES
October 2020
Anyone who has travelled to Geneva for the SIHH or another watch-related event will have noticed them. Appearing as early as the 1930s and prized by watch (…)
Frederique Constant, battling on two fronts
INTERVIEW
October 2020
While Frederique Constant is much talked about as one of the rare Swiss brands to offer smartwatches, the brand remains focused on the mechanical watch, (…)
Tribute to Doris Maillard (1927-2020)
IN MEMORIAM
August 2020
Doris Maillard-Buchser peacefully left us on 7 June 2020 at the age of 92. She was the daughter of Hugo Buchser, the founder of our publishing house. Born (…)
Towards a “deglobalisation” of watchmaking?
OPINION
July 2020
The implosion of the industry’s calendar, with the prospects of a global event becoming ever more remote, is a symptom of the erosion of the globalisation (…)
Elie Bernheim, from watch to pen
PORTRAIT
July 2020
“A life outside of watchmaking”: we start this special series on the little-known facets and passions of industry personalities with Elie Bernheim. Raymond (…)
Inhorgenta to come back in February 2021
OPEN LETTER
July 2020
As all physical events are adopting new strategies following the Covid-19 pandemic, the European jewellery and watchmaking fair Inhorgenta has published an (…)
Carl F. Bucherer launches new presentation concept
STRATEGY
July 2020
As Covid-19 has forced all watch brands to review the way they introduce their new timepieces, Lucerne-based Carl F. Bucherer has announced a series of (…)
GPHG: watch brands can submit their applications now
juin 2020
It’s time to participate! Swiss and international watch brands are invited to enter the 2020 edition of the GPHG via a new digital platform. The cut-off (…)
JCK announces virtual event in August 2020
FAIRS
June 2020
The American show announced its plans to launch “JCK Virtual 2020”, intended to be the largest and most comprehensive virtual jewelry trade event in this (…)
Inhorgenta: the European challenger
WATCH FAIRS
February 2020
You will no longer find Casio or Festina Group at the major Swiss professional fairs. If you want to meet them in Europe, you have to go north, to Munich (…)
