In recent decades, Swiss watchmakers have been preoccupied with scaling the summits in terms of pricing, mechanical sophistication and artistic refinement, (...)

To see the impact of cutting-edge change in the watch world, check out America’s big, bruising middle market. change in the watch world, check out America’s (...)

Germany is considered a conservative and demanding watch market. Due to its overall robust economy, in times of crisis the watch market feels negative (...)

Three CEO speak out: Alain Zimmermann, CEO BAUME & MERCIER; Alain Spinedi, CEO LOUIS ERARD; Rolf Studer, co-CEO ORIS.

Stung by Europa Star’s last feature on the sensitive issue of the pricing practised by watchmakers, François-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet, felt (...)

As a translator, my job is essentially to take a load of French words, and turn them into a load of English words. Although it’s unclear exactly how many (...)

The very serious slowdown experienced by the Swiss watchmaking industry in 2016 had at least one positive effect – it provided a clearer view of things, (...)

It’s the fault of… It is true that any number of reasons of all kinds, a whole interwoven knot of reasons, have placed the watchmaking industry in a (...)

Comments by Denis Asch, watch expert and former retailer who closed his shop rather than change profession.

With the democratisation of intercontinental travel prices and the opening up of China, which began sending ever greater streams of tourists all over the (...)