The awakening of Vulcain - europastar.com
WEBThis delightful adventure came to an end at the beginning of the 1980s with the onslaught of the quartz movement. During this period, the quartz crisis turned the watch world totally upside down and the group that owned Vulcain abandoned all watch production under that label. The song of the Cricket seemed silenced forever.
Louis Erard and the spirit of time - EUROPA STAR
WEBUnusually for a watch company and prior to introducing the brand’s latest ‘Anniversary’ collection, Alain Spinedi gave a blow-by-blow account of how Louis Erard came to position itself in the Haute Horlogerie sector with mechanical watches surprisingly priced in the 600 to 2500 Swiss francs price range. Having found the finance for the development of the company, Spinedi prepared a ...
The new TAG Heuer advertising campaign - ‘What are you made (...)
WEBThe latest development of the TAG Heuer ‘What are you made of?’ campaign takes the brand’s message a step further and supports its new strategic directions by focussing on the strength and beauty of the brand’s models, as reflected by the exceptional nature of its ambassadors: Brad Pitt, Uma Thurman, Tiger Woods, Maria Sharapova, Kimi ...
Epos – a family affair
WEBEpos – a family affair. Paul O’Neil. March 2012. Tamdi Chonge, together with his wife Ursula, took over the Epos watch factory in 2002 from Peter Hofer, who had originally established the brand in 1983. Hofer had been developing mechanical complications for twenty years but with an emphasis on private label production until the 1990s.
Atlantic: when obscure means great value - EUROPA STAR
WEBThe company is Swiss through and through, founded in 1888. Going by the name of EKB back then, it adopted the Atlantic name only in 1952. Their watches offered – and continue to offer – great value for money, relying on Swiss-made ETA, Sellita and Ronda movements. In fact, you can probably still find Atlantic watches that are decades old ...
Jacques Lemans, the accessible brand - EUROPA STAR
WEBJacques Lemans, the accessible brand. By Mr. E. April 2016. The Austrian watchmaker is recognized for its all-star partnerships but the brand has much more than that to offer to watch enthusiasts, like great value. For the sports fans among you, you might have seen the Jacques Lemans logo during a UEFA Champions League match.
Bulgari & Twentieth Century Fox Celebrate “Cleopatra”
WEBTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, in partnership with Bulgari, is pleased to announce a global celebration fit for a queen to commemorate CLEOPATRA’s 50th anniversary and pay tribute to the enduring legacy of its stars, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.Directed by Academy Award® winner Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the historical epic shot on 70mm film took home four Academy Awards and ...
Zitura - EUROPA STAR
WEB1994. Zitura BASEL 94. New designs with 18K gold bracelet as well as even more opulent diamond-set models round out Zitura’s «Voyage Egyptien» line, part of the brand’s «Art Ingot Collection», itself presented on a number of occasions both in East Asia and in Switzerland. Each and every 24K dial is an original work of art, painted and ...
The Schaumburg MooN Watch wins “Watch of the Year”
WEBThe 2015 Watch of the Year Award – presented by the Salon Exceptional Watches (SEW) – was awarded to Schaumburg ’s MooN Watch Galaxy, after winning the public vote. Among the brands competing for this year’s award were heavyweights like Parmigiani, TAG Heuer, Franck Muller, and Carl F. Bucherer, among others.
CENTURY TIME GEMS - EUROPA STAR
WEB1996. In keeping with tradition, Century’s new model features a solid synthetic sapphire case (patent pending) with a central faceted decoration and metallised Roman numerals in 999.9 (24K) gold. The back is in 750 (18K) gold. Housing a quartz movement, this watch is decorated with five TW/if brilliants and comes on an iguana leather strap ...