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Oris: turning trash into treasure

Oris: turning trash into treasure

CONSERVATION

June 2019
Further to the Great Barrier Reef III and the Clean Ocean watches, the independent Swiss watch brand introduces a new limited edition, the Blue Whale. The (...)

Streetwear Swatch

Streetwear Swatch

COLLABORATION

June 2019
For a long time, the Swiss brand has wanted to translate a form of colourful urban culture into watchmaking. It finds natural ties with the Japanese (...)

A new integrated chronograph by Dubois Dépraz

A new integrated chronograph by Dubois Dépraz

EPHJ 2019

May 2019
Dubois Dépraz will exhibit its novelties at the EPHJ fair from 18 to 21 June 2019 in Geneva. Among other developments, the Vallée de Joux manufacture will (...)

Hegid, modular mechanics

Hegid, modular mechanics

EVOLUTIONARY WATCHMAKING

May 2019
The French startup Hegid has developed a concept of interchangeable watch capsules associated with a series of different casebands and bracelets. With this (...)

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Maurice Lacroix's treasure hunt

Maurice Lacroix’s treasure hunt

GAMIFICATION

May 2019
The Swiss brand keeps up with its playful spirit and organises a new global watch hunt. Participants can win this time a limited edition of the Aikon (...)

The legacy of George Daniels

The legacy of George Daniels

A SPECIAL EXHIBITION BY PHILLIPS

May 2019
The auction house will display some of the most incredible horological works by independent watchmakers, from May 9 to May 12 in Geneva. Expect to see (...)

Sizzling Schubligs and Burning Boats

Sizzling Schubligs and Burning Boats

FREELY SPEAKING

April 2019
If I asked you what you were doing fifty-six years ago - assuming you were already out of nappies, diapers or pampers by then - could you come up with an (...)

Holthinrichs, a watch wonder from Delft

Holthinrichs, a watch wonder from Delft

GALLERY

April 2019
Using a very modern technique - 3D printing - to implement a certain vision of timeless watch design, Michiel Holthinrichs is a proud ambassador of the (...)

Swiss style and watchmaking

Swiss style and watchmaking

A MISSED OPPORTUNITY

April 2019
For all their use of characters, Swiss watchmakers have failed to take advantage of their country’s reputation for excellence in typography, with some (...)

The Movado Ermeto: the original “smart” watch

The Movado Ermeto: the original “smart” watch

VINTAGEMANIA

March 2019
The story behind the Movado Ermeto, a disruptive timepiece that went against the flow of the rest of the watch industry. Smart, innovative, elegant yet (...)

Ulysse Nardin unveils its new Freak concept

Ulysse Nardin unveils its new Freak concept

NEW TECHNOLOGIES

March 2019
The latest model in a lineage of innovative watches, the Ulysse Nardin Freak Next features a 3D flying oscillator.

Quartz: the moment of truth

Quartz: the moment of truth

TECHNOLOGY

January 2019
Once a pioneer, yet now decidedly run-ofthe- mill, the quartz movement is approaching a crucial point in its history. With mechanical watches becoming less (...)

The historic links between watchmakers and arms manufacturers

The historic links between watchmakers and arms manufacturers

ARMOURERS AND WATCHMAKERS

January 2019
Detonators, ammunition and vehicle dashboards: the two sectors complemented one another for no fewer than eight centuries, during which watchmakers (...)

Georges Dubois - The oldest watchmaker in the world

Georges Dubois - The oldest watchmaker in the world

PARAPHERNALIA

January 2019
Born in 1921, Georges Dubois still lives in the small house bought by his father in 1923. Around the age of 15, not knowing what do in life but needing to (...)

Deaf sentence

Deaf sentence

FREELY SPEAKING

January 2019
Many years ago, I used to telephone my father every Friday afternoon at three o’clock. We’d arranged that day and time because by the end of the week we (...)

The watchmaker who saved Zenith from oblivion

The watchmaker who saved Zenith from oblivion

A LAST WORD TO START

December 2018
It’s a well-known story, but one that definitely bears retelling. All the more so, since this issue of Europa Star is all about the value of preserving (...)

Tradition and butchery

Tradition and butchery

WATCHWORDS

December 2018
Anyone who’s tried to cook a familiar recipe in a foreign land will probably have faced the issue of sourcing the right ingredients.

When the writing's on the wall…

When the writing’s on the wall…

FREELY SPEAKING

December 2018
Let’s start at the beginning: Digitus (Latin) meaning finger or toe begat digit, meaning finger or toe and from about the 14th century it also referred to a (...)

Recommended reading

Recommended reading

December 2018

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

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.
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