Time.Business

time-business

TIME.BUSINESS

0 | ... | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | 200 | 220 | 240 | ... | 2660

Laurent Ferrier debuts moonphase complication in Classic Moon

Laurent Ferrier debuts moonphase complication in Classic Moon

After winning the GPHG for its Grand Sport Tourbillon Pursuit, which captured the warm colours of dawn, the esteemed independent brand returns to its first (...)

Bucherer opens bespoke Rolex certified pre-owned lounge in Geneva

Bucherer opens bespoke Rolex certified pre-owned lounge in Geneva

Situated in the very heart of Geneva within the retail group’s flagship store, the space showcases the character of Rolex, evoking the feel of a cosy living (...)

Timepieces that stopped history

Timepieces that stopped history

The work of Swiss author and photographer Luc Debraine is currently exhibited at Watches and Wonders and the subject of a fascinating book. All around the (...)

APRESDEMAIN: Rethinking watch communication

APRESDEMAIN: Rethinking watch communication

Using vintage to get new generations interested in watches isn’t as contradictory as it may seem, at least not for APRESDEMAIN. This specialist (...)

Just out: “A comprehensive guide to vintage Swiss watches”

Just out: “A comprehensive guide to vintage Swiss watches”

A lifelong passion for watches runs through Aashdin K. Billimoria’s highly personal account of vintage timepieces. It details the stories and values of a (...)

Pierre Lannier: an atypical success

Pierre Lannier: an atypical success

Few outside France will have heard of Pierre Lannier. The brand, which is based in Alsace, is nevertheless a leading player on its home market in the under (...)

African retailers and the exodus of capital

African retailers and the exodus of capital

TRAVEL NOTES 🇳🇬 NIGERIA

Deremi Ajidahun is often congratulated by Swiss CEOs on the appetite for watches of Nigerians vacationing in Paris, London or New York. The African (...)

The fragmentation of watch fairs is a reflection of the market

The fragmentation of watch fairs is a reflection of the market

COLUMN

In the 1990s, journalist Pascal Brandt reported Alain-Dominique Perrin’s memorable comment on “the smell of grilled sausages” at Baselworld, signalling the (...)

Andrea Furlan: “Make high-end finishing more accessible”

Andrea Furlan: “Make high-end finishing more accessible”

GPHG ACADEMY

Andrea Furlan belongs to a generation of rising stars who fuse the traditional codes of watchmaking with a contemporary mindset, helping to extend the (...)

Launch of the Luxury Watch Barometer

Launch of the Luxury Watch Barometer

Expert Fred Levin (ex-LGI and Troverie) has introduced a new tool for measuring trade flows in the US watchmaking industry. We asked him three (...)

Horage: a “tech-mech” watch company

Horage: a “tech-mech” watch company

Horage has come a long way. The brand presented its first collection and made clear its intentions at Baselworld in 2009. These were complicated times and (...)

Future secured For Finland's famous Watchmaking School

Future secured For Finland’s famous Watchmaking School

In 2024 Kelloseppäkoulu – with alumni like Kari Voutilainen and Stepan Sarpaneva – celebrates 80 years of existence. It has great recognition in the watch (...)

Renaud Tixier takes the stage

Renaud Tixier takes the stage

Renaud Tixier is a newly formed brand whose protagonists, two independent watchmakers, have already shown that their talents are ideally matched. An (...)

“Time passing slowly is an indirect sign that all is not well”

“Time passing slowly is an indirect sign that all is not well”

Our perception of time varies but not necessarily for the reasons we may expect. Sylvie Droit-Volet, professor at Université Clermont Auvergne, France, (...)

Atomic Clocks: Infinite accuracy from the infinitely small

Atomic Clocks: Infinite accuracy from the infinitely small

The definition of an accurate universal time brings us to atomic clocks. These complex instruments use the infinitely small – the vibration of atoms – to (...)

APRESDEMAIN: Rethinking watch communication for after tomorrow

APRESDEMAIN: Rethinking watch communication for after tomorrow

Using vintage to get new generations interested in watches isn’t as contradictory as it may seem, at least not for APRESDEMAIN. This specialist (...)

Listening to your internal clock

Listening to your internal clock

Our body has its own rhythm, which sometimes deviates from the twenty-four hour day set by society. Chronobiology now knows how our body measures time, and (...)

“My aim is to make Bremont the champion of tool watches”

“My aim is to make Bremont the champion of tool watches”

Q&A

As the new CEO, industry veteran Davide Cerrato is bringing his experience and expertise to Bremont. The British brand is intent on providing an (...)

Hamilton: “Lack of competition can be a problem, too”

Hamilton: “Lack of competition can be a problem, too”

INTERVIEW

Hamilton, with its American roots, has become a pillar of “accessible” Swiss watchmaking. Its Ventura is particularly in the spotlight this year. But as (...)

Linguistics: when the past is in front of us

Linguistics: when the past is in front of us

The way we talk about time depends very much on the language we speak: the future can be in front of us or behind us, to the left or to the right, up or (...)