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WEBThe traditionally tech-driven Japanese watch industry is crafting a gradual upgrade towards emotion-based luxury. Meanwhile, Swiss watch brands are looking for ways to seduce a new generation less keen on luxury shopping than their parents. Discover our exclusive articles about watchmaking in Japan.
Jean-Claude Biver: past, present, future - EUROPA STAR
WEBAs everybody knows, Jean-Claude Biver has stepped down from day-to-day operational responsibilities. An ideal opportunity for us – we have just digitised our archives from 1960 to the present – to have a long meeting with him to talk about his career and the successive transformations undergone by the Swiss watchmaking industry.
Christian Bernard Group: a major acquisition in (...)
WEBChristian Bernard Group, specialised in the manufacture and distribution of watches and jewellery, has taken over the retail activities of the Golay Group in Europe.
Watch Q&A with... Oliver Ebstein – Chronoswiss
WEBW. e recently interviewed a broad selection of managers, active in a variety of segments, to help us identify the major trends within the watch industry. Our Q&A with Oliver Ebstein – Chronoswiss. Europa Star: What are your strategic priorities for 2023?
A tribute to Peter Baumberger (1939-2010) - EUROPA STAR
WEBThis year marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Peter Baumberger (Koppingen, 1939-Bienne, 2010), a brilliant watchmaker who invested his passion in the resurgence of Urban Jürgensen. A personal friend as much as a partner in this venture, renowned watch expert Dr. Helmut Crott delivers a moving tribute to Baumberger in this column.
Val Fleurier responds to Richemont’s movement strategy
WEBMovement strategy. “Val Fleurier responds precisely,” adds Belmont, “to the need of developing a movement strategy for each of our brands. We have created this structure to help the different brands, which have not yet mastered the production chain, to better understand the mechanical movement. Val Fleurier therefore has been set up to ...
EPOS - Heure Sautante - EUROPA STAR
WEBFor BASEL 96, Epos has added this new «Jumping Hour» model to its line of complicated watches. The stainless steel case is presented with a rhodium-plated mechanical movement which is decorated and finished with blued screws and can be admired through the transparent back. The fine guilloché work on the dial is set off by blued steel hands.
TF Est. 1968 - Brand Index - Europastar
WEBMade to match the new T-Mechanic Open Side cufflinks, this Rollerball and its vertically-mounted watch mechanism transforms writing into a sight to behold. (...) The new ballpoint pen by TF Est. 1968 from the Tourbillon collection is more compact, thin and tapered. It will be displayed at over 500 ...
Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022 unveils its list of (...)
WEBAfter two entirely digital editions, the key watchmaking industry event is confirmed to take place in Geneva both in a physical format – in the halls of Palexpo - and digitally, via the watchandwonders.com platform. Nearly 40 watch and jewellery brands will gather at this watchmaking summit for the first time over 7 days - from 30 March to 5 April 2022.
The new escapement by Audemars Piguet, a turning point (...)
WEBThe new escapement by Audemars Piguet, a turning point in precision watchmaking. The saga of watchmaking is intimately linked to the evolution of an essential component of the watch, the escapement. As we know, the escapement maintains and counts the oscillations of the watch’s regulator organ, the spring barrel.