Christophe Roulet - For Tag Heuer, this will be yet another year of growth but the Chaux-de-Fonds firm’s future isn’t just about watches. After expanding into eyewear, the company is planning its move into the mobile phone segment. Jean-Christophe Babin, Chairman and CEO of Tag Heuer, explains.
Christophe Roulet - The Neuchâtel enamel painter Louis Reguin and the almost-centenarian artist Hans Erni are given pride of place at the Musée International d’Horlogerie (MIH) in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The former for his "Monumental Miniatures" and the latter for his famous triptych, created for Expo ’58 in Brussels, on the measurement of time.
Florence Noël - Building on an ultra-innovative concept, HD3 Complication is sweeping the board among collectors who see watchmaking as an art in itself. Portrait of a brand.
Christophe Roulet - The brand, which recently moved into new production facilities in Meyrin, just outside Geneva, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year with five new models, each in the image of a company that is intent on going its own way.
Christophe Roulet - Philippe Léopold-Metzger, CEO of Piaget, presents the company’s new exhibition concept, and takes this opportunity to take stock of the brand’s health… a brand that can lay ever-greater claim to its title as the jeweller of watchmaking.
Christophe Roulet - Step over the threshold at Manufacture Janvier in Sainte-Croix and you immediately understand that this is a temple to watchmaking in the most traditional sense, although not without some concessions to modern technology.
Christophe Roulet - With its 1,100 members, the Société Suisse de Chronométrie is the branch’s largest professional association alongside the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. Its purpose is to promote technical and scientific knowledge in the sector.
Eric Othenin-Girard - It seems everyone is launching a watch brand these days… something which often requires a helping hand. Laurent Besse and Manuel Spöde set up Les Artisans Horlogers specifically to assist those who want to break into this very select world.
Gabriel Tortella - Firstly, I am both moved and honoured to accept the invitation from the Journal de la Haute Horlogerie’s editor to write a regular column for the Foundation’s website.
Luc Debraine - This year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva and Baselworld were both rich in opportunities to travel back and forth through the history of time measurement. Past, present and future roll into one.