Time.Business

In accordance with the actual worldwide tendency, Munichtime registered fewer exhibitors this year. However, the interest of exhibitors and visitors alike (...)

Watches and bitcoins

DISRUPTION

November 2018

New virtual currencies like the famous bitcoin are just early arrivals in a new digital revolution, the blockchain. The first timepieces inspired by this (...)

Watch The 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Live

LIVE STREAM

November 2018

It’s time for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), the most important awards in watchmaking The ceremony is taking place in Geneva on November 9 at 6 (...)

Trade shows: the domino theory

ANALYSIS

November 2018

Another one bites the dust. All on the same day, we learned that Raymond Weil was quitting Baselworld as of 2019, then that Audemars Piguet and Richard (...)

Wolf doesn’t want an accessory role

LOS ANGELES

October 2018

The multi-generational company based in California has conquered a place of choice in the highly specialised market of watch winders and watch cases. Its (...)

Annual activity report 2017 by Hermès

DATA

October 2018

The Hermès annual activity report 2017 is out and may be downloaded here. You can find some key figures in our special infographics here (...)

The price performance of vintage watch icons: ROLEX, PATEK PHILIPPE, OMEGA

October 2018

The performance of watches is a fascinating topic. In addition to the sheer enthusiasm for particular watches, models, brands, materials, and movements, (...)

When pieces go from Instagram to shop windows

EDITORIAL

October 2018

This issue marks the creation of a new tradition at Europa Star: we have selected the watch innovations that caught our eye this year in a few carefully (...)

‘There is no vintage bubble’

ALFREDO PARAMICO

October 2018

Alfredo Paramico is a world-class collector, primarily of Patek Philippe and Longines. This Italian former merchant banker, living in Miami, now manages an (...)

Munichtime 2018 – Fine watches experience

EVENT

October 2018

Every autumn, the Munichtime at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich is the centre of attraction for thousands of watch aficionados. This year, the watch (...)

Europa Star Chapter 4/2018 Global Issue, out now

October 2018

What was before just an image on Instagram or a rumour in  Basel or Geneva is now transformed into a reality! Most of the watches introduced earlier this (...)

Bell & Ross, Business & Rupture interview

Bell & Ross, Business & Rupture interview

TRAVEL NOTES 🇫🇷 PARIS

September 2018

The proudly independent Franco-Swiss brand has brought the aeroplane cockpit to the wrist. It has followed a very precise trajectory. A pioneer in the XXL (...)

Omega: “A little more time”

INTERVIEW WITH RAYNALD AESCHLIMANN

September 2018

The “elder brother” of the Swatch family and the world number two watch brand, Omega has multiplied initiatives under the energetic leadership of Raynald (...)

Giving the orders… Walter Von Känel, CEO of Longines

INTERVIEW

September 2018

At 76, Walter von Känel still rules Longines with an iron hand. This colourful and charismatic former Swiss army colonel is affable, but firm. “The Boss”, as (...)

Patrick Pruniaux arrives at Girard-Perregaux

Patrick Pruniaux arrives at Girard-Perregaux

September 2018

The former Apple senior manager is now the new strong man in Kering’s traditional watchmaking business. The dynamic CEO of Ulysse Nardin is now also taking (...)

Baume, the gateway to Richemont

STRATEGY

September 2018

Richemont’s determination, with the creation of its fashion brand Baume, to invest in affordable, generational watches is to be applauded – even if the (...)

Pure Play or Pure Pain?

THE MYTHS OF COMMERCE (PART 2/5)

September 2018

In part 1 of my essay, I might have had you believe that I do not like e-commerce!? Just to be clear…Everybody who has something for sale should consider an (...)

Watchfinder: a turning point for the pre-owned watch market

Watchfinder: a turning point for the pre-owned watch market

September 2018

The pre-owned watch is the “next big thing” for the watch industry. The takeover of the British second-hand watch platform by the Richemont group indeed (...)

Interview with Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Hamilton

Interview with Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Hamilton

September 2018

n this neo-vintage-crazed age, few brands can boast a past as glorious as that of Hamilton, considered the ultimate American brand before it took on a (...)

Tiny Jewel Box: watchmaking in Washington DC

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

August 2018

Since Roosevelt in the 1930s, the American political establishment has been buying jewellery from a specific retailer: Tiny Jewel Box. This historic (...)

TIME.BUSINESS

Retrospective on Munichtime 2018

WATCH EXPO

Watches and bitcoins

DISRUPTION

Watch The 2018 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Live

LIVE STREAM

Trade shows: the domino theory

ANALYSIS

Wolf doesn’t want an accessory role

LOS ANGELES

Annual activity report 2017 by Hermès

DATA

The price performance of vintage watch icons: ROLEX, PATEK PHILIPPE, OMEGA

When pieces go from Instagram to shop windows

EDITORIAL

‘There is no vintage bubble’

ALFREDO PARAMICO

Munichtime 2018 – Fine watches experience

EVENT

Europa Star Chapter 4/2018 Global Issue, out now

Bell & Ross, Business & Rupture interview

TRAVEL NOTES 🇫🇷 PARIS

Omega: “A little more time”

INTERVIEW WITH RAYNALD AESCHLIMANN

Giving the orders… Walter Von Känel, CEO of Longines

INTERVIEW

Patrick Pruniaux arrives at Girard-Perregaux

Baume, the gateway to Richemont

STRATEGY

Pure Play or Pure Pain?

THE MYTHS OF COMMERCE (PART 2/5)

Watchfinder: a turning point for the pre-owned watch market

Interview with Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Hamilton

Tiny Jewel Box: watchmaking in Washington DC

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES