September 2011, the 4th edition of the Only Watch charity watch auction raised above € 4 million for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative neuromuscular disease affecting 1 in 3,500 boys, therefore 250,000 children, adolescents, and young adults around the world. Although the research money enables scientists to make progress in promising avenues … Read more
Each spring, some 1800 companies from the watch, jewellery and precious-stone industries, together with related sectors, showcase their latest developments and innovations in Basel. The world’s most renowned brands display their collections exclusively at BASELWORLD. About 100,000 visitors from the specialist retail and wholesale trade make their way to Basel from all over the … Read more
Appointment of Marc Gläser as new Managing Director of Maurice Lacroix Martin Bachmann, the long-standing CEO of the Maurice Lacroix Group, to leave the company at the end February 2012 In summer 2011, DKSH Group, the leading Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia, acquired a majority shareholding by in the Maurice Lacroix … Read more
Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Roue Carrée Seconde – Technology and innovation in the fight against muscular dystrophy For the fourth time in Monaco, unique watches were sold at a charity auction for the benefit of the Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy – an institution for the treatment of children with muscular dystrophy. Maurice Lacroix presented the … Read more
Luxury watches: the most popular brands & manufactures When purchasing a FPJourne, Christophe Claret, Roger Dubuis, Patek Philippe, A. Lange & Söhne or Audemars Piguet watch this means that the budget has no importance for the carrier. And when the budget comes first, then a Rolex, Omega, Breitling, Cartier or IWC is the piece de … Read more
Five global cities, two weeks and one traveller. That’s the once-in-a-lifetime prize being offered by Swiss watch manufacturer Maurice Lacroix and the globally-active travel organisation Kuoni. Under the slogan “Never Stop Moving”, the idea for the competition was created to help launch Maurice Lacroix’s new automatic masterpiece models which are based on the principle of … Read more