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Patrick Pruniaux: from Apple to Ulysse Nardin

Patrick Pruniaux: from Apple to Ulysse Nardin

INTERVIEW

Europa Star had the good fortune of receiving Patrick Pruniaux, the new CEO of Ulysse Nardin and the man who contributed to successfully launch the Apple (...)

United Arab Emirates, oversupply?

United Arab Emirates, oversupply?

2017: -4.1%

The hub for luxury watches in the Middle East has been met with challenging times these last three years. Basically, there is too much supply, with the (...)

Japan: towards a revival?

Japan: towards a revival?

2017

In 2017, Japan’s watch market showed some very interesting trends. Following the return of tourists from greater China, inbound demand is showing a gradual (...)

Urban Jürgensen: the sharp eye of Mr Petersen

Urban Jürgensen: the sharp eye of Mr Petersen

INTERVIEW

The former executive manager of Nokia, Danish-born Søren Jenry Petersen, lead the acquisition of the Swissmade Danish brand Urban Jürgensen with fellow (...)

An unspectacular German watch market

An unspectacular German watch market

WORLD MARKETS

2017 will be remembered as an unspectacular year for the German watch market. Yet, with hardly any growth, a business that just represents 2012 figures and (...)

Architecture in the US watch market

Architecture in the US watch market

BUILDING TIME

When Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to design the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, his mandate was to create “a temple of the spirit.” But on one evening (...)

An interview with Eva-Kim Wempe

An interview with Eva-Kim Wempe

GERMANY

An interview with Eva-Kim Wempe, CEO of Wempe watch retailer

Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

Senegal: at the sickbed of the watch market

WORLD MARKETS

On the beaches of Dakar, lapped by the Atlantic, time is on the move. It slips between the Western tourists languishing on the sand of Yoff or the pebbles (...)

Italy, a stable market and a deep watch culture

Italy, a stable market and a deep watch culture

2017: -0.6%

Contrary to Hong Kong, China or the UK, which have experienced dramatic increases or decreases these last years, the Italian market seems much more stable. (...)

Green watchmaking: hard to spot

Green watchmaking: hard to spot

ENVIRONMENT

Is the Swiss watchmaking industry doing its bit for the environment? Ten years ago, the answer was a definite ‘no’. Things have improved since then, (...)

Worn in the USA: market analysis

Worn in the USA: market analysis

WORLD MARKETS

It is probably the avant-garde of world markets in terms of smartwatch sales: American buyers are looking both for connection and for vintage prestige. Is (...)

One billion watches produced in China

One billion watches produced in China

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

My interlocutor is the honourable Mr Shunhua Zhu (朱舜华), co-founder of the Shenzhen Watch & Clock Fair and a member of the Horologe Association since (...)

An interview with Seddiqi

An interview with Seddiqi

WORLD MARKETS

The third edition of Dubai Watch Week was an incontestable success, despite the fact that the world of watch trade fairs is currently in turmoil. The event (...)

Montblanc, watchmaking in the design era

Montblanc, watchmaking in the design era

INTERVIEW WITH DAVIDE CERRATO

Why are vintage and tool chronographs so sought-after at auction? Is this minimalism a passing fad or a genuine groundswell? After years of mechanical (...)

Reflections and travel notes on the japanese watchmaking market

Reflections and travel notes on the japanese watchmaking market

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

Exports of Swiss watches to Japan seem to have decreased again this year. Rolex, Cartier and Omega remain the top brands sold in (...)

France, not optimistic yet

France, not optimistic yet

2017: -1.4%

After a good start, the French watchmaking sector is poised for a gloomy end to 2017. The business climate is dominated by geopolitics and a growing (...)

Longines, an empire in China

Longines, an empire in China

CASE STUDY

Like a cruise ship, moving forward slowly but surely, the world’s fourth-largest brand - underexposed in the Western media in comparison with its real (...)

Japan transitioning from technology to luxury

Japan transitioning from technology to luxury

JAPAN

All have developed a continuum of unparalleled technological innovations, from the use of quartz to solar energy. All have continued to produce large (...)

India: the slow-moving giant

India: the slow-moving giant

One of the fastest growing economies with a large, young population and a sizeable middle class, the south Asian power has not held all its promises for (...)

China, the horizon brightens

China, the horizon brightens

2017: +19.6%

The watch market of the Far Eastern giant should be worth 10 billion euros by 2020. The rush on China is far from over... Or, rather, the rush of the (...)