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Claude Meylan: “We weren't expected in this category”

Claude Meylan: “We weren’t expected in this category”

Specialising in skeleton watches and inspired by the natural surroundings of the Vallée de Joux, Claude Meylan has quickly made a mark in women’s watches (...)

TAG Heuer back as official timekeeper for Formula 1

TAG Heuer back as official timekeeper for Formula 1

As Formula 1 celebrates its 75th Anniversary, TAG Heuer will return to the sport as its Official Timekeeper. With a rich history in Formula 1 spanning over (...)

Swiss watches in colonial India

Swiss watches in colonial India

GUEST COLUMN

The introduction of Swiss watches to colonial India can be traced back to the 19th century, when the subcontinent’s increasing interactions with Europe made (...)

Typsim, the quest for perfect design

Typsim, the quest for perfect design

INTERVIEW

Typsim watches are not intended to be exclusive or inaccessible, quite the contrary. They aim to “simply” offer the very best design. An horological journey (...)

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A tribute to Mr. Armin Strom, “master skeletonizer”

A tribute to Mr. Armin Strom, “master skeletonizer”

With great sadness, the independent Swiss watch manufacture Armin Strom announces the death of its founder, Mr. Armin Strom. A resident of Burgdorf, (...)

Grand Seiko opens two US boutiques with Ben Bridge and Reeds Jewellers

Grand Seiko opens two US boutiques with Ben Bridge and Reeds Jewellers

The Japanese luxury watch manufacturer teams up with two retail partners to continue its North American expansion. Together with Reeds Jewellers, it brings (...)

Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030: two years of actions

Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030: two years of actions

It has only been two years since the actual creation of the Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030), announced at Watches and Wonders in 2022, but (...)

The Watch Book: Hanhart and the German Watch Industry out now

The Watch Book: Hanhart and the German Watch Industry out now

The 224-page book marks a milestone in the German brand’s history. None other than Gisbert L. Brunner has dedicated himself to the subject. An incredibly (...)

How Breitling creates value through sustainability

How Breitling creates value through sustainability

CASE STUDY

For many companies, a full-fledged sustainability approach to business is synonymous with constraints and costs. And indeed, implementing a truthful (...)

Patek Philippe: Operation Cubitus

Patek Philippe: Operation Cubitus

Evening. October 17, 2024. The outskirts of Munich. Thierry Stern stands on a metal walkway inside a former power station that is now a cultural and events (...)

The peculiar case of the watch brand relaunch

In an industry that values heritage and tradition, relaunching a dormant brand is common practice. Europa Star looks at Favre Leuba and Universal Genève, (...)

Nuclear apocalypse or AI apocalypse?

Nuclear apocalypse or AI apocalypse?

IMD Business School in Lausanne has launched the AI Safety Clock. Its job is to alert the world to the potential dangers of uncontrolled artificial general (...)

Richard Mille partners with MoMA to champion artistic innovation

Richard Mille partners with MoMA to champion artistic innovation

The brand has announced a multi-year partnership with The Museum of Modern Art in New York to support a series of contemporary programs. It launches with (...)

Watch auction: the long perspective

Watch auction: the long perspective

DATA

With their watch archives going back almost a century, the Europa Star team asked us to find the oldest data we have at EveryWatch on watch auctions. Here (...)

Reviving Europa Star's “Letter from Italy”

Reviving Europa Star’s “Letter from Italy”

More than a decade ago, Paolo De Vecchi penned the final instalment of his “Letter from Italy” series for Europa Star. While it’s no easy task to follow in (...)

Watch collecting in the Philippines

Watch collecting in the Philippines

Admittedly a minor market for Swiss watches but with galloping demographics: Europa Star reports from the Philippines. A leading observer of the region, (...)

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

EDITORIAL

In our latest issue, we’re inviting you on a world tour, to meet watchmakers who are practising their art, plying their trade, inventing, innovating and (...)

At Eberhard & Co, the time is right for the third generation

At Eberhard & Co, the time is right for the third generation

Ginevra Ripamonti takes on the role of Marketing Coordinator for Eberhard & Co.’s new markets, with a view to strenghten the brand’s global (...)

Longines and the equestrian world – elegant affinities

Longines and the equestrian world – elegant affinities

INTERVIEW

In the grandstands for the Longines League of Nations showjumping competition, VP Marketing Bernardo Tribolet talked about the Swiss brand’s sports timing (...)

Gerald Charles' Federico Ziviani wins Forbes Under 30 award

Gerald Charles’ Federico Ziviani wins Forbes Under 30 award

At just 29, Federico Ziviani is at the helm of Gerald Charles and represents a new generation of talent shaping the future of Swiss (...)

Geneva Watch Days 2025: All you need to know

Geneva Watch Days 2025: All you need to know

Jean-Christophe Babin, President of Geneva Watch Days, confirms the fair is to become a permanent fixture in the industry calendar, citing its (...)

Laurent Perves appointed new CEO of Vacheron Constantin

Laurent Perves appointed new CEO of Vacheron Constantin

Laurent Perves has been appointed as the Maison CEO, effective 1st January 2025, succeeding Louis Ferla with whom he worked closely for the past 8 (...)

Epos, against the grain

Epos, against the grain

As the quartz crisis raged, Epos was founded as a brand making only mechanical watches. Today, in a luxury-dominated space, it refuses to move upmarket, (...)

Bulgari opens doors to renovated manufacture

Bulgari opens doors to renovated manufacture

Nestled in the Jura Mountains, the facility is home to the production of dials and cases for the brand, serving as an essential pillar of its watchmaking (...)