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Hamilton, calibrated for a new era of watchmaking

Hamilton, calibrated for a new era of watchmaking

INTERVIEW

Hamilton, which offers affordable mechanical neo-vintage watches, and which committed early on to e-commerce, seems to have a better profile than other (...)

Mido watch owned by Ettore Bugatti fetches 272'800 euros

Mido watch owned by Ettore Bugatti fetches 272’800 euros

The Mido watch personally owned by Ettore Bugatti has been sold by the Stanislas Machoïr auction house for 272’800 euros (more than 300’000 Swiss francs). (...)

Audemars Piguet offers a new “immersive” experience

Audemars Piguet offers a new “immersive” experience

Audemars Piguet announces the launch of its very first public and immersive Masterclass entitled “Crack History’s Code”. This four-and-a-half-hour experience (...)

Dimension, sound, light: the digital illusion of reality

Dimension, sound, light: the digital illusion of reality

INNOVATION

To appeal to collectors and beyond, replicating the physical experience online is a new imperative for the watch industry. The Covid-led lockdowns, the (...)

Maurice Lacroix finds its rhythm at a crucial moment

Maurice Lacroix finds its rhythm at a crucial moment

STRATEGIES

Physical travel may have been interrupted, but we have never calculated so many time zones from home, what with all the Zoom meetings and remote sessions. (...)

Swiss startup Adresta launches digital watch safe app

Swiss startup Adresta launches digital watch safe app

INNOVATION

ETH spinoff Adresta is officially bringing its digital safe for luxury watches to the Android and iOS app stores, making it ready for worldwide use. The (...)

Porsche: the right automotive partner for TAG Heuer?

Porsche: the right automotive partner for TAG Heuer?

HERITAGE

While the traditional partnerships between watchmakers and car manufacturers have seen some major reversals in recent months, TAG Heuer believes it has (...)

Baltic and the blueprint for creating a watch brand in the 21st century

TESTIMONY

Neo-vintage is all the rage in watchmaking, especially among millennials. Baltic, founded by representatives of that generation, is a start-up that has (...)

Watch enthusiast, collector or investor?

Watch enthusiast, collector or investor?

REPORT

Recent years have proved very profitable for collectible watches, with certain models reaching record values at auction. Indeed, many fear that (...)

We're all collectors now!

We’re all collectors now!

REPORT

It has never been easier to start collecting watches. And there is no shortage of desire, with a vibrant and growing global community of (...)

A powerful new voice

A powerful new voice

EDITORIAL

A new voice has entered the conversation. This promises debate and controversy, but above all it ensures that the industry maintains its social and (...)

Discover our new issue

Discover our new issue

WATCHES AND WONDERS 2021

A special Collector’s report, including the unveiling of Patek Philippe’s new Nautilus and more than 180 pages of exclusive editorial (...)

The resilience of in-house jewellery for retailers

The resilience of in-house jewellery for retailers

INTERVIEW

For decades, family-owned London Jewelers has represented prestigious brands on Long Island. In the midst of the pandemic, the retailer renovated its (...)

Watchmaking in search of eternity

Watchmaking in search of eternity

ANALYSIS

While mechanical watchmaking – the existence of which dates back not millennia but “merely” a few centuries – could conceivably one day dwindle and die out, (...)

Ulysse Nardin ventures into jewellery watchmaking

Ulysse Nardin ventures into jewellery watchmaking

Diamonds, diamonds, and more diamonds... With the Sparkling Free Wheel, Ulysse Nardin launches a “ray of light into the stratosphere” with a masterpiece made (...)

Watchmaking and jewellery: intertwining of destinies

Watchmaking and jewellery: intertwining of destinies

MEETING ISABELLE CERBONESCHI

Some jewellers have become watchmakers, while other houses, in rares cases, have taken the opposite path. Isabelle Cerboneschi, who has a deep (...)

Jacob & Co.: Jewels & Complications

Jacob & Co.: Jewels & Complications

INTERVIEW

Maybe more than any other name in the industry, Jacob & Co has pushed the opulent mix of gems and complicated mechanisms. Even with the pandemic (...)

Learning from jewellery's successes

Learning from jewellery’s successes

EDITORIAL

In what is still a highly fragmented sector, where “no-name” brands dominate, the jewellery heavyweights – Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Bulgari and Van Cleef (...)

Customisation: from exclusive to unique

Customisation: from exclusive to unique

BESPOKE WATCHES

While production volumes for the Swiss watch industry are falling sharply, a segment that seems to be more resilient is that of customising collectors’ (...)

Deloitte: 2021 outlook for the Swiss watch industry

Deloitte: 2021 outlook for the Swiss watch industry

INTERVIEW

Covid-19, smartwatches, sustainability, second-hand or online sales: year after year, Deloitte provides a comprehensive overview of the Swiss watch (...)