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EUROPA STAR GLOBAL EDITION NUMBER 376 ISSUE NUMBER 5 2023 BRAND / PAGE NUMBER. Aera Watches 145; Akrone 145; Allemano 153; Anatole Baker 158
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 ...
Certina continues partnership with Sauber F1 team - EUROPA STAR
January 2013. Certina enters the ninth year of partnership with Switzerland’s Sauber Formula 1 team, which dates back to 2005. The Certina brand will be present on the wind deflectors in front of the side pods on the car and on the helmet visors of the two drivers, Nico Hülkenberg (Ger) and Esteban Gutiérrez (Mex). Certina also supplies ...
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 …
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.
Jean-Claude Biver: past, present, future - EUROPA STAR
The watch manufacturer had just released the Royal Oak and some strategic decisions had to be taken that will have a decisive impact on the brand’s future orientation…. Jean-Claude Biver: Georges Golay, the charismatic boss of Audemars Piguet back then, had the courage to launch the Royal Oak designed by the brilliant Gérald Genta.
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 …
SPECIAL REPORT - Mechanical Movements - Who does what?
Established in Le Locle, Innovations Manufactures Horlogères (IMH) develops and manufactures watches, movements, components and cases. This manufacture, linked to the Julien Coudray brand, was taken over by the Belgian industrialist Joris Ide, also the owner of Lebeau-Courally. It specialises in small series.