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This partnership marks a significant breakthrough for the watchmaking industry SIHH and BASELWORLD to coordinate their dates from 2020

(12/2018) From 2020, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva (SIHH) and Baselworld in Basel, the two major events in the watch industry, will synchronise their calendars. In 2020, the SIHH will be held from 26 to 29 April in Geneva, followed immediately by Baselworld from 30 April to 5 May in Basel. The calendars have been synchronised until 2024.

New exclusive technology for quartz movements that can cope with heavier hands ETA launches HeavyDrive

(07/2018) ETA SA, a Swatch Group company, is introducing an exclusive new technology to its quartz movements. HeavyDrive technology enables intelligent shock management and is opening up new possibilities for hand design.

Saxon manufactory highlights newly designed versions of successful classics Baselworld 2018: Glashütte Original looks back on positive results

(04/2018) Glashütte Original has once again given an impressive performance at Baselworld, thanks to a confident brand presence and sensational new products for the world of watches. The Saxon manufactory presented refreshing new design variations of proven product lines to industry experts at the world's largest watch and jewellery fair.

Baselworld is and remains unique! The BASELWORLD 2018 is open

(03/2018) As in past years, also the 2018 edition of Baselworld brings together the industry’s top players under one roof again. Five of the six highest-earning Swiss watch companies exclusively present their new products at this unique show.

Go your own way Oris convinces with a new logo

(03/2018) This spring, Oris is proud to introduce a stylish rebrand that cements its place in contemporary watchmaking. The company’s new logo, claim and creative have been designed to highlight Oris’s spirit of innovation and independence, qualities that shine through its collection of industrially produced, beautifully crafted Swiss Made watches.

Breitling und Norton Motorcycles Two global lifestyle brands announce partnership

(02/2018) Swiss watch brand Breitling has announced a partnership with English motorcycle producer Norton Motorcycles that will lead to the creation of some unique common products or features. They will be inspired by the brands’ compelling and intriguingly similar historic timelines, and will even include some of the materials used in Norton Motorcycles’ legendary high-performance bikes.

F. A. Lange Watchmaking Excellence Award 2017 Regulator with jumping seconds in first place at international young talent competition

(01/2018) On 16 January 2018, the Frenchman Timothé Raguin, winner of the F. A. Lange Watchmaking Excellence Award 2017, received the first prize worth EUR 10,000 at a press event in Geneva. The jury of the international competition was particularly impressed by his work.

The Rado Star Prize Switzerland for Young Talents An innovative product with worldwide potential wins

(11/2017) The Swiss medtech startup SteriLux has been named the winner of the Rado Star Prize Switzerland for Young Talents. The international jury of Design Prize Switzerland was won over by the young company's product, which sterilizes medical instruments in an innovative way. SteriLux CEO Marc Spaltenstein and designer Jordane Vernet were honoured at the award ceremony with prize money and the limited edition Rado True Phospho, which was co-developed by Rado and Swiss design collective Big-Game.

Real brand fans wanted! Daniel Strom is looking for shareholders with crowdinvesting

(11/2017) Developing its distribution, products, visibility. The Strom family has no shortage of projects. While it has been self-financing since its foundation in 2001, today the company has bigger dreams and is seeking to conquer new territory. A desire in line with its ambitions, given that in just a few months, CHF 700,000 has already been collected from various clients and friends to finance its development.

Cooperation with Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology CSEM Validates ARMIN STROM Mirrored Force Resonance

(10/2017) Finding new solutions to old ideas and even new technical innovation is what drives the watch industry and continues to make it fresh and interesting. “At the moment we are working with CSEM to improve the resonance clutch spring of our Mirrored Force Resonance, to precisely evaluate how theory and reality can and have coincided,” explains Claude Greisler, director of ARMIN STROM.

A Tale of Timekeeping Evolution for 170 Years Precision through Ingenuity: Ulysse Nardin

(09/2017) Technology is driving the world at unfathomable speed. For watchmaking manufacture Ulysse Nardin, it has cap-tained its course for almost two centuries. Calculating the waning and waxing of the moon to harness time and tides with exactitude, Ulysse Nardin changed how the world told time.

Many years of experience in the watchmaking industry Patrick Pruniaux appointed CEO of Ulysse Nardin

(08/2017) Kering announces the appointment of Patrick Pruniaux as the CEO of Swiss watchmaking house Ulysse Nardin, effective 28 August 2017. He will report to Albert Bensoussan, CEO of Kering Luxury–Watches and Jewellery division. 

Double Anniversary Rings in New School Year “Alfred Helwig” School of Watchmaking welcomes new students

(08/2017) August 1st, 2017, brought two anniversaries and saw 13 new apprentices begin their course of studies at Glashütte Original. Eleven are now training to become watchmakers, while two have set their sights on professional qualification as toolmakers.

Rescue mission Oris breathes new life into its partnership with Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service

(08/2017) Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service is one of the world’s most iconic aeromedical services. Oris first worked with the non-profit organisation in 2013, and this year the two come together again in a second limited edition watch, the Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II.

Presentation of a Vintage Militare Anonimo is celebrating its twentieth anniversary

(07/2017) This new year brings up 20 years existence for Anonimo who starts celebrating this event, the brand is bringing out a reissue of its Vintage model of the Militare line. Same functions, same aesthetics but with just a subtle hint of modernity.

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