WOLF: a family business story - in five chapters
RETROSPECTIVE
July 2020
A family company that moves its headquarters to a different country with each new heir, for five generations? That’s WOLF! Founded in 1834 in Germany, the (...)
Time to reflect on the fate of the watch industry
EUROPA STAR CLUB
March 2020
Europa Star provides a unique resource to help you gain perspective on what is happening to the watch industry today, by looking through the lens of (...)
Discovering Backes & Strauss
FROM OUR ARCHIVES
November 2019
The timepieces crafted by Backes & Strauss are as rare as it gets. We have been following the brand for a long time, and for good reason: it is the (...)
A new resource for watch professionals and aficionados
EUROPA STAR CLUB
Europa Star is offering exclusive access to over 60 years of magazine archives. The Club, aimed at both watch professionals and watch lovers, grants access (...)
The history of Enicar in an upcoming book
LEGENDS OF WATCHMAKING
August 2019
‘Time for a change: Discovering vintage Enicar’ is a book written by Martijn van der Ven. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign, it will be ready for (...)
Over 90 years of Europa Star archives
1927-2019
June 2019
A full journey through the history of watchmaking. Indeed, Europa Star has embarked upon the digitisation of a unique heritage: over 90 years of watch (...)
Watchmaking soon to be recognised by UNESCO
HERITAGE
April 2019
An application has been officially submitted by Switzerland and France to UNESCO. Beyond its symbolic significance, the decision to include watchmaking as (...)
Europa Star: 90 years of editorial adventure
RETROSPECTIVE
At the end of the Roaring Twenties, Swiss entrepreneur Hugo Buchser laid the foundations for the magazine Europa Star. Among tourist guides, a business (...)
The internet of the 1930s
ARCHIVES
August 2017
In 1930, Europa Star’s founder launched the Buyers’ Guide for the Watchmaking and Allied Trades.
Hugo Buchser and the origins of Europa Star
RETROSPECTIVE
January 2017
2004: back from Basel & Geneva
RETROSPECTIVE
January 2017
Relief! Noticeable from the very first day, this was the general sentiment that prevailed among the players in the watch industry from around the world (...)
Special press release
EUROPA STAR
May 2010
SPECIAL RELEASE: Geneva, May 2010