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The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 3

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 3

TAG Heuer has invested in the production of its own chronographic movement, the famous 1887. (We note in passing the current tropism that is pushing the (...)

Paris, rue de la Paix 8: The new world of Jaquet Droz

Paris, rue de la Paix 8: The new world of Jaquet Droz

225 years after opening its first watchmaking workshop in the French capital, Jaquet Droz inaugurated on September 9th 2010 its first Parisian boutique at (...)

Opening of two boutiques Hublot on the mainland US with Bal Harbour and Boca Raton.

Opening of two boutiques Hublot on the mainland US with Bal Harbour and Boca Raton.

Hublot, the Swiss luxury watch brand that brings the “Art of Fusion” and the passion for unexpected combinations and innovation to watchmaking, is proud to (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 2

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 2

Besides the creation of movements that may be substituted for ETA calibres, watchmakers have also massively responded to the threat by accelerating the (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 1

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 1

The Swatch Group and its industrial arms (essentially ETA, Nouvelle Lemania, and Frédéric Piguet for movements; as well as Nivarox-FAR for other (...)

Ernst Benz inaugurates its first Boutique and celebrates Elizabeth Doerr

Ernst Benz inaugurates its first Boutique and celebrates Elizabeth Doerr

Ernst Benz hosted a private event featuring Elizabeth Doerr, International watch journalist and author of Twelve Faces of Time: Horological (...)

Inauguration of the first Corum boutique in Geneva

Inauguration of the first Corum boutique in Geneva

CORUM establishes itself on the shores of Lake Léman with the opening of its first own-name boutique in Switzerland, located in (...)

Movements: a progressive return to the 1950s?

Movements: a progressive return to the 1950s?

Our publishing house, which was originally called Hugo Buchser SA after the name of its founder, used to publish (until 1986) the famous Le Guide des (...)

The secret of successful watch brand videos

As the watch industry tries to get its marketing communication up to speed in cyber space, knowing how to place brand videos on the Internet and (...)

Scottish time: Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, Scotland

Scottish time: Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh, Scotland

It is said that people from Edinburgh, no matter where they are in the world, instinctively check their watches at 1:00 pm, expecting the castle gun to (...)

Grand opening DeWitt flagship store in China

Grand opening DeWitt flagship store in China

DeWitt has opened in Beijing its first flagship store in the world in the impressive Legendale Hotel in presence of a large floor of VIP (...)

Is exclusivity the final frontier of luxury?

Is exclusivity the final frontier of luxury?

What does luxury really mean, after all? A few years ago, luxury seemed to be synonymous with really expensive watches, but being expensive isn’t enough (...)

Ladies' complications fit for a princess

Ladies’ complications fit for a princess

From Cinderella’s midnight minute repeater to a summer time/winter time indicator, feminine complications are bringing some mechanical magic to women’s (...)

Watch Movement Manufacturers: a progressive return to the 1950s?

Watch Movement Manufacturers: a progressive return to the 1950s?

Our publishing house, which was originally called Hugo Buchser SA after the name of its founder, used to publish (until 1986) the famous Le Guide des (...)

Watchmaker Traditions - The {Pâté de Veillée} and the {Enterrement des Veillées}

Watchmaker Traditions - The {Pâté de Veillée} and the {Enterrement des Veillées}

In his book published in 1942 called Les Cabinotiers Genevois, Eugène Jaquet, who was then Dean of the Geneva Watchmaking School, reminisced about his (...)

LAKIN@LARGE - Stop all the clocks

LAKIN@LARGE - Stop all the clocks

I was just about to go to the beach in Menton when I had a telephone call advising me of the sad news. My immediate reaction was to conjure up a vision of (...)

Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power

When customers know more about watches than the person selling to them, you know there’s trouble. Unfortunately, with websites, blogs, magazines and more, (...)

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 4

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 4

Sports and timepieces have a natural symbiosis, as many sports need to be timed. This year marked the announcement of many new partnerships and (...)

The watch industry's big powwow - Part 4

The watch industry’s big powwow - Part 4

JAPANESE WATCHMAKING

Twenty-five years ago, Seiko exhibited for the first time in Basel. This was not, however, the first time that the Swiss had heard about this Japanese (...)

Grand Opening F.P. Journe Boutique in Beijing

Grand Opening F.P. Journe Boutique in Beijing

F.P.Journe who celebrate over 30 years of exceptional watch creation has opened its first Boutique in mainland China, in the Yintaï Centre, two steps away (...)