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Grand opening DeWitt flagship store in China

Grand opening DeWitt flagship store in China

DeWitt has opened in Beijing its first flagship store in the world in the impressive Legendale Hotel in presence of a large floor of VIP (...)

Is exclusivity the final frontier of luxury?

Is exclusivity the final frontier of luxury?

What does luxury really mean, after all? A few years ago, luxury seemed to be synonymous with really expensive watches, but being expensive isn’t enough (...)

Ladies' complications fit for a princess

Ladies’ complications fit for a princess

From Cinderella’s midnight minute repeater to a summer time/winter time indicator, feminine complications are bringing some mechanical magic to women’s (...)

Watch Movement Manufacturers: a progressive return to the 1950s?

Watch Movement Manufacturers: a progressive return to the 1950s?

Our publishing house, which was originally called Hugo Buchser SA after the name of its founder, used to publish (until 1986) the famous Le Guide des (...)

Watchmaker Traditions - The {Pâté de Veillée} and the {Enterrement des Veillées}

Watchmaker Traditions - The {Pâté de Veillée} and the {Enterrement des Veillées}

In his book published in 1942 called Les Cabinotiers Genevois, Eugène Jaquet, who was then Dean of the Geneva Watchmaking School, reminisced about his (...)

LAKIN@LARGE - Stop all the clocks

LAKIN@LARGE - Stop all the clocks

I was just about to go to the beach in Menton when I had a telephone call advising me of the sad news. My immediate reaction was to conjure up a vision of (...)

Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power

When customers know more about watches than the person selling to them, you know there’s trouble. Unfortunately, with websites, blogs, magazines and more, (...)

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 4

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 4

Sports and timepieces have a natural symbiosis, as many sports need to be timed. This year marked the announcement of many new partnerships and (...)

The watch industry's big powwow - Part 4

The watch industry’s big powwow - Part 4

JAPANESE WATCHMAKING

Twenty-five years ago, Seiko exhibited for the first time in Basel. This was not, however, the first time that the Swiss had heard about this Japanese (...)

Grand Opening F.P. Journe Boutique in Beijing

Grand Opening F.P. Journe Boutique in Beijing

F.P.Journe who celebrate over 30 years of exceptional watch creation has opened its first Boutique in mainland China, in the Yintaï Centre, two steps away (...)

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 3

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 3

There is still a strong portion of the sports watch market that focuses on watches for the professional, including specifications not needed, but often (...)

Spring buds and ladies watches blossom in Basel - Part 2

Spring buds and ladies watches blossom in Basel - Part 2

Talking about watches in terms of colour always seems to be a frivolous activity for a serious watch magazine. However, for retailers, especially those (...)

Innovations, intentions and interrogations - Part 3

Innovations, intentions and interrogations - Part 3

Basel being Basel, not everything you want to see is in the confines of the BaselWorld halls. Such is the case of the new brand Berthoud & Pouzait, (...)

The watch industry's big powwow - Part 3

The watch industry’s big powwow - Part 3

BASELWORLD 2010

Across the aisle at Patek Philippe, in a completely different ambiance and in a segment even more prestigious, we were able to ‘cleanse the eyes’, in a (...)

Richard Mille Boutique opens in Geneva

Richard Mille Boutique opens in Geneva

Richard Mille has unveiled its new Boutique at the prestigious Grand Hotel Kempinski, against the striking backdrop of Lake (...)

Tissot opens a monobrand store on Paris's Champs-Elysées

Tissot opens a monobrand store on Paris’s Champs-Elysées

For its latest monobrand store, Tissot has chosen a location on ‘the world’s most beautiful avenue’, the famous Champs-Elysées in (...)

New Wempe on London's New Bond Street

New Wempe on London’s New Bond Street

Take a walk down London’s New Bond Street and you will see some of the world’s most stylish boutiques.

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 2

Sports watches 2010 - real value is back - Part 2

Sports watches, just by their rough and rugged nature, tend to stick out from the crowd, while at the same time, some brands really strive to be (...)

Innovations, intentions and interrogations - Part 2

Innovations, intentions and interrogations - Part 2

BASELWORLD 2010

One of the problems with visiting the Gc and Guess booths is that there are so many visitors – both buyers and browsers – that it takes an age to speak to (...)

The watch industry's big powwow - Part 2

The watch industry’s big powwow - Part 2

BASELWORLD 2010

A sign of the times, Ferrier’s timeless watch (similar in certain respects to one from H. Moser & Cie) overshadowed almost all of the other spectacular (...)