PRIMETIME SUMMER 2023
Watchmaking in the News.
Hello and welcome back on a pretty juicy edition of PRIMETIME Watchmaking in the news with business news, plenty of new timepieces, a bit of EPHJ summary with some interesting innovations seen there, a bit of Only Watch and much more.
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So in this edition, we are talking about the EPHJ, the professional trade show for the watchmaking, jewellery, medical and microtechnology industry and the super cool innovations of 2023.
We touch upon the problem of the shortage of workforce, which looks like becoming an international problem.
Among other topics are new nominations, a bit of pure business and sales figures, a couple of international events, and the shitstorm of the Omega case and its consequences for us all.
And since our last Primetime, we published a very important video where we explained in detail what we’ve been working on for a while, what is Horopedia, and why this project is so dear to our team.
We have seen the new @mauricelacroixwatch Pontos S Diver watch, an honestly priced summer piece, we took you along the 75th anniversary of one of the greatest watchmakers of our generation, Mister Philippe Dufour, who by the way is the President of the HOROPEDIA Foundation.
And we also presented the best innovations from the latest EPHJ edition, so go and check those videos. What is
HOROPEDIA: https://youtu.be/74MZIf4uTS0
Maurice Lacroix: https://youtu.be/bnyfsrs-Qho
A very special Birthday: https://youtu.be/ceMoRXGgIp0
EPHJ Innovation Prize nominees: https://youtu.be/CUkYmaQZgvE
Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Reports Recap
01:31 - EPHJ
04:04 - Shortage of the workforce in the watchmaking industry
06:16 - Inventions at the EPHJ
08:56 - Change of the CEO at @rogerdubuis
09:52 - US Market performance in the 123Q of 2023
11:12 - Watches and Wonders in Shanghai
12:43 - Geneva Watch Days announcements
14:07 - The Omega affair
17:44 - @RichardMilleOfficial Sailing Cup
18:33 - Only Watch list released
19:13 - Argon Watches (NB! Kickstarter for Argon Watches is currently suspended and is the subject of an intellectual property dispute)
20:29 - HM 8 MARK 2 by MB&F
21:26 - Bell & Ross Patrouille de France 70th anniversary
22:14 - Schwarz Etienne GEOMETRY
23:01 - Deconstructed timepiece from Holthinrichs Watches
24:06 - @tagheuer Connected
25:16 - @jaegerlecoultre The Collectibles 2
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