Smartwatches, the younger generation, retail: an overview of the state of the industry with watchmaking consultant and instructor Gianfranco Ritschel, one (…)

All Austrian collectors are familiar with the name of Christian Hübner, a retailer who has been a fixture on the local scene for more than a century. Over (…)

Last January, Stefanie Mändlein became the new Exhibition Director of the German jewellery and timepiece trade fair Inhorgenta Munich. She has made it a (…)

Here at the Hong Kong exhibition centre, the third edition of Watches & Wonders is already being referred to as a “mini-SIHH” – a tonguein- cheek remark (…)

Between 2006 and 2015, the number of internet users in China has grown almost fivefold larger, from 137 to 667 million.

Murky black clouds are looming over the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, and the outlook for watch sales throughout Asia remains gloomy. At least, that’s what (…)

Enders Lam, vice-president of the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair and of the Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers’ Association, points us towards the real reasons (…)

If you are a regular reader of our magazine or a visitor to the Europa Star website, you may have participated in our recent Reader Survey and/ or read (…)

Let’s talk about ourselves. Don’t worry, we won’t make a habit of it! By “ourselves” we mean the press, the media in general, and Europa Star in particular.

In this issue, Europa Star focuses on breakaways in all their forms. Revolutionary products, fractured markets, shakedowns in distribution, technology (…)

A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

• 97% of our readers prove to be “satisfied” or “very satisfied” • A 50%-50% split of professional buyers and private buyers follow us • The majority have (…)