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Iconic japanese calibres

Iconic japanese calibres

Our thanks to Hirota Masayuki (Chronos Japan) for this selection.

Credor: 50 years of understated sophistication

Credor: 50 years of understated sophistication

Founded in 1974, Credor is both the most understated and the most sophisticated brand in the Seiko galaxy.

Horological uchronias: what if... Switzerland had embraced quartz?

Horological uchronias: what if... Switzerland had embraced quartz?

SERIES

For more than 20 years, quartz did so much damage to mechanical watchmaking, we no longer consider the reasons why it emerged nor why the Swiss watch (...)

“What if...”: welcome to horological uchronia!

“What if...”: welcome to horological uchronia!

INTRODUCTION

Uchronia is an appealing concept. A pure thought exercise. The philosopher appreciates its eminently speculative nature. The journalist balks at the (...)

Grand Seiko Dô: the way of precision and elegance

Grand Seiko Dô: the way of precision and elegance

Travellers to Japan in the 2000s discovered that Seiko offered a collection of beautifully made, fine quality mechanical watches. This range, named Grand (...)

100 years of the Seiko wristwatch

100 years of the Seiko wristwatch

A century ago saw the first wristwatch bearing the Seiko name on the dial – the start of a new endeavour that would change the global horological landscape. (...)

TAOS, beautiful beginnings

TAOS, beautiful beginnings

Watchmaker Olivier Gaud, artisan Olivier Vaucher and artist Dominique Vaucher are the founders of TAOS. Together they create artisan watches that show off (...)

“Japanese brands have all come to the same conclusion: move upmarket”

“Japanese brands have all come to the same conclusion: move upmarket”

Hirota Masayuki has been the face of Chronos Japan magazine for two decades. He is also one of Japan’s leading watch market specialists. We asked him about (...)

Byrne: changing faces

Byrne: changing faces

Despite the many newcomers swelling the ranks of watch brands each year, genuinely innovative concepts are few and far between. Launched in 2022, indie (...)

A year of symbols for Japan

A year of symbols for Japan

EDITORIAL

An interesting development, perhaps even a major shift, is taking place in Japanese watchmaking. The Japanese watch industry has long set itself up to be (...)

In the Mood for Tissot: the debut in Hong Kong (1920–1997)

In the Mood for Tissot: the debut in Hong Kong (1920–1997)

It is always interesting to re-evaluate Tissot’s business choices and activities in China from a present-day perspective. Just recently, 2023 saw the launch (...)

“I've set Tissot a target of 5 million watches a year”

“I’ve set Tissot a target of 5 million watches a year”

Not all Swiss watch brands subscribe to the strategy of scaling back production as part of the industry’s push upmarket. Some use a different playbook, as (...)

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 (...)

EveryWatch Insights: Geneva Auctions

EveryWatch Insights: Geneva Auctions

In this first column for Europa Star, watch auction data specialist EveryWatch details some of the highlights of the May 2024 Geneva auctions, which (...)

China: an industry obsession since the 1990s

China: an industry obsession since the 1990s

COLUMN

In 2024 Europa Star is celebrating 30 years of its China issue (the magazine’s Asia version goes back even further, to 1950). Pascal Brandt, a longstanding (...)

Formex: extreme shapes meet sport-chic

Formex: extreme shapes meet sport-chic

Now managed by a family-owned group specialising in watch part production, Formex has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence since its Kickstarter relaunch in (...)

Watches and Wonders to stage fourth China edition in Shanghai

Watches and Wonders to stage fourth China edition in Shanghai

After Geneva, it’s off to China for a new edition of the event, slated for 28 August to 1 September 2024, at the West Bund Art Center in Shanghai. The show (...)

Corsairs and pirates

Corsairs and pirates

EDITORIAL

It’s important not to confuse pirates, “outlawed freebooters who sailed and pillaged ships for their own personal gain,” with corsairs, “mandated by a (...)

Game of Thrones co-producer launches his jewellery line in Geneva

Game of Thrones co-producer launches his jewellery line in Geneva

Nothing about the Jaqueline Powers jewellery brand, created by Vince Gerardis, co-executive producer of the series, brings to mind the fantasy world (...)

Vacheron Constantin reopens newly renovated Zurich boutique

Vacheron Constantin reopens newly renovated Zurich boutique

After three months of renovation, the 100-square-meter store swings its doors open again. For the first time worldwide, the boutique features an exclusive (...)