Tag: The Express XII
Pascal Chabot: “When we take over our time, we take over our life”
L’Express: What does this formula that we all use say about us: “I don’t have time”? Pascal Chabot: The fact that its management poses a problem for us. In itself,…
Watchmaking: in Paris, Geneva and New York, three addresses not to be missed
FP Journe in New York In the New York district of Soho, at 53 Mercer Street, it is not a boutique, but an FP Journe house that has opened its…
The chronograph: a brief history of a timeless reference
Beyond the time, a chronograph makes it possible to measure the time elapsed. “The beginnings of so-called industrial society at the start of the 19th century generated the need to…
Watches: the big houses in search of the retrograde movement
It is one of the simplest and most spectacular horological complications at the same time. On a dial, a retrograde movement can be identified when the hand indicating a time…
Watches: how brands compete to make them lighter
Gone are the days when the weight of a watch was worth the promise of solidity. The current trend is towards lightness. Without sacrificing quality. Quite the contrary. This craze…
Mbappé, Nadal, Fickou… When watch brands bet on champions
Roland-Garros tournament in May-June, Tour de France in July, Rugby World Cup from September, Summer Olympics in 2024… For watch brands, the sports competitions organized in France represent a golden…
Counterfeits: when technology becomes the ally of luxury houses
Hermès bag, Louboutin pumps, Cartier watch… Internet users eager for bargains sometimes come across advertisements at prices that are too low to be honest. With the Internet, counterfeiting has experienced…
Popeye, Blake and Mortimer, Snoopy… Watchmaking in the age of the ninth art
The phenomenon is not new. The first time that a cartoon character was reproduced on the dial of a watch was in 1933 for Disney: the Ingersoll brand then distributed…
To the nearest hundredth of a millimetre: the race for ultra-thin watches
From the ultra-thin to the ultra-thin, the quest for the infinitely thin has become the territory of expression for a few watch brands that wage battle uncompromisingly. They are three…