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• Vacancy for Watchmaker (Midland,TX)

  Full Time Watchmaker needed Anderson Bros. Jewelers in Lubbock, Texas has an immediate position open for a full-time watchmaker.... more

• Custom Repair Patek Philippe Habitat For a Horologe

  Quite some time back I became the owner of a Patek Philippe, open-face Pocket watch movement vintage 1885. I suspect that it fell victim to... more

• June 2017 Esslinger Newsletter

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• May 2017 Esslinger Newsletter

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• Swiss Watch Sales NOT Caused By Smartwatch Fad

    The Swiss Watchmaking industry no longer worries about Smartwatches eating away their sales. Many leaders including Jean-Claude... more

• Gray Market Has Become A Necessary Evil For Luxury Watchmakers

    Gray markets, which were once loathed by the Swiss watchmakers is now quietly being used to counter dampened sales and to reduce... more

• Tag Heuer Announces New Generation Of Smartwatch

  Tag Heuer announced its new generation smartwatch, the new Connected Modular 45 timepiece, co-developed with Google and Intel. The watch... more

• Womens Luxury Market Showing Growth in Horology Fashion

  Women in the Middle East have been increasingly getting fond of luxury timepieces. This particular sector grew at 9 percent year on year in... more

• Luxury Watchmakers Utilize Technology To Compete With Apple

  Luxury watchmakers are finally addressing the competition from Apple Watch by partnering with google to use Google’s Android Wear. Just... more

• April 2017 Esslinger Newsletter

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• Swatch develops Operating System to Compete with Apple and Google

  Swatch Group is developing its own Operating System to power its smartwatches in the future. Nick Hayek, CEO of Swatch said this in an... more

• March 2017 Esslinger Newsletter

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• February 2017 Esslinger Newsletter

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• Rolex is suddenly battling one of the biggest threats in history

    Andrea Squatrito, the founder of RE Analytics, has published his view along with his report which indicates the Swiss Watchmakers... more

• Swiss watchmakers try out 3D printing that could cut costs, and allow making of bespoke watches

    Watchmakers have so far used 3D printing only to prototype parts, and their customers may baulk at loss of handmade tradition.... more

• Diamonds Convert Nuclear Waste Into Clean Batteries

    Well, who knew that it was possible to make diamond batteries out of nuclear waste? Although, they will be small and generate very... more