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Balthasar de Pury : watches with a soul

Balthasar de Pury : watches with a soul

PARAPHERNALIA

December 2018
It all started with his passion for insects, then it was the skateboard, and only later the watch. On his way home from school, he would gaze at the (...)

A glimpse into Longines' heritage and patrimony

A glimpse into Longines’ heritage and patrimony

A DAY IN SAINT-IMIER

December 2018
Diving into Longines’ patrimony provides an understanding of how deeply the Swiss brand has impacted the watch industry, both on a technical level, and also (...)

Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres

Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres

PART II MINERVA, MOVADO & PIERCE

December 2018

Bringing back voices from the past

Bringing back voices from the past

ARCHIVES

December 2018
Check out our latest issue: it is a journey through the history of watchmaking. Indeed, Europa Star has embarked upon the digitisation of a unique (...)

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A portrait of Pascal Raffy, Bovet

A portrait of Pascal Raffy, Bovet

PARAPHERNALIA

November 2018
The watch world feeds on contrasting dreams. It has its head in the stars, and its eye on the loupe. While watchmaking has a direct connection with the (...)

Five affordable vintage alarm watches

Five affordable vintage alarm watches

VINTAGEMANIA

October 2018
If you snooze, you lose! A selection of 5 vintage alarm watches that you could wear everyday and won’t cost you a fortune.

Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres

Five underrated vintage chronograph calibres

PART I EXCELSIOR PARK & ANGELUS

October 2018
Can you think of a single brand that doesn’t offer a chronograph in their current line-up? The chronograph is still perceived today as one of the most (...)

Supercars and Luxury Watches: A One-Way Love Affair?

Supercars and Luxury Watches: A One-Way Love Affair?

GUEST COLUMN

October 2018
The connection between these two “toys for boys” is undeniable. It is one of the most recurring themes in marketing and publicity for luxury watches. That (...)

Yesterday's marketing is more modern than you think it is

Yesterday’s marketing is more modern than you think it is

VINTAGEMANIA

October 2018
Art deco advertisements certainly look prettier mounted on your wall than the modern ones you’ll find in the glossy magazines in your doctor’s waiting room. (...)

Bulgari and the classical '80s

Bulgari and the classical ’80s

TRAVEL NOTES 🇮🇹 ROME

September 2018
How can a big fashion house overhaul its collections without bowing to the diktats of social networks? One solution is to rediscover times that, although (...)

Taming the light

Taming the light

SWISS SUPER-LUMINOVA®

September 2018
If you’re looking for something to brighten up your nights, this is it! Invisible during the day, Swiss Super-LumiNova® becomes apparent when the light dims. (...)

A tribute to Helmut Sinn

A tribute to Helmut Sinn

September 2018
The German watchmaker, a great specialist in pilot watches, was 101 years old. And he still dreamed of relaunching a brand. (...)

HYT, the flow of time

HYT, the flow of time

A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY

September 2018
Inspired by the ancient water clock, fluid-driven time-telling required ten years of development to finally appear in the Neuchâtel-based brand’s watches. (...)

No price bubble for the Rolex Bubble Back

No price bubble for the Rolex Bubble Back

VINTAGEMANIA

September 2018
1933 - in order to make room for the newly patented and revolutionary rotor that transformed manually wound watches into automatic ones, the engineers at (...)

An introduction to the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair

An introduction to the Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair

September 2018
The 37th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong Watch&Clock Fair kicks off at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) on September 4 and will (...)

Painter's block

Painter’s block

FREELY SPEAKING

August 2018
One of the good things about our place in Menton is that there’s no room for guests, although we make exceptions for our offsprings if they promise to stay (...)

Franck Dubarry, code breaker

Franck Dubarry, code breaker

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 MIAMI

August 2018
Contractually he was supposed to stay out of the watchmaking sector for a decade after the sale of TechnoMarine. It was due to a series of circumstances, (...)

Patek Philippe: pioneers of silicon

Patek Philippe: pioneers of silicon

August 2018
Alongside Rolex and the Swatch Group, Patek Philippe was one of the pioneers of silicon. Jean-Pierre Musy sets out the details of the different phases in (...)

Urwerk: Breguet, atomic style

Urwerk: Breguet, atomic style

LABOS

August 2018
The most accurate clock in all of Baselworld was to be found on the Urwerk stand. Actually called AMC, short for Atomic Master Clock, it is a new, atomic (...)

Can you dive with your vintage watch?

Can you dive with your vintage watch?

VINTAGEMANIA

August 2018
Have you ever asked yourself that question? I’m sure that if you’re a collector, or simply the owner of a vintage watch, you’ve surely asked yourself at least (...)

Laurent Ferrier squares the circle with new Régulateur model

Laurent Ferrier squares the circle with new Régulateur model

July 2018
The highly regarded watchmaker will launch the new Galet Square Régulateur Black this August. A highly refined and functional timepiece, expect it to move (...)

Introducing Swiss start-up Electricianz

Introducing Swiss start-up Electricianz

July 2018
The new Swiss brand is offering a line of stylish and affordable watches that uncover the inner workings of quartz watches.

RECOMMENDED READING

RECOMMENDED READING

By Fabrice Mugnier, Watchprint.com

July 2018

A closer look at the Harry Winston Project Z12

A closer look at the Harry Winston Project Z12

July 2018
A modern timepiece with a highly architectural design, the relatively sporty Project Z12 wristwatch boasts a new complication that highlights the (...)
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