Last November the venerable nations of the Old World hosted three watchmaking fairs targeted at the general public: Munich Time in Germany, SalonQP in (...)

Retail Map is the new Europa Star regular column which monitors the watch boutiques and stores movements throughout the world. We encourage all our (...)

A column featuring key data and business facts, mixing numbers and statements for a condensed market overview.

On 1 November 2013, 35-year-old Aurélie Picaud was appointed head of Fabergé watches. Her brief was to resuscitate the watchmaking branch of the celebrated (...)

Founded by Voltaire in the 18th century and brought back to life by the owner of TEC Ebauches, the brand has been in the hands of the G(o)uten family for (...)

This most British of Swiss watchmakers – along with fellow classmate Stephen Forsey – has succeeded in creating a kind of timelessness, above and beyond the (...)

The independent Belgian brand Raidillon, which is strongly anchored in the world of motor racing, is hoping to jostle some of the established drivers in (...)

Smartwatches, the younger generation, retail: an overview of the state of the industry with watchmaking consultant and instructor Gianfranco Ritschel, one (...)

Last January, Stefanie Mändlein became the new Exhibition Director of the German jewellery and timepiece trade fair Inhorgenta Munich. She has made it a (...)