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Resilience

Kross Studio: a story of resilience in the midst of chaos

Kross Studio: a story of resilience in the midst of chaos

INTERVIEW

The former managers of RJ Watches (Romain Jerome), which shuttered its operations at the beginning of the year, have just launched a new design studio. In (...)

Unveiling the new face of Louis Erard

Unveiling the new face of Louis Erard

STRATEGIES

Alain Spinedi, the boss of Louis Erard, is known as a tireless fighter in the now sparse ranks of manufacturers of affordable, high-quality mechanical (...)

Walter von Känel and François Thiébaud: two “rocks” of Swiss watchmaking

Walter von Känel and François Thiébaud: two “rocks” of Swiss watchmaking

CROSSING PATHS

Who could have imagined, in early 2020, that we’d be where we are today? The pandemic crisis is accelerating change everywhere. Two “rocks” of the Swiss watch (...)

Richemont: a corporate culture in question

Richemont: a corporate culture in question

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

The travails of the Richemont group more broadly reflect a corporate culture that seems somewhat out of sync with an ever more horizontal and complex (...)

Patek Philippe: a few lessons on resilience

Patek Philippe: a few lessons on resilience

RETROSPECTIVE

Resilience. Scientifically speaking, resilience is a value (expressed in joules per cm2) used in physics to represent the resistance of a metal to shocks (...)

The watch industry's mirror

The watch industry’s mirror

EDITORIAL

Let’s be honest: in the ocean of economic, social and societal catastrophes, watchmaking is no more than a drop of water. But drops of water become rivers, (...)

Watch industry: surviving Covid-19

Watch industry: surviving Covid-19

GUEST COLUMN

During the last few years, the Swiss watch industry has been faced with a growing number of challenges: shifting consumer interests, the emergence of the (...)

Talking resilience with Ariel Adams

Talking resilience with Ariel Adams

INTERVIEW

America has been the country to suffer the biggest blow from the pandemic. Before it struck, the country was on the way to reclaim its spot as the number (...)

Instagram Live: social media show their limits

Instagram Live: social media show their limits

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

Numerous players in the watch industry have responded swiftly to the absence of physical encounters by increasing the number of sessions and interviews (...)

François-Henry Bennahmias: “Many changes are coming our way”

François-Henry Bennahmias: “Many changes are coming our way”

INTERVIEW

The date of this interview with the CEO of Audemars Piguet is 22 April – an important detail in this period of pandemic, when all over the world the (...)

“Kintsugi” or the art of resilience

“Kintsugi” or the art of resilience

EDITORIAL

Our new print issue is devoted to the theme of resilience for the watch world in light of the pandemic. The imagery in this special is based around the (...)

Watches and cars: a no-nonsense comparison

Watches and cars: a no-nonsense comparison

INTERVIEW

On a superficial level, the worlds of watchmaking and automobiles are often compared through the many partnerships forged between the two industries. But (...)

Europa Star: a century of watch journalism

Europa Star: a century of watch journalism

A HISTORY OF RESILIENCE

We are entering the anniversary of the decade that saw the birth of the Europa Star publishing house, one century ago. It was during the Roaring Twenties, (...)

Journalists and watchmakers: how to fix our relationship

Journalists and watchmakers: how to fix our relationship

EDITORIAL

The coronavirus crisis calls for introspection and change. The watch media must go through this reconstruction process, as well as the brands themselves, (...)

After-sales: the best way through the crisis?

After-sales: the best way through the crisis?

INDUSTRY

At a time when the coronavirus has brought the watch industry to a standstill, shouldn’t we take advantage of the situation to pamper existing customers (...)

Watchmaking's hesitant solidarity

Watchmaking’s hesitant solidarity

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

Numerous private initiatives from wealthy individuals or global companies are today making up for the failures of states that did not foresee the extent of (...)

A new page waiting to be written

A new page waiting to be written

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

A page has been turned with the definitive break between Baselworld and its most loyal exhibitors. The regrouping around a single event in Geneva is the (...)

The watch show that should inspire the future Geneva show

The watch show that should inspire the future Geneva show

RETROSPECTIVE

The project of a new world watch show in Geneva next April has been launched. Behind-the-scenes discussions are taking place to decide on its structure. (...)

Watchmaking's “pre-Netflix” moment

Watchmaking’s “pre-Netflix” moment

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

The pandemic has led to the accelerated digitisation of our daily life. However, the watch industry finds itself still stuck at a stage similar to that of (...)

Baselworld: extensive collateral damage

Baselworld: extensive collateral damage

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

We knew that watch fairs were in crisis, and would have to reinvent themselves. In fact, Europa Star devoted a special feature to the subject in its (...)

The heartbreaking fate of the Basel Fair

The heartbreaking fate of the Basel Fair

CORONAVIRUS CHRONICLES

As an exhibitor for more than 80 years, like so many members of the global watchmaking community, we can only express deep sadness at the heartbreaking (...)