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WEBThe traditionally tech-driven Japanese watch industry is crafting a gradual upgrade towards emotion-based luxury. Meanwhile, Swiss watch brands are looking for ways to seduce a new generation less keen on luxury shopping than their parents.
TAG Heuer addresses the 1887 movement controversy - EUROPA …
WEBShortly after the Silverstone (UK) introduction of the new Caliber 1887 chronograph movement, Jean-Christophe Babin, President and CEO of TAG Heuer, found himself under attack from an unexpected source – the Internet.Bloggers and watch lovers from around the world were questioning the company’s claim that the 1887 was designed 100 per cent in house by TAG Heuer.
Bulgari and the Ergon family - EUROPA STAR
WEBBulgari and the Ergon family. Ergonimically-shaped (from the Greek ergon = work + economics) ergo the name Ergon! Although Bulgari has been producing watches since the 1940s, it wasn’t until the onset of the 1970s that the brand made its debut in the fine watchmaking sector. Bulgari Time was founded in Neuchâtel a few years later and by the ...
The resurrection of Besançon - EUROPA STAR
WEBBesançon is the historical centre of watchmaking in France. A vibrant city with incredible energy, Besançon is poised to regain its title with the launch of several watchmaking concerns, support companies and the return to prominence of the Besançon Observatory. Besançon is only about an hour from Geneva, right over the Swiss/French border ...
Titoni, the most Chinese of traditional Swiss watchmakers
WEBT. itoni celebrates its century of existence this year. In fact the watchmaking company was launched in 1919 by Fritz Schluep under the name Felco, before becoming Felca and then Titoni. The founder’s grandson, Daniel Schluep, is now in charge of the Grenchen company, and the fourth generation has recently joined the family firm.
Fossil, the Great American Watch Company - EUROPA STAR
WEBFossil was founded in 1984 by Tom and Kosta Kartsotis, brothers, currently Chairman of the Board and CEO respectively, focusing on fashion and value at a time when no company was really doing that. The image the company communicated was vintage Americana, which turned out to be a huge homerun. Quartz movements from the Orient helped Fossil design and manufacture price point critical timepieces ...
Val Fleurier responds to Richemont’s movement strategy
WEBNeuchâtel, ‘Les Buttes’ and ‘La Côte-aux-Fées’ The Val Fleurier manufacture is the result of a process that began in the 1990s, in the days when the Richemont Group was still called the ‘Vendôme Luxury Group’. “Until the 1990s,” says Henry-John Belmont, “everything was centralized via Cartier, which, at that time, accounted for 90 percent of the group’s results.
The Mulliner Tourbillon by Breitling - EUROPA STAR
WEBThe Mulliner Tourbillon, unique in concept, is a chef-d’oeuvre of workmanship and elegance that is a fitting tribute to the Mulliner Bentley car and the ‘Breitling for Bentley’ watch collection. Source: june -july 2005 Issue. Click here to subscribe to Europa Star Magazine. Mulliner is the jewel in the crown of the Bentley car manufacturer.
Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022 unveils its list of (...)
WEBAfter two entirely digital editions, the key watchmaking industry event is confirmed to take place in Geneva both in a physical format – in the halls of Palexpo - and digitally, via the watchandwonders.com platform. Nearly 40 watch and jewellery brands will gather at this watchmaking summit for the first time over 7 days - from 30 March to 5 April 2022.
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