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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 (...)

CIGA Design, a different path for Chinese watchmaking

CIGA Design, a different path for Chinese watchmaking

CIGA Design, the first Chinese watch brand to win a GPHG award, was created by a specialist in urban design, heir to the key precept of the Bauhaus school: (...)

Understanding the Perpetual boutique concept by Phillips

Understanding the Perpetual boutique concept by Phillips

Phillips auction house is expanding its network of brick-and-mortar watch stores, with boutiques in London, Gstaad, Hong Kong and soon Zurich. This (...)

Behrens, new-generation Chinese watchmaking

Behrens, new-generation Chinese watchmaking

Aside from mass production, the Chinese watch industry has long relied on the industrial clout of some of its conglomerates and flagship companies to (...)

Urwerk: reflections on the nature of time

Urwerk: reflections on the nature of time

When the Urwerk brand was born back in 1997, it took a certain amount of idealism on the part of its founders to offer an alternative approach to (...)

Behind the scenes of a decorative art: Guilloché

Behind the scenes of a decorative art: Guilloché

Disenchanted professionals sometimes choose radically different work orientations, often worlds away from the career for which they studied. Such is the (...)

Accutron's giant leap beyond Bulova

Accutron’s giant leap beyond Bulova

With an uninterrupted legacy spanning nearly 150 years in the United States, Bulova is fervently reigniting its esteemed heritage. Jeffrey Cohen, President (...)