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Independent watchmakers join forces during the “Geneva Watch Week”

Independent watchmakers join forces during the “Geneva Watch Week”

In Geneva, Barton 7 will again be the showcase for eight brands who will be coming together from March 30th to April 5th, 2022. Among the announced (...)

The originators of Time to Watches present their watch show

The originators of Time to Watches present their watch show

GENEVA

Running simultaneously with Watches and Wonders this spring, Time to Watches is a new event that has the seal of approval of its powerful neighbours. The (...)

Bajer Watches, committed to Kurdish art and culture

Bajer Watches, committed to Kurdish art and culture

PORTRAIT

As we continue our world tour of watchmaking, we meet an entrepreneur of Kurdish origin now living in the United States, who chose horology to express her (...)

Post-industrial watchmaking?

Post-industrial watchmaking?

EDITORIAL

2021 was not just a year of catching up; it was also a record year for Swiss watch exports. Nevertheless, the post-Covid watchmaking industry is not the (...)

Watches and Wonders confirms its 2022 edition in Geneva

Watches and Wonders confirms its 2022 edition in Geneva

The physical-digital hybrid format of Watches and Wonders Geneva allows it to maintain its calendar. The event will take place from March 30 to April 5 (...)

Jacob & Co. opens new Geneva boutique

Jacob & Co. opens new Geneva boutique

Jacob & Co. is moving its flagship boutique across the Pont du Mont Blanc to a larger standalone space in the city’s most historic (...)

LVMH announces record results for 2021

LVMH announces record results for 2021

The world’s leading luxury goods group recorded revenue of 64.2 billion euros in 2021, up 44% compared to 2020 and up 20% compared to 2019. In the Watches (...)

“Nothing is permanent. Why do we expect jewels to be permanent?”

“Nothing is permanent. Why do we expect jewels to be permanent?”

INTERVIEW

Studio Renn, a collective founded in 2018 in Mumbai, creates jewellery that might be better described as “wearable sculpture”. The two founders presented (...)

Discover the 2021 Swiss watch exports figures

Discover the 2021 Swiss watch exports figures

FH

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry unveiled the export figures for the whole year 2021. Performance was driven by very strong growth in the United (...)

GemGenève, the success of the wonderfair

GemGenève, the success of the wonderfair

INTERVIEW

The third edition of the Geneva show dedicated to precious stones and fine jewellery ended on a more than positive note. With 120 exhibitors and 2,757 (...)

Kering announces the sale of Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin to their management

Kering announces the sale of Girard-Perregaux and Ulysse Nardin to their management

INDUSTRY NEWS

Kering announces the signature of an agreement to sell its entire stake (100%) in Sowind Group SA, which owns the Swiss watch manufacturers (...)

“My brand was born from the watch archives”

INTERVIEW

The first two models of Sherpa Watches, the Ultradive and OPS, are directly inspired by vintage models from Swiss brand Enicar. They reinterpret the (...)

Watches of Switzerland, a “super retailer” in the making

Watches of Switzerland, a “super retailer” in the making

INTERVIEW

Operating from its British stronghold and publicly listed since 2019, Watches of Switzerland has massively expanded its footprint in both the UK and the (...)

How Alpina revived the “bumper movement”

How Alpina revived the “bumper movement”

Alpina has drawn inspiration from this unusual winding used in the 1950s in developing its sixth manufacture movement. Known as the AL-709, the movement (...)

“We could export the Geneva Watch Days concept”

“We could export the Geneva Watch Days concept”

INTERVIEW

Winner of the Aiguille d’Or at the GPHG 2021 with Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo, Jean-Christophe Babin, CEO of the Roman brand, also made his mark during the (...)

3 questions for... Mario Peserico, Eberhard & Co.

3 questions for... Mario Peserico, Eberhard & Co.

“Recovery has been fast. What has helped us is our loyalty to our physical distribution network and to our retailers. This extensive network, especially in (...)

3 questions for... François-Marie Neycensas, Reservoir

3 questions for... François-Marie Neycensas, Reservoir

“Around 80% of our watches are priced below 4,000 euros, in line with our ambition of offering genuine watch complications at a reasonable (...)

Recycling self-luminous watches

Recycling self-luminous watches

INNOVATION

Swiss microtechnology company mb-microtec is the inventor of a self-powered illumination technology called “trigalight”, used in watches. It has set up a (...)

Philipp Plein enters the watch industry with a “maximalist” approach

Philipp Plein enters the watch industry with a “maximalist” approach

INTERVIEW

You either love it or you hate it. The fashion designer known for his bold, fun, flashy and loud style is introducing his first line of watches and (...)

Understanding Guido Terreni's vision for Parmigiani Fleurier

Understanding Guido Terreni’s vision for Parmigiani Fleurier

INTERVIEW

After orchestrating Bulgari’s major horological successes over the last decade, the new CEO of Parmigiani Fleurier is tackling an even trickier challenge: (...)