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Jean-Claude and Pierre Biver: “If youth knew, if age could”

Jean-Claude and Pierre Biver: “If youth knew, if age could”

GENERATIONS

Having revived mechanical watchmaking with Blancpain, boosted Omega’s global presence, put Hublot on the map, restructured TAG Heuer and shaken up Zenith, (...)

Sylvain Berneron: creativity unleashed

Sylvain Berneron: creativity unleashed

GPHG SERIES

Freshly crowned with the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Audacity Prize, Sylvain Berneron shares with us his career path as an industrial designer, which (...)

The Scheufeles happy dynasty

The Scheufeles happy dynasty

GENERATIONS

Karl III, Karin, Karl-Friedrich, Christine, Caroline, Caroline-Marie, Karl-Fritz and Katarina Scheufele: a Chopard watch or jewel can be conceived of and (...)

Something must change if nothing is to change

Something must change if nothing is to change

GENERATIONS

This Generations special feature commences a series of articles and interviews, to be continued in upcoming issues of Europa Star, on the role family-owned (...)

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Who runs the world? Families

Who runs the world? Families

EDITORIAL

As Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, president of Chopard, points out in the interview he, together with his son, gave us for the Generations series that begins in (...)

Van Cleef & Arpels: Love in motion

Van Cleef & Arpels: Love in motion

Van Cleef & Arpels harnesses its expertise in watchmaking to capture its poetic vision in miniaturised automaton mechanisms. This year’s Bal des (...)

Vacheron Constantin: the 270th anniversary models

Vacheron Constantin: the 270th anniversary models

Some of the most significant models in the Geneva Manufacture’s long history have coincided with past anniversaries. New calibres, decorations, métiers (...)

Watchmaking and the centre of the universe

Watchmaking and the centre of the universe

EDITORIAL

Every member of the vast international watch “community” who walks the carpeted aisles of Watches and Wonders, is chauffeured to Geneva’s lakeside hotels and (...)

Audemars Piguet resets its calendar for its 150th anniversary

Audemars Piguet resets its calendar for its 150th anniversary

The Manufacture took five years to develop a calibre that will save time and frustration, with an ingenious “all-in-one” crown for setting the perpetual (...)

White Star, the revival of a Swiss watchmaking classic

White Star, the revival of a Swiss watchmaking classic

After working extensively for major watchmaking groups as a specialist in jewellery and gemmology, Cédric Berruex fell in love with the history of a brand (...)

L'Epée: contemporary evocations of time

L’Epée: contemporary evocations of time

How did a company that had spent almost two centuries making traditional carriage clocks become one of the most original and creative names on the (...)

ID Genève and Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons: an ideal match

ID Genève and Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons: an ideal match

Sustainability-focused watch brand ID Genève is taking on the Middle East as it partners with the region’s foremost retailer, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons. (...)

“When you join a family business, you're on the front line”

“When you join a family business, you’re on the front line”

GENERATIONS REPORT

Three generations have so far taken turns at the head of Raymond Weil in its half-century existence, and already Elie Bernheim – born in 1980 – is (...)

Tiffany & Co. fuses jewellery with time

Tiffany & Co. fuses jewellery with time

Is it a watch? Is it a jewel? After four years of intensive preparation since Tiffany & Co. was acquired by LVMH, the Tiffany Watch is back! Nicolas (...)

Franck Muller, mystery and exuberance

Franck Muller, mystery and exuberance

Established in 1991, the brand multiplies new releases and customisation options in a market that seeks to rationalise production. It continues to put its (...)

It's official! Launch of World Watch Day on October 10, 2025

It’s official! Launch of World Watch Day on October 10, 2025

The official announcement took place on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Watches and Wonders, during a dedicated panel in the salon’s main auditorium on horology (...)

“In five years the fair has almost doubled in size”

“In five years the fair has almost doubled in size”

WATCHES AND WONDERS GENEVA

Watches and Wonders has wrapped up its biggest edition to date after an immensely successful week in a delicate international context. Seven new exhibitors (...)

The Generations issue: succession stories in watchmaking

The Generations issue: succession stories in watchmaking

As one of the rare, even only, watch media to have had several generations of editors from the same family (four since 1927), we could offer our (...)

Ten years apart, is history repeating itself with US tariffs?

Ten years apart, is history repeating itself with US tariffs?

EDITORIAL

On January 15, 2015, on the eve of the SIHH, Switzerland removed its currency ceiling, provoking a “tsunami”. Ten years later and in the middle of Watches (...)

Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030: the new chapter

Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030: the new chapter

Everyone relates to nature’s endless beauty, to its ability to calm and sooth, particularly in today’s fast-paced world. Nature rejuvenates us, heals us (...)

Louis Vuitton Watch Prize: applications open until 15 April for independent creatives

Louis Vuitton Watch Prize: applications open until 15 April for independent creatives

This prestigious award is presented every two years by La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton. Designed to support and encourage the greatest talents of (...)

Area_51: the new “alien wristwear” auction by Sotheby's and heist-out

Area_51: the new “alien wristwear” auction by Sotheby’s and heist-out

Coinciding with Watches and Wonders, Sotheby’s is reuniting with creative watch collective heist-out for their second collaboration: Area_51, an exhibition (...)

Where to find French brands during Geneva Watch Week

Where to find French brands during Geneva Watch Week

From Awake to Utinam, from Baltic to Pequignet, many French rands are present during the most important watch week of the year, whether at Palexpo, Time to (...)

The GPHG turns 25 and passes the “1000 academicians” milestone

The GPHG turns 25 and passes the “1000 academicians” milestone

The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) is celebrating a double anniversary: 25 years of celebrating watchmaking excellence and five years of its (...)