Watchmaking in the USA

Watchmaking in the USA

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Watchmaking in the USA

A curated selection of Europa Star articles on the vibrant American watch scene.

Fleming brings next-gen expression to Haute Horlogerie

Fleming brings next-gen expression to Haute Horlogerie

With a roster of A-list names behind his brand debut, Thomas Fleming seems to have seamlessly entered the fine watchmaking world. However, for this (...)

Arizona Fine Time: a grassroots dealer's grit and glory

Arizona Fine Time: a grassroots dealer’s grit and glory

Outside the vortex of the ‘super retailers’, a standalone watch store from the desert city of Scottsdale was spotted in Geneva at a constellation of brand (...)

The rebirth of Cornell Watch Company

The rebirth of Cornell Watch Company

Despite its brief existence some 150 years ago, this Chicago company seemed to wield a tremendous influence - arguably, among other things, giving an early (...)

Chicago's Horological Heartbeat: Highlights from the Minutes + Hours Show

Chicago’s Horological Heartbeat: Highlights from the Minutes + Hours Show

Described by one participant as “the equivalent of an amusement park for fine timepiece enthusiasts”, the show attracted more than 1,000 people during its (...)

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Colorado Watch Company: Vortic's new American challenge

Colorado Watch Company: Vortic’s new American challenge

The “crazy kids from Colorado who took on Swatch” have triumphed after a hard-fought, six-year legal battle, safeguarding their pocket watch conversion (...)

The Breakout Retail Star: Teddy Baldassarre

The Breakout Retail Star: Teddy Baldassarre

A YouTube sensation from Cleveland, Ohio, Teddy Baldassarre is not your typical influencer. In mere six years, he has transformed a one-man show into a (...)

“An American watch industry revival is a misconception”

“An American watch industry revival is a misconception”

When it comes to American watchmaking, Roland G. Murphy’s name undeniably stands out. For decades, his brand has stood as an unwavering pillar in (...)

Accutron's giant leap beyond Bulova

Accutron’s giant leap beyond Bulova

With an uninterrupted legacy spanning nearly 150 years in the United States, Bulova is fervently reigniting its esteemed heritage. Jeffrey Cohen, President (...)

Timex Group: towards the 170th anniversary

Timex Group: towards the 170th anniversary

Beyond its enduring foothold in the mass-market fashion watch industry, Timex has been stealthily carving a strong position in the luxury space. Tobias (...)

Windup Watch Fair: the ultimate hub for watch enthusiasts

Windup Watch Fair: the ultimate hub for watch enthusiasts

Founded in 2015 and open to the public, the American show has become a key platform for the blossoming of new watch brands. It is now held in New York, (...)

Oak & Oscar Wants Your Watch to Get Dirty

Oak & Oscar Wants Your Watch to Get Dirty

The Chicago-based boutique watch brand has been quietly amassing acclaim for its distinctive Midwestern creations, all without waving the American flag. (...)

Shinola, an unapologetically American design brand

As the sole industrial-scale watchmaker in the United States, Shinola is primed to reposition itself in the horological world. Awenate Cobbina, CEO of (...)

Cameron Weiss: a polymath of American watchmaking

Cameron Weiss: a polymath of American watchmaking

On its 10th anniversary, the California native reflects on the mission of his eponymous brand Weiss Watch Company: to revive bona fide American horology (...)

J.N. Shapiro: America's answer to F.P. Journe?

J.N. Shapiro: America’s answer to F.P. Journe?

PORTRAIT

In a display of horological prowess, Josh Shapiro has unveiled the Resurgence, the first in-house mechanical wristwatch to bear the ‘U.S. Made’ label in over (...)

Brew Watch Co.: a unicorn in the making?

Brew Watch Co.: a unicorn in the making?

American designer-owner Jonathan Ferrer has turned his one-man watch brand into a high-growth business, with a 75-fold sales increase since its inception. (...)

Swissnex San Francisco, a future hub for Swiss watches?

Swissnex San Francisco, a future hub for Swiss watches?

IN THE SILICON VALLEY

Swissnex serves as a liaison office between Swiss companies and universities and the highly innovative ecosystem of Silicon Valley. But one big piece of (...)

Yves Behar, a Swiss star designer in San Francisco

Yves Behar, a Swiss star designer in San Francisco

IN THE SILICON VALLEY

The list of customers of the company founded by Swiss-born star designer Yves Behar is long, ranging from Nike to L’Oreal, from Louis Vuitton to Prada, (...)

Report in the Silicon Valley

Report in the Silicon Valley

REPORT

Digital technology is disrupting the world of watches, and the tools of disruption are being created chiefly in the Bay Area. The Swiss watch industry, (...)

Shinola, the factory of Americana

Shinola, the factory of Americana

REPORT

The Detroit firm with Texan roots has taken ownership of the theme of resilience, in a city that has endured more than its share of problems. With the help (...)

Horological Society of New York: from survival to success

Horological Society of New York: from survival to success

UNITED STATES

The oldest watchmaking guild in the United States, founded in the 19th century by German immigrants, has followed the ups and downs of the American watch (...)

American watch report

American watch report

TIMEPIECES & PEOPLE OF 2019

America: Trump, the great outdoors, the dreams and the violence, the grandeur and the misery... and also the firepower of Apple Watch and Rolex, as well as (...)

Wolf doesn't want an accessory role

Wolf doesn’t want an accessory role

LOS ANGELES

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 (...)

Tiny Jewel Box: watchmaking in Washington DC

Tiny Jewel Box: watchmaking in Washington DC

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

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

Grand Seiko, a new start in the USA

Grand Seiko, a new start in the USA

TRAVEL NOTES 🇺🇸 UNITED STATES

The Japanese brand has opened its first boutique dedicated exclusively to Grand Seiko in Beverly Hills. It has also just launched sumptuous limited (...)