Taking place each spring, the BaselWorld trade fair continues to be the leading light in the global watch and jewellery industry. Tom Morris keeps a watchful eye on the new players, and some old favourites.
Once a year, the top watchmakers gather in Basel to reveal their newest creations – and the world comes to buy. *Monocle* was there to discover the leading trends and take the pulse of the market.
The trade fair that takes place in Switzerland each spring showcases the latest in watch-making design and this year, the venue itself was one of the real stars of the show.
Spirits were high at Basel watch fair this year as watchmakers refreshingly turned to more classic, elegant designs with hi-tech materials and new functions. We checked out the new models and trends.
Baselworld is the biggest event on the watchmaking calendar, attracting leading players and emerging names from the world of timekeeping. Monocle drops in to preview the latest horological finery.
With sales of timepieces falling by 20 per cent in the first few months of this year, watchmakers are remaining confident by looking to their archives either to relaunch or emphasise classic, sober designs that are long…
Pharmaceuticals giants Roche and Novartis are both based in Basel, where they turn in billion- euro profits every year. But now their hard-fought commercial struggle is being matched by an architectural rivalry that will…
Baselworld, the biggest watch fair on earth, is where aficionados drool over exquisitely made tourbillons, escapements and overcoils, and where luxury watchmakers pick and choose the buyers they believe are worthy of their…
The BaselWorld watch fair is ticking over nicely. With watchmakers posting healthy profits, everything from jewel-encrusted timepieces to golden age classics are on display. And the trade chatter? Chinese and Brazilian…
Every spring, the world’s watchmakers and horology enthusiasts descend on Basel for the industry’s key fair, where the latest innovations in timekeeping are unveiled. We went along to gauge the mood and pick our favourite…
Friday 4 December
It’s Design Miami this week and the event is facing some difficult challenges. There is the sluggish economy, a plethora of other design fairs to contend with and the fact that the worlds of “design art” and “limited-edi…
Over the course of a few sun-soaked December days, Art Basel Miami Beach attracts the art world to south Florida. Monocle's culture editor Robert Bound reports on the state of the art market and looks at what the art fair…
Thursday 14 June
Yesterday, on the way to Basel, through the airports and in that Swiss town hosting its eponymous art fair, were signs about Great Britain.
A trip to the world’s design fairs: DesignMiami at Art Basel, NeoCon 2012 in Chicago, and Berlin’s DMY festival show off their wares.
We visit Art Basel Miami Beach and a Hilla Becher exhibition, as well as hearing how Al Jazeera have been making news in the Balkans.
Germany threatens the way search engines work, a report on a unique resort in Austria, and Jonathan Openshaw discusses Basel’s World Watch And Jewellery Show.
Is Art Basel still king of the fairs? A music session from Beatie Wolfe, Joseph Bullman discusses London’s streets, and we visit Toronto’s NXNE festival.
We chat to Bill Clinton at the Rio+20 conference, how Greeks in Australia are helping their troubled homeland, and Kimberly Bradley reports from Art Basel.
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