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MECHANICAL - Unlocking ALTERNATIVE ESCAPEMENTS

MECHANICAL - Unlocking ALTERNATIVE ESCAPEMENTS

In the history of horology more effort has been devoted to the escapement than to any other functional part of a timepiece. In the 18th century, when most (...)

MECHANICAL - Entry-Level Mechanicals

MECHANICAL - Entry-Level Mechanicals

Though it doesn’t get as much press as more expensive or complicated watches, one very important segment of the watch industry is the opening-price point, (...)

SWATCH GROUP - Stripping down the SISTEM51

SWATCH GROUP - Stripping down the SISTEM51

The Sistem51 owes its name to the number of components in its self-winding movement. The most astonishing characteristic is that, among these 51 (...)

SWATCH GROUP - Interview with ELMAR MOCK

SWATCH GROUP - Interview with ELMAR MOCK

Europa Star had the chance to talk to Elmar Mock, one of the inventors of the original Swatch, who is now one of the managing partners of the Creaholic (...)

SIHH 2014 - PRACTICAL COMPLICATIONS for the discerning collector

SIHH 2014 - PRACTICAL COMPLICATIONS for the discerning collector

Could this be the year of the practical complication? In addition to some ingenious interpretations of astronomical themes, there seemed to be a focus on (...)

Alternative escapements

Alternative escapements

The so-called Swiss lever escapement has enjoyed an uninterrupted rein over mechanical watchmaking ever since it was first invented in 1757 by Thomas (...)

SWATCH GROUP forced to reopen the doors of its “supermarkets”

SWATCH GROUP forced to reopen the doors of its “supermarkets”

From 1 January 2014, the Swatch Group will once again have to supply its assortments to anyone who asks for them, without restriction. The planned (...)

New mechanical calibres

New mechanical calibres

In this article we introduce three new calibres presented in early 2013 by Eterna, Julien Coudray and Vulcain.

SIHH 2013 - High-tech materials and movements

SIHH 2013 - High-tech materials and movements

There was a profusion of models illustrating the skills in métiers d’art mastered in-house by various brands at the SIHH. But such traditional crafts cannot (...)

Mechanical wonders – Alternative solutions

Mechanical wonders – Alternative solutions

Almost two years ago, Europa Star published a long three-part investigation entitled, “The Swiss watch planet in movement”. In this article, we detailed the (...)

The price of a tourbillon

The price of a tourbillon

Anyone who looks at a tourbillon will be drawn in and fascinated by the cage of the timepiece, which typically holds the escapement wheel, the escapement (...)

Mechanical watch globalisation & the sacrosanct Swiss Made

Mechanical watch globalisation & the sacrosanct Swiss Made

In 1969, Seiko won the Chronometry Competition at the Neuchâtel Observatory. The Swiss response was immediate: the Chronometry Competitions would no longer (...)

TAG Heuer doubles production capacity

TAG Heuer doubles production capacity

TAG Heuer increases its mechanical movement manufacturing capacity, another step towards integrating its production in order to meet the brand’s ambitious (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 16

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 16

Magma Concept, based in Geneva’s Plan-les-Ouates, is a hybrid organisation that combines everything from 3D modelling, to imaging synthesis and the (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 15

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 15

Laurent Besse and Manuel Spöde created Les Artisans Horlogers in 2004, bringing together two diverse backgrounds that correspond perfectly in the creation (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 14

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 14

Agenhor’s independent and self-financed structure includes three constructors, nine bench watchmakers, five administrative employees and five managers of (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 13

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 13

The great strength of Christophe Claret is to have succeeded, in 22 years of independent activity, in constructing a very high-end integrated production (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 12

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 12

Renaud & Papi has become one of the most prestigious training grounds for today’s watchmakers. Many of today’s independent watchmakers have passed (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 11

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 11

A look at ‘watchmaking specialties’ that cover a range of complications where we can find everything and anything, from special displays, among them (...)

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 10

The Swiss watch planet in movement – Part 10

The B01 from Breitling – Breitling has also moved ahead in the domain of the movement, having anticipated the closure of the ETA ‘faucet’, especially that of (...)