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France Ebauches rises from its ashes

France Ebauches rises from its ashes

Early 1994, France Ebauches filed for bankruptcy. This was, according to the headline in La Chaux-de-Fonds daily L’Impartial, the “end of French (...)

Yema: aiming for independence

Yema: aiming for independence

As of this year, the Calibre CMM.20 will equip selected Yema watches, including the Yema Wristmaster Traveller Micro-Rotor Limited Edition, and is (...)

Pequignet and Calibre Royal

Pequignet and Calibre Royal

Now with the automatic Calibre Royal, the manual-winding Calibre Royal Manuel (2017) and the Calibre Initial (2021) under its belt, the brand was in need (...)

French movement-making: a pragmatic renewal

French movement-making: a pragmatic renewal

It’s still early days but the ball is rolling: mechanical movement production is returning to France. The likes of Pequignet, Yema, France Ebauches, (...)

Agenhor: poetry in motion

Agenhor: poetry in motion

Established by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht, who passed the mantle to his two sons, Agenhor is a family affair that specialises in custom-designed modules and (...)

Le Cercle des Horlogers: by appointment only

Le Cercle des Horlogers: by appointment only

Le Cercle des Horlogers doesn’t do off-the-peg. Only “extensively personalised” movements whose inventiveness and prestige have earned the company an (...)

Schwarz Etienne's grand ambitions

Schwarz Etienne’s grand ambitions

Schwarz Etienne movements are built on a fully modular concept, enabling evolution of both manual-winding and micro-rotor equipped automatic movements (...)

Chronode: made-to-measure

Chronode: made-to-measure

Chronode is not your run-of-the-mill mechanical movement-maker. The company, based in Le Locle, offers contemporary, innovative solutions and provides (...)

LTM: good things come in small packages

LTM: good things come in small packages

From its base in Fleurier in Val-de-Travers – a region whose reputation for excellence could soon rival that of Vallée de Joux – Le Temps Manufactures (...)

Miyota: from movement-maker to brand name

Miyota is on a mission to convince the global mid-range segment of the virtues and importance of mechanical calibres. In other words, to put the movement (...)

The green galaxy of Leonardo DiCaprio

The green galaxy of Leonardo DiCaprio

INFOGRAPHIC

Leonardo DiCaprio has just entered the capital of Swiss watch company ID Genève. The actor has been a long-standing supporter of multiple initiatives in (...)

Dubois Dépraz: more than additional modules

Dubois Dépraz: more than additional modules

A renowned specialist manufacturer with an impressive line-up of additional modules, including numerous options for chronographs, and a long list of (...)

“Breguet holds a special place in people's hearts”

“Breguet holds a special place in people’s hearts”

INTERVIEW

A major launch for the brand, the two Type XX models that were introduced this year are the contemporary face of this iconic line. Any reinvention of a (...)

Will the real Haute Horlogerie please stand up (again)?

Will the real Haute Horlogerie please stand up (again)?

FEATURE

In the 1990s, the respected journalist and watch expert Pascal Brandt was a regular contributor to Europa Star. Three decades later, he’s back to review (...)

La Joux-Perret: a vigorous turnaround

La Joux-Perret: a vigorous turnaround

Owned by Citizen Group since 2012, La Joux-Perret has been helmed by CEO Jean-Claude Eggen since 2020. Under his stewardship, the Manufacture has increased (...)

Leonardo DiCaprio: Heavyweight support for ID Genève

Leonardo DiCaprio: Heavyweight support for ID Genève

Since its founding in 2020, the Swiss brand has been carving out a path with a bold vision: to produce the most eco-responsible watches possible. Although (...)

Kenissi: the whizz kid

Kenissi: the whizz kid

Inaugurated earlier this year but operational since 2022, the Kenissi Manufacture is the latest in the lineup of movement manufacturers and is already (...)

Soprod: integration, independence and Newton®

Soprod: integration, independence and Newton®

Small (compared to some), fully (96-97%) integrated and fiercely independent, Soprod’s ambition is to offer not only calibres that are interchangeable with (...)

Sellita: strength in numbers

Sellita: strength in numbers

From a high-volume assembler of ETA movements to an “indispensable component of Swiss industry”, to quote its discreet but charismatic CEO Miguel Garcia, (...)

Three key points from the 2023 Deloitte watch industry study

Three key points from the 2023 Deloitte watch industry study

High hopes for India, return of the in-person experience, integration of environmental concerns: we take a look at the firm’s new study of the watch sector, (...)