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Olivier Mory: industrial methods meet fine watchmaking
It was exactly what Olivier Mory needed. He began to look more closely at the potential crossovers between fine watchmaking and industry, convinced “there was a lot to be gained from applying the rules of industrial production to fine watchmaking.”. Even …
Ronda Releases its Z60 Calibre with Chronograph (...) - EUROPA …
The quartz movement presented at Baselworld is known as Z60. It is the first-ever Ronda 13¼‘‘‘ size calibre with chronograph function. Aside from the center stop second and the 30-minute counter, the popular 3-6-9 look boasts a day indicator, a date and a small second. The Z60 features a diameter of 30.00 mm and a movement height of 4.60 mm.
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Val Fleurier responds to Richemont’s movement strategy
Neuchâtel, ‘Les Buttes’ and ‘La Côte-aux-Fées’ The Val Fleurier manufacture is the result of a process that began in the 1990s, in the days when the Richemont Group was still called the ‘Vendôme Luxury Group’. “Until the 1990s,” says Henry-John Belmont, “everything was centralized via Cartier, which, at that time, accounted for 90 percent of the group’s results.
JOSS WATCH - EUROPA STAR
Whether a quartz «Diamond Watch» with diamond at 12 o’clock or a mechanical «Mecano Action Watch» with a transparent back, all Joss Watch timepieces bear the 100% Swiss Made label and retail for less than 100 CHF. The brand has just enlarged its product range with a new higher-priced solar model, the «Solar Watch» with a 10-year power ...
Fontenay: The watch that sells every thirty seconds - EUROPA STAR
In France, the watch for women carries the name, Fontenay. Produced by the independent enterprise Christian Bernard and bearing the label 'Paris', it represents one-third of annual sales of ladies' timepiece sales in France. In other words, “we can say that Fontenay sells a watch every 30 seconds in France during store hours,” smiles Yann Duclos, the brand's director of …
ESCAPEMENTS - OMEGA - George Daniels's Legacy - EUROPA STAR
Omega claims that its co-axial is “the perfect mechanical watch”. Here we take a look at the co-axial escapement’s history. I have a special interest in Omega’s co-axial escapement, since I was working at the company when the first limited editions were produced and as Omega’s official translator and writer I was given the unenviable task of accompanying George Daniels on his …
1933: The origins of Nivarox and Incabloc - EUROPA STAR
Two revolutionary technologies emerged nearly simultaneously in 1933. Nivarox and Incabloc addressed the key shortcomings of watches in daily use: accuracy and durability. Both were created by colourful engineers, and they reflected the transformation of the Swiss watch industry and materials science. Let’s take a closer look at these vintage ...
Junghans: a 160-year history and new models - EUROPA STAR
THE 160-YEAR HISTORY OF UHRENFABRIK JUNGHANS. 1861 In collaboration with his brother-in-law, Jakob Zeller-Tobler, Erhard Junghans establishes “Zeller & Junghans“ on the 14th April, 1861, as a business producing clock parts. Initially manufacturing components for Black Forest clocks, the first of their own timepieces appeared in 1866.