Time.Business

The Internet of Things promises a multitude of additional smart devices that will embed internet connectivity into even more areas of our lives, making (...)

Worldtimer and the snob

FREELY SPEAKING

January 2018

Browsing on the internet I came across a blog by ‘Watch Snob’ on which a potential buyer wrote that he knew nothing about watches but was interested in a (...)

Citizen: a strategy of acquisitions

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

January 2018

Unlike its two fellow watchmaking companies which are launching an offensive internationally by moving their own products upmarket, this giant has opted (...)

Chinese pride restored

WATCH MARKETS

January 2018

To understand the China-related upheaval that is affecting the watchmaking microcosm, we need to step backwards a pace to grasp the depth of the reforms (...)

Inside the world’s “watchmaking factory”

CHINA

January 2018

It is next to Hong Kong, in Shenzhen, that we traditionally find producers of a very large proportion of the watches and components used in world (...)

The real giants of the Chinese watchmaking industry

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

January 2018

According to the figures of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, mainland China exported more than 652 million wristwatches in 2016! It is by far (...)

Have time, will travel

PORTFOLIO

January 2018

Watchmakers did not need Einstein to intuitively understand that time and space are closely associated, like the two faces of the same coin. Their art was (...)

Japan: Philippe Dufour, a master in his empire

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

January 2018

Having seen the portrait of the watchmaker Philippe Dufour, who hails from the Swiss canton of Vaud, at the Seiko research and development studios, Europa (...)

Great eggspectations

FREELY SPEAKING

January 2018

I like Hong Kong. I love the vibrant ambience in the streets, the shops and the malls, the Temple Street Night Market, the hubbub around the food stalls in (...)

Who are the brands’ main competitors? Themselves!

January 2018

The sale of a Paul Newman Daytona for 17 million dollars is just the tip of the iceberg. The vintage (and second-hand) market is stealing a march on the (...)

Far East Travel Journal

REPORT

January 2018

What’s happening in the Far East? Europa Star spent a month on the ground in China and Japan, to build up a picture of the watchmaking landscape in what (...)

The Fat East

EDITORIAL

January 2018

Today, the Far East is the biggest producer and consumer of watches on the planet. This situation will remain for a long time to come, despite the abrupt (...)

From retail to e-tail

WATCHWORDS

December 2017

The English word “retail” has come a long way from its first recorded use, sometime in the 14th century. It comes from the Old French verb retaillier which (...)

Swiss watch industry exports in 2017

GROWTH RETURNS SOONER THAN EXPECTED

December 2017

The situation of Swiss watch industry exports improved steadily in the course of 2017. After declining for two years and reaching a new threshold, demand (...)

Swiss brain vs Swiss made

OPINION (EPISODE 2)

December 2017

“The ‘Swiss-made’ label does not defend Swiss values and expertise. Even less does it protect Swiss subcontractors and their employees, since it can be (...)

Les Ambassadeurs: the “doors” concept

RETAIL

November 2017

“From the beginning we had a very clear strategy and positioning as a multibrand retailer."

“The enemy we have to beat is the online grey market”

RETAIL REPORT

November 2017

“It’s crucial to go digital, and the watch brands have to start engaging with it now or things are going to get very complicated." sinon cela va devenir (...)

Julien Tornare and the twelve labours of Zenith

INTERVIEW

November 2017

Le Locle-based Zenith did not jump on the Chinese bandwagon in the course of the past ten golden years, and did not enjoy the same growth as its peers. (...)

“How can brands operate in the secondary market?”

BRICK & CLICK

November 2017

“Online watch sales are soaring and they’re not set to stop. But you find all kinds of things on the internet and we feel it’s important to offer a serious (...)

TIME.BUSINESS

It may be smart, but is it clever?

WATCHWORDS

Worldtimer and the snob

FREELY SPEAKING

Recommended reading

WATCHPRINT.COM

Citizen: a strategy of acquisitions

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

Chinese pride restored

WATCH MARKETS

Inside the world’s “watchmaking factory”

CHINA

The real giants of the Chinese watchmaking industry

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

Have time, will travel

PORTFOLIO

Japan: Philippe Dufour, a master in his empire

FAR EAST TRAVEL JOURNAL

Great eggspectations

FREELY SPEAKING

Who are the brands’ main competitors? Themselves!

Far East Travel Journal

REPORT

The Fat East

EDITORIAL

From retail to e-tail

WATCHWORDS

Swiss watch industry exports in 2017

GROWTH RETURNS SOONER THAN EXPECTED

Swiss brain vs Swiss made

OPINION (EPISODE 2)

Les Ambassadeurs: the “doors” concept

RETAIL

“The enemy we have to beat is the online grey market”

RETAIL REPORT

Julien Tornare and the twelve labours of Zenith

INTERVIEW

“How can brands operate in the secondary market?”

BRICK & CLICK