INTELLIGENCE, MISCELLANEA & WATCH TECH

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INTELLIGENCE, MISCELLANEA & WATCH TECH

Watch Business Brief - August 2019

Watch Business Brief - August 2019

THE NEWS OF THE MONTH

About China, the second-hand market, the connected watch, the lifespan of brands and the changes in distribution: we look at the latest watchmaking news in (...)

The Second Take: Raymond Weil, Corum, and Harry Winston

The Second Take: Raymond Weil, Corum, and Harry Winston

This week in the news, Raymond Weil adds to its Freelancer collection, Corum releases a mini version of the Bubble Watch, and Harry Winston launches a new (...)

The Second Take: Zenith, F.P. Journe, Harry Winston, and Adexe

The Second Take: Zenith, F.P. Journe, Harry Winston, and Adexe

This week in the news: Zenith in blue, F.P. Journe’s art and science of watchmaking, Harry Winston in vogue with vintage, and introducing new British brand (...)

The Second Take: Omega, Ulysse Nardin, Fossil, and more

The Second Take: Omega, Ulysse Nardin, Fossil, and more

This week in the news, Omega revisits its past, Ulysse Nardin celebrates America, Swiss researchers develop watch components from diamonds, and Fossil (...)

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The quirkiest alarm clocks

The quirkiest alarm clocks

SUMMER DIARY

The most ignored, despised, or at least forgotten timepiece is the humble but essential alarm clock – probably because it is also a totally pragmatic object (...)

Five can't miss watches for dad

Five can’t miss watches for dad

Getting something for dad is one thing, but ensuring that he uses it is another altogether. We profile five watches, ranging in style and price, that any (...)

Swiss timing: a view of the slopes

Swiss timing: a view of the slopes

SPORTS TIMING

After following up on the use of Seiko equipment at the World Athletics Championships in London last year, Europa Star had the opportunity to visit another (...)

The real deal? Check out this amazing Rolex made of paper

The real deal? Check out this amazing Rolex made of paper

You have to see it to believe it. A talented Japanese artist reproduces iconic timepieces that are made only out of paper.

Timex introduces contactless payments

Timex introduces contactless payments

In what is a new category for the fashion watchmaker, the new Fairfield series features contactless payments powered by (...)

Discovering the 2017 Gaïa Prize winners

Discovering the 2017 Gaïa Prize winners

The three big winners include Richard Mille, Laurence Marti, and Jean-Marc Wiederrech. Here’s why they’re being honoured this (...)

A LAST WORD TO START - “The danger is not the humanisation of robots but the robotisation of humans”

A LAST WORD TO START - “The danger is not the humanisation of robots but the robotisation of humans”

The German futurologist Gerd Leonhard was invited to the 8th Haute Horlogerie Forum last autumn. He had one piece of advice to give to young people looking (...)

Swatch Group introduces the world's smallest Bluetooth chip

Swatch Group introduces the world’s smallest Bluetooth chip

Can you see it? Company CEO Nick Hayek presents the latest, world record breaking technology from the “Swiss Silicon Valley”.

What is “blue gold” and how did Andersen Genève master it?

What is “blue gold” and how did Andersen Genève master it?

Using a proprietary combination of precious metal, a precise aging process and hand engraving, the watchmaker achieves a stunning display of blue tones on (...)

The desert refrigerator, brought to you by Rolex

The desert refrigerator, brought to you by Rolex

Since 1976, Rolex has been doing its share to give back to the community through the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. Applications are open for the 2018 (...)

GoS Watches, crossing swords since 2007

GoS Watches, crossing swords since 2007

The independent Scandinavian watchmaker fuses knife-work and watchmaking to produce some of the best Damascus steel timepieces in the (...)

JS Watch Company, the most underestimated watchmaker?

JS Watch Company, the most underestimated watchmaker?

Despite a lack of watchmaking heritage, Iceland is home to one of the smallest watchmaking brands that definitely punches above its (...)

The Rose Golden age

The Rose Golden age

TRENDS & COLOURS

Just when we thought rose gold could not saturate the luxury market any further, rose gold dials are making something of a statement in gentlemen’s fine (...)

INDUSTRY - Gem-setting techniques

INDUSTRY - Gem-setting techniques

The art of jewellery developed in France in the 17th century. At that time, goldsmiths and silversmiths were tasked with enhancing the brilliance of cut (...)

…Watchwords / THE PERFECT NAME for a watch brand

Remember all those hours you spent as a kid, trying to think up the coolest name for a band, when you could barely strum three chords together? Now try (...)

Hublot launches “magic” timepiece with two impressive innovations

Hublot launches “magic” timepiece with two impressive innovations

Abracadabra! Along with the debut of a new movement, Hublot claims to have produced a watch made of “magic gold” with the new Big Bang Meca-10 Magic (...)

SMARTWATCHES - MMT: a swiss engineered connected alternative + Sinn's hybrid straps

SMARTWATCHES - MMT: a swiss engineered connected alternative + Sinn’s hybrid straps

Manufacture Modules Technologies – otherwise known as MMT – the Swiss company established in Geneva in 2015 for the development and commercialisation of (...)

Upheavals in the discreet world of the private label watches

Upheavals in the discreet world of the private label watches

They are the watchmakers in the shadows, making the watches that bear the logos of others. Europa Star met with the principal players in Switzerland’s (...)

Louis Moinet officially recognized as the inventor of the chronograph

Louis Moinet officially recognized as the inventor of the chronograph

It’s in the books. The Swiss watchmaker is now the holder of the title of “First Chronograph”, awarded by the Guinness World Records (...)

Check out by “tapping out,” the future of wireless payments

Check out by “tapping out,” the future of wireless payments [Video]

Cash is no longer king. Hong Kong based company Tappy has launched a payment module that can be integrated with most timepieces and (...)