Audemars Piguet makes music with Quincy Jones - Ad alert 12 March 2010 Meehna Goldsmith Audemars Piguet’s latest charitable endeavor is with music luminary Quincy Jones. Together they created the special edition Quincy Jones Millenary watch, limited to 500 pieces. |
Chopard and the Ecole d’Horlogerie de Genève become partners for the long term - Training 8 March 2010 Christophe Roulet The Geneva School of Watchmaking and Chopard have worked together on the L.U.C EHG movement, which equips the L.U.C Louis-Ulysse The Tribute anniversary watch. This new calibre has also been supplied to the school in "kit" form for its students’ future study pieces. |
Panerai chooses selective distribution - In the market 26 February 2010 - 35th issue Christophe Roulet Panerai stands apart, with limited editions sold through a selective distribution network of some 500 points of sale worldwide and 20 stand-alone stores. |
2009 exports: all is revealed - Economy 25 February 2010 - 35th issue Quentin Simonet Swiss watch exports contracted by almost a quarter in 2009, slipping 22.3% to CHF 13.2 billion. Quentin Simonet gives his analysis of what this means for the industry. |
Cybercounterfeiting: a new growth industry (I) - The fight against fakes 24 February 2010 - 35th issue Cédric Gordon Global trade in counterfeit goods could go from $5.5 billion in 1982 to almost $600 billion in 2010. |
India’s stars work their magic - Ad alert 24 February 2010 - 35th issue Christophe Roulet The Indian celebrities and faces of leading watch firms also pull in the crowds online. Thanks to them, brands such as Longines, Audemars Piguet and Chopard have climbed to the top of the list of watchmaking’s most-wanted ambassadors. |
Fine Watchmaking says "be my fan!" - In the market 1 February 2010 - 34th issue Christophe Roulet Despite a lacklustre economy in 2009, online searches for Fine Watch brands grew 14% according to the WorldWatchReport, published by IC-Agency. |
Zenith just wants to be itself - Economy 25 January 2010 - 34th issue Christophe Roulet Since arriving at the head of the firm six months ago, Jean-Frédéric Dufour has gone all-out to refocus the collections on the brand’s fundamental values, no better symbolised than by its legendary El Primero movement. |
Vacheron Constantin steers its course - In the market 25 January 2010 - 34th issue Christophe Roulet Grandes complications, the applied arts and extra-thin movements are Vacheron Constantin’s chosen themes this year, in true respect for a tradition that has found particular favour in China. |
Collectors of a feather flock together - Training 22 December 2009 - 33rd issue Christophe Roulet Numerous societies of watch enthusiasts have sprung up either side of the Atlantic. Through their activities and journals, they foster enthusiasm for the instruments that measure time. Michel Viredaz from Chronométrophilia explains. |