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A Swiss R&D team introduces “hosted watch manufacturing”

A Swiss R&D team introduces “hosted watch manufacturing”

NEW CONCEPT

Becoming a “manufacture” is the dream of many smaller and even large watch brands hoping to differentiate themselves, especially in the middle of a global (...)

Soprod's bet: a new entry-level Swiss mechanical calibre

Soprod’s bet: a new entry-level Swiss mechanical calibre

MOVEMENTS

With both volumes and demand falling, the pandemic crisis has somewhat overshadowed the long-standing debate on the supply of Swiss mechanical movements to (...)

A new integrated chronograph by Dubois Dépraz

A new integrated chronograph by Dubois Dépraz

EPHJ 2019

Dubois Dépraz will exhibit its novelties at the EPHJ fair from 18 to 21 June 2019 in Geneva. Among other developments, the Vallée de Joux manufacture will (...)

Quartz: the moment of truth

Quartz: the moment of truth

TECHNOLOGY

Once a pioneer, yet now decidedly run-of-the- mill, the quartz movement is approaching a crucial point in its history. With mechanical watches becoming (...)

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Patek Philippe's manual chronograph calibres

Patek Philippe’s manual chronograph calibres

THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL

Dissecting the “brilliantly simple” Swissmatic

Dissecting the “brilliantly simple” Swissmatic

HIGH-TECH

As we did in 2014 with its forebear, the Swatch Sistem 51, we dissected Tissot’s Swissmatic in order to gain a better understanding of what’s “under the (...)

The battle for the heart of the watch

The battle for the heart of the watch

INDUSTRY

Positioning itself as an alternative to Nivarox as a supplier of regulating organs, Atokalpa intends to offer “supply security” in relation to its great (...)

Automation and calculation

Automation and calculation

All the marketing hype that seems to preoccupy the narrow little world of watchmaking more and more has helped to bury news of two upheavals that are (...)

Timex revolutionizes the quartz movement

Timex revolutionizes the quartz movement

The American watchmaker has partnered with French nano-tech pioneer SilMach to create the world’s first MEMS technology movement.

Ludwig Oechslin

Ludwig Oechslin

“DR. LESS”

“My pieces seem simple, but the intellectual path to a simple build is extremely complex. Making things simple is not the same as simplifying. For instance, (...)

SPECIAL REPORT - Mechanical Movements : Stormy weather for movements

SPECIAL REPORT - Mechanical Movements : Stormy weather for movements

All crises are revelatory and speed up or crystallise – in the chemical meaning of the term – an embryonic situation. This is particularly true of the key (...)

SPECIAL REPORT - Mechanical Movements - Who does what? Who thinks what?

SPECIAL REPORT - Mechanical Movements - Who does what? Who thinks what?

All crises are revelatory and speed up or crystallise – in the chemical meaning of the term – an embryonic situation. This is particularly true of the key (...)

Ronda goes mechanical, again

Ronda goes mechanical, again

After some time away from the mechanical movement game, Ronda is back with the new R150 calibre at Baselworld 2016.

Louis Moinet and Tissot win big at the 2015 International Chronometry Competition

Louis Moinet and Tissot win big at the 2015 International Chronometry Competition

The Espace Horloger in Le Sentier, Switzerland was the site of the 2015 edition of the International Chronometry Competition. After undergoing four months (...)

TECHNOLOGY - Mechanical watchmaking, diminishing returns?

TECHNOLOGY - Mechanical watchmaking, diminishing returns?

Slimmer, more complicated, more accurate, and – inevitably – more expensive. Will the race for mechanical performance in watchmaking, like the quest for (...)

L'Epée shows us the modern variations on transparency

L’Epée shows us the modern variations on transparency

L’Epée 1839 is Well-versed in horological complications. But now, the brand has released the La Tour collection of modern table clocks, which are based on (...)

The Swatch Revolution in Battery Power

The Swatch Revolution in Battery Power

According to CEO Nick Hayek, the Swiss watchmaking giant is working on a new “revolutionary battery” which will change the watch world & the automotive (...)

COMMENTARY: THE MECHANICAL WATCH on the Importance of In-House Movements

COMMENTARY: THE MECHANICAL WATCH on the Importance of In-House Movements

In this special commentary feature, we connect with Mr. Fabio Anderaos de Araujo, a.k.a “The Mechanical Watch” to talk about what else but mechanical watch (...)

MECHANICAL INTELLIGENCE

MECHANICAL INTELLIGENCE

An interesting article that appeared recently in The Economist (“The high-tech world of old-world watches”) offered a different take on the implications of (...)

RETURN TO SIMPLICITY - Simplicity is a Complex Business!

RETURN TO SIMPLICITY - Simplicity is a Complex Business!

In the quest for the truth about what appears to be a mechanical “back to basics” movement, Europa Star asked a number of watchmakers to help navigate the (...)

MECHANICAL - Simply Talking Complications with LUDWIG OECHSLIN

MECHANICAL - Simply Talking Complications with LUDWIG OECHSLIN

Ludwig Oechslin is a simple man, and he appreciates the elegance in simple solutions to problems. Oechslin is also a famous man in the watch industry, (...)

MECHANICAL - Simply Talking Complications with STEPHEN FORSEY

MECHANICAL - Simply Talking Complications with STEPHEN FORSEY

Greubel Forsey recently had its ten year retrospective and this gave co-founder Stephen Forsey the opportunity to look back at how things have changed in (...)

MECHANICAL - Who will succeed ETA?

MECHANICAL - Who will succeed ETA?

From 2020, Swatch Group will be allowed to stop supplying third party clients with ETA movements. For Sellita and Soprod, the two biggest alternative (...)

MECHANICAL - Are IN-HOUSE MOVEMENTS Important?

MECHANICAL - Are IN-HOUSE MOVEMENTS Important?

Lately, in-house movements are all the rage. Since the Swatch Group/ETA started talking about limiting supply, many watch companies have developed their (...)