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Interview – In Conversation with Mike Horn, Explorer & Panerai Ambassador, during SIHH 2019

In life, on occasion one is privileged enough to have an interaction which inspires so deeply, it forces you to question your personal output to its deepest level. I was fortunate enough to have one of these, last week in Geneva, with Mike Horn. For those unfamiliar with the man, Mike is an enigma, originally from South Africa, he now lives in Switzerland. He is a record-setting explorer, sailor and environmentalist.

Interview – Catherine Rénier, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre, during SIHH 2019

Jaeger-LeCoultre or “La Grande Maison” has, just like some of its sister brands inside the Richemont Group, seen some changes at its head recently. A new CEO, Catherine Rénier (previously at Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels), often means a new strategy. Rather discreet until now, we thought the SIHH 2019 was the right time to […]

Video – The 2019 Bvlgari Collection Explained by CEO Jean-Christophe Babin

The reputation of Bvlgari as a watchmaker is no longer under discussion. For the past five years, the brand has been hyperactive, especially in the field of ultra-thin pieces – which, even though we’re talking miniaturisation and not complications, certainly is one of the most complex fields of expertise in this industry. Today, thanks to […]

Interview – The Online Watch Market – Toby Bateman, Managing Director at MR PORTER (Exclusive)

Following up with our series of interviews with major actors of the online watch market – including watch media such as Hodinkee and Revolution, which not only cover watches but also sell watches – we now get to look at one of the largest and most convincing online platforms, MR PORTER. Unique and luxurious, this […]

Independent Watchmaking – In Conversation with Stephen Forsey, Co-Founder of Greubel Forsey

Greubel Forsey is an independent watchmaker that was founded in 2004 by Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey. Greubel Forsey is rightfully celebrated as the maker of some of the most exclusive, most desirable and most finely crafted watches – horological art and artisanship in the purest form. As we visited the workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds, […]

Interview – Fabienne Lupo, Chairwoman & Managing Director of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, about SIHH

The 29th edition of the SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) will soon be throwing its doors open with some 35 brands gearing up to unveil their latest models. The Geneva-based event, which runs between January 14 to 17, is one of the two major watch shows of the year – together with Baselworld. Just as the synchronization of the calendar of both events has been announced, MONOCHROME talks with Fabienne Lupo, Chairwoman & Managing Director of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH) about what’s new for SIHH and FHH.

Interview – Robin, Co-Founder of Atelier Wen, About Creating a “Proudly Made in China” Watch Brand

In a recent article, we introduced you to Atelier Wen, a young “microbrand” launched on Kickstarter. Interestingly, the brand claimed to have true Chinese roots – not only in design (that was obvious) but also in production… It’s not very often that a brand openly reveals that its watches come from the Middle Kingdom! Does that […]

Interview – In conversation with Edouard Meylan, CEO of H. Moser & Cie.

On the occasion of the launch of H. Moser & Cie. X Bucherer Blue Editions in Schaffhausen, we had the opportunity to sit down with Edouard Meylan, the brand CEO. The Meylan family-owned company makes about 1,500 watches per year with Moser and manufactures over 50,000 hairsprings/assortments per year with Precision Engineering AG (for H. Moser & Cie. and for third-parties). It was time for us to sit and talk with Edouard and to have answers to certain questions we had about the brand, its unique communication strategy and its products.

Video – The Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic, An Accessible Luxury Sports Watch

Maurice Lacroix has been active since the mid-1970s with a consistent motto: accessible luxury and high perceived quality. The true change within this company occurred at the end of the 1990s, with the creation of the Masterpiece collection and in-house complication modules: the famous retrograde watches. Since then, the brand continues to offer these complex […]

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