Sharing can be as fun as owning… In fact, what would be watch collecting if there was not the fun of sharing it with other watch enthusiasts? These days, the best and simplest way to do it is by posting photos on Instagram. The watch community is undeniably strong on social media and it really […]
1963 is a very significant year, not only in the history of Porsche but in the history of the car itself. This was the year when Porsche introduced its iconic 911 sports car, a car that would change the future of the brand to become the benchmark for the industry through decades of fine-tuning and […]
If you have been following the Swiss watch industry for the past years, there’s been an undeniable shift towards the higher end of the market. While Swiss watch exports rose 17% between 2015 and 2022, the export value of watches with an export price below CHF 500* was halved over the same period. The industry […]
About a year ago, we brought you the news that the historic name of Elka Watch Co. was brought back from the dead. Successfully launching through Kickstarter, industry veteran Hakim El Kadiri presented the Elka X-Series and D-series collection, a duo of vintage-inspired watches with mechanical movements at a fair price. Now, 12 months on, […]
For 20 years, EPHJ has been bringing together professionals from the high-precision sector in particular watchmaking – but also jewellery, micro-technologies and medical. As such it is an excellent opportunity to take the pulse of the watch industry, from a different perspective. And most of the time, watch brands get all the credit for coming […]
If Watches & Wonders is, by far, the most important event of the year for the watch industry (because of the sheer number of exhibiting brands, participants and new models presented), another smaller yet highly interesting event has been taking place in watch-town since 2020. A different take on the watch salon, more relaxed, staged […]
The Ollech & Wajs 1967 Astrochron was one of the first chronographs suited for professional divers thanks to its 200m water-resistant case. Equipped with a Valjoux 72 movement, a movement it shared with models like the original Rolex Daytona, the Astrochron has been selected by Ollech & Wajs for a remake this year. While the […]
Traditionally, the endurance racing season kicks off with one of the most legendary races in history, the Daytona 24 Hours, or rather the Rolex 24 at Daytona. This year’s edition also ushered in the era of the Le Mans Daytona hybrid class or LMDh for short. A new top-tier category of cars that welcomes iconic […]
By now, it’s pretty well known that Grand Seiko loves to play around with dial textures and colours and is quite good at it too. So whenever a press release of a new model comes up, we immediately envision a specific type of watch with a faceted case, an intricately brushed and polished dial inspired […]
Last month, right after the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry released its monthly press release with watch export statistics, we indicated (in this article) that the Swiss watch industry was about to record its best-ever export performance over the course of a year in 2022. By the end of November 2022, exports were up […]