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European Union Antitrust Regulators Are to Investigate an Allegation

Sep 11, 2014

European Union antitrust regulators are to investigate an allegation that several luxury watchmakers breached EU rules by refusing to supply spare parts to independent repairers. The European Commission did not identify the companies but ...

Tags: Watch, Luxury Watch

a British Watchmaker Called Time on The Swiss Domination of The Luxury Timepiece Industry

Sep 11, 2014

A British watchmaker has called time on the Swiss domination of the luxury timepiece industry. Christopher Ward, founded by Mike France, Peter Ellis and Chris Ward, has created a brand new, British-owned watch movement, breaking away ...

Tags: Swiss Watch, Watch

Apple Will Build a New 700-Employee Manufacturing Facility in Mesa

Nov 6, 2013

Apple will build a new 700-employee manufacturing facility in Mesa, Arizona, to make sapphire glass, according to releases from the State of Arizona and GT Advanced, a New Hampshire-based materials manufacturing company. Apple purchased the ...

Tags: Apple, Flextronics plant

The Counterfeiters Have Now Mastered Ultra-Complex Watch Movements

Dec 18, 2012

The counterfeiters have now mastered ultra-complex watch movements Counterfeiting costs the watchmaking industry billions each year, as China has perfected the art of forgery and fake Swiss Watches reach new levels of sophistication. ...

Tags: Swiss Watches, Fake Watches, Watches

Chopard Is Unveiling an Exceptional Series of 25 Unpublished Photographs

Dec 17, 2012

On the occasion of the 65th Cannes Film Festival, of which Marilyn is the figurehead, Chopard is unveiling an exceptional series of 25 unpublished photographs of the star by Milton H. Greene, along with a stunning tribute jewelry creation ...

Tags: Caroline Scheufele, Eva Herzigova, Cannes Film Festival

An Overview of The Swiss Watchmaking Panorama

Dec 17, 2012

Route de l’Horlogerie – Genève: an overview of the Swiss watchmaking panorama Geneva’s watchmaking history can be discovered through a unique Geneva Watch Tour. Punctuated by around 50 monobrand boutiques and ...

Tags: Watch Tour, Watchmaking DNA, watchmaking history

Greubel Forsey Stunned The Watchmaking World with a New Artwork

Dec 14, 2012

After a decade dedicated entirely to invention and development of new mechanisms for tourbillon watch complication, Greubel Forsey stunned the watchmaking world with a new artwork – the reinterpreted GMT watch indicating a second time ...

Tags: invention and development, new mechanisms, tourbillon watch complication

Jaeger-LeCoultre Called Upon Franck Crozet

Dec 13, 2012

A major player in watchmaking history since 1833, Jaeger-LeCoultre is the first Manufacture to have been established in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. From July, Jaeger-LeCoultre is the first luxury watch manufacturer to offer its ...

Tags: watchmaking history, luxury watch manufacturer, Vallée de Joux

HYT's Hydro-Mechanical Horologists Have Turned Utopia Into Reality

Dec 13, 2012

\ HYT's Hydro-Mechanical Horologists, the creators of the first timepieces ever to combine mechanical and liquid engineering, have turned utopia into reality. The watch has a 65 hour power reserve and manual winding – driving a ...

Tags: Hydro-Mechanical Horologists, HYT, high-tech fluidic module

The High-End Watch Manufacture Founded in 1955 in La Chaux-De-Fonds

Dec 13, 2012

Last year Trophee Jules Verne for sailing around the world with no stopovers and no assistance went to the Maxi Banque Populaire sailboat. Each of the crew members and the Banque Populaire as the ship owner received dedicated personalized ...

Tags: Verne Corum Watch, Montres Corum, watch

Rolex Has Unveiled The Brand's New Movement Production Workshops

Dec 13, 2012

Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Rolex has unveiled the brand's new movement production workshops in in Bienne setting a new standard in luxury watch manufacturing. With a single ultra-modern 400,000 m3 site, Rolex building in Bienne is one ...

Tags: luxury watch manufacturer, Rolex, new standard

IWC Profits by The Good Fortune of The Sign of The Dragon

Dec 13, 2012

IWC, one of the world's leading brands in the luxury watch segment, profits by the good fortune of the sign of the Dragon, a sign so loved in 2012 by the entire luxury industry. The latest IWC masterpiece of Haute Horlogerie at its finest ...

Tags: timelessly elegant watch, sign of the dragon, symbolic design

IWC Schaffhausen Launched Its Flagship Boutique in Beijing

Dec 13, 2012

Swiss watch brand IWC Schaffhausen launched its Flagship Boutique in Beijing, China. The unveiling ceremony in the Parkview Green Mall was followed by the premiere of an IWC Portuguese Sidérale Scafusia dedicated to Beijing. "Our ...

Tags: IWC Schaffhausen, unveiling ceremony, Parkview Green Mall

Longines Celebrates This Year Its 180th Anniversary

Dec 11, 2012

Longines, a widely recognized name in sport watches and chronographs, celebrates this year its 180th Anniversary. To mark the milestone, Longines offers its fans the chance to win a Longines Saint-Imier Collection watch by answering the ...

Tags: Longines, sport watches, chronographs, anniversary, milestone

Randy Johnson Unveiled "The Big Unit"

Dec 10, 2012

Luxury Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin and brand ambassador, Randy Johnson unveiled "The Big Unit", a new, signature timepiece created in Johnson's honor, announced the Swiss Watch Manufacturer founded in 1846. "The Big Unit" chronograph ...

Tags: baseball, Caprice Butterfly, chronograph, limited edition, Patrik Hoffmann

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