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Grand Seiko opens largest flagship boutique in New York

Grand Seiko opens largest flagship boutique in New York

The new flagship on iconic Madison Avenue has welcomed its first visitors, marking a significant milestone for the Japanese brand. This multi-level (...)

Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin extend partnership

Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin extend partnership

The Swiss watchmaker and British automaker renew an alliance based on “innovation beyond the track”. The two luxury brands celebrate a three-year (...)

Gübelin leads the way in coloured gemstone traceability

Gübelin leads the way in coloured gemstone traceability

As luxury companies, watchmakers and jewellers included, are increasingly held accountable for their efforts to become more sustainable, transparency and (...)

Short-term thinking: the paradox facing the “masters of time”

Short-term thinking: the paradox facing the “masters of time”

EDITORIAL

The image of a watch brand is built over decades, not quarters – a fact made even more apparent with the rise of the secondary market, which brings a (...)

Special report: Dialmaking in the Arc Jurassien

Special report: Dialmaking in the Arc Jurassien

Dialmaking is a complex profession. One that requires the mechanical engineer’s precision as much as the artistic sensitivity of the artisan. Europa Star (...)

Raúl Pagès wins Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives

Raúl Pagès wins Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives

The prestigious biennial award recognises innovation, audacity, and savoir-faire to promote and support independent watchmaking. For its inaugural edition, (...)

In Geneva, a new space for artisans of the watch industry

In Geneva, a new space for artisans of the watch industry

Under the name of Watchmakers United, a new arcade on the shores of Lake Geneva hosts independent watchmakers from Cédric Johner to John-Mikaël Flaux, Shona (...)

Geopolitics and the watchmaking sector: 2024, a pivotal year

Geopolitics and the watchmaking sector: 2024, a pivotal year

The watchmaking year ticks over as regular as clockwork. Not so the geopolitical agenda. 2024 is set to be an exceptional year in terms of its political, (...)

“Distribution will be the battlefield of the next century”

“Distribution will be the battlefield of the next century”

After Fine Watchmaking and its icons, Pascal Brandt takes this new column into the sensitive – and totally transformed – terrain of watch distribution, again (...)

In the Gulf, collectors call the shots

In the Gulf, collectors call the shots

REPORT

“Their ‘small’ collectors would be considered big collectors elsewhere”. Edouard Meylan (H. Moser & Cie) observes, emphasising the role of the Middle East (...)

March LA.B: creating your own segment

March LA.B: creating your own segment

Drawing on 70s design and a splash of French elegance, March LA.B is currently a committed actor in the French watchmaking landscape. The brand’s (...)

Alpina & Freeride World Tour partnership enters its sixth year

Alpina & Freeride World Tour partnership enters its sixth year

The Swiss brand has renewed its partnership with the Freeride World Tour for the sixth consecutive year. As the competition’s partner and official (...)

Pequignet: genuine French watchmaking expertise

Pequignet: genuine French watchmaking expertise

Located in Morteau, deep in the heart of French watchmaking territory, Pequignet is perhaps the only genuine watch manufacture in the region. This year, it (...)

Once Upon a Time: Tissot in Shanghai (1920–1948)

Once Upon a Time: Tissot in Shanghai (1920–1948)

The evocation of Tissot’s past presence in Shanghai resonates with its present, with the opening of a new boutique on Nanking Road - the very place where (...)

The Battenberg Foundation, a social partner for the Swiss watch industry

The Battenberg Foundation, a social partner for the Swiss watch industry

PROFILE

Founded in 1962 by several business leaders in the watchmaking industry, the Battenberg Foundation assists the reintegration of persons with disabilities (...)

MycoWorks: spore-chic out to conquer luxury

MycoWorks: spore-chic out to conquer luxury

Biomaterials are making inroads in the luxury market. Few are as versatile as fungus. We met with MycoWorks, a US biotech company that is pioneering (...)

Concepto, the integrated watch factory

Concepto, the integrated watch factory

MOVEMENTS

In less than 20 years, Valérien Jaquet has succeeded in setting up an impressive movement manufacture, now almost completely vertically integrated. (...)

Depancel, the sports watch comes of age

Depancel, the sports watch comes of age

Having launched in 2018 as a result of two successful Kickstarter campaigns, Depancel is now looking to establish its brand through a more specific product (...)

Spotlight on luminous dials

Spotlight on luminous dials

More than a century after the first applications of radioluminescent paint, a book and a film – The Radium Girls – commemorates the tragic fate of these (...)

Jérôme Boutteçon, the first master craftsman in marquetry on dials

Jérôme Boutteçon, the first master craftsman in marquetry on dials

PORTRAIT

As a young man, he dreamed of becoming a sculptor. Alarmed at the idea of having an artist son, his father forced him to train as a cabinetmaker. An (...)