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Carl F. Bucherer: an ode to cosmopolitan minds

Carl F. Bucherer: an ode to cosmopolitan minds

MANERO FLYBACK

What does having a cosmopolitan mindset really mean today? It’s not just about traveling, especially in today’s world; it’s rather about having an open-minded (...)

Hall of Elegance

Hall of Elegance

CHANEL, HERMÈS

In the absence of real-life watch fairs in 2020, with their greetings and handshakes, laughter and controversy, we invite you to browse through our Print (...)

GPHG: watch brands can submit their applications now

GPHG: watch brands can submit their applications now

It’s time to participate! Swiss and international watch brands are invited to enter the 2020 edition of the GPHG via a new digital platform. The cut-off (...)

The watchmaking incubator

The watchmaking incubator

KICKSTARTER

Kickstarter and other crowdfunding sites have provided unexpected new opportunities for watchmaking launches often on the basis of just a couple of simple (...)

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De Tournemire: A heart of stone

De Tournemire: A heart of stone

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Ming: The creative breath of Kuala Lumpur

Ming: The creative breath of Kuala Lumpur

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Alchemists: The alchemy of the Cuprum 479

Alchemists: The alchemy of the Cuprum 479

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Trilobe: A change of reference

Trilobe: A change of reference

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Sylvain Pinaud and his “Chronographe monopoussoir artisanal”

Sylvain Pinaud and his “Chronographe monopoussoir artisanal”

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Petermann Bedat: Dead seconds to start with

Petermann Bedat: Dead seconds to start with

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

David Candaux: The call of the Valley

David Candaux: The call of the Valley

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Cyrus: “Building a contemporary brand”

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Genus: the never-ending caterpillar of time

Genus: the never-ending caterpillar of time

THE NEW HAUTE HORLOGERIE

They’re called Genus, Petermann Bédat, Cyrus, Sylvain Pinaud, Krayon, Alchemists, Trilobe, David Candaux, Tournemire, Ming… These names, still unknown to the (...)

Interview with Rexhep Rexhepi, founder of Akrivia

Interview with Rexhep Rexhepi, founder of Akrivia

HOROLOGY’S YOUNG PRODIGY

He is 32 years old, has already won a GPHG award, sells his entire, small output to collectors and the keenest watch lovers, has fingers of gold and a good (...)

Interview with Xavier de Roquemaurel

Interview with Xavier de Roquemaurel

THE EXAMPLE OF CZAPEK

Is it reasonable or even feasible in the current context to launch a new and ambitious classic, high-end watch? The challenge is tough and the questions (...)

Watchmaking's promising new shoots

Watchmaking’s promising new shoots

GALLERY

These thoughts might not be expressed openly, but traditional watchmaking is having serious doubts about its future. What for five centuries has (...)

Watch Trends 2019: Mechanical follies

Watch Trends 2019: Mechanical follies

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The great wave of mechanical megalomania and the exploits it offered may have passed, but the exploration goes on, whether in terms of function, display or (...)

Watch trends 2019: Urban

Watch trends 2019: Urban

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Energy, robustness, virility, contemporaneity – arrestingly designed urban models are always big sellers and assume their role of innovation laboratory. (...)

Watch trends 2019: Bubbles & transparency

Watch trends 2019: Bubbles & transparency

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For the past few years, watches have been exposing their mechanisms and playing with the concept of transparency. And although this year one senses the (...)

Watch trends 2019: Architecture

Watch trends 2019: Architecture

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At a time when vintage is all the rage, watchmakers with a concern for architecture are proving that classicism doesn’t have to stray into nostalgia; it can (...)

Watch trends 2019: Waves

Watch trends 2019: Waves

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Water has done so much for watchmaking. As the enemy of watches, it forced them to become watertight, pressure-resistant and legible; it obliged (...)

Watch trends 2019: Art for art's sake

Watch trends 2019: Art for art’s sake

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A certain conformism reigns among watchmakers, who tend to follow what they see as the predominating trend of the time – which today means the great vintage (...)

Watch trends 2019: Design & Performance

Watch trends 2019: Design & Performance

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2019 marks the centenary of the creation of the Bauhaus, an exacting movement, the precepts of which still exert a profound influence on us, whether we (...)

Watch trends 2019: Regulators

Watch trends 2019: Regulators

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Well before the atomic clock, the “mother” of all clocks – the reference for time, as a yardstick was for yards – was the regulator.