Jörg G. Bucherer, Chairman and Delegate of the Board of Directors of Bucherer Holding AG, passed away on 6 November. The long-time Bucherer patron was 87 years old and leaves no children to carry on the business. In order to secure the future of his empire, Jörg G. Bucherer sold his company, founded in Lucerne in 1888, to Rolex Holding SA just a few months ago. As a passionate businessman and patron of the arts, Jörg G. Bucherer managed to establish his company from a local business to what is now the world’s largest retailer of luxury watches and jewellery.
Jörg G. Bucherer took over the family business, headquartered in Lucerne, from his father in 1977 after learning all facets of the watch and jewellery industry in the family business at a young age. As a 20-year-old, Jörg G. Bucherer even completed an internship with Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex. Hence, a close partnership between Bucherer and Rolex developed very early on. Despite challenging times during the quartz crisis, Bucherer expanded abroad, first to Austria and then to Germany. Today, Bucherer can be found in 36 locations in Europe, including 17 stores in Switzerland, 10 stores in Germany and a flagship boutique in Vienna and Copenhagen. The world’s largest Bucherer watch and jewellery boutique is located in Paris. Furthermore, Bucherer has 32 shops in the USA.
Among his companions and employees, he is known as a stylish gentleman and witty entertainer and has always been characterised by a high degree of humanity, in both good and difficult times. For Jörg G. Bucherer, the company was his family.
When people think of "Panerai", they most certainly associate it with Italian flair and the Submersible - the characteristic diver's watch with the crown protection bridge. But Panerai does Grande complications too. We present some highlights from the tinkerers in Neuchâtel. Perpetual Calendar PAM0715 With the Luminor Perpetual Calendar, Officine Panerai offers a perpetual calendar…
Swiss Jura-based manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre is settling into its new Bavarian home as it opens a boutique at Munich's most prestigious address, on the glamorous Maximilianstrasse 24. The world-renowned shopping street in Germany, which comprises one of Munich's four royal avenues, counts the likes of Chanel, Hermès, Omega and Ralph Lauren amongst its affluent residents, while…
The Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives announced its first winner yesterday, on February 6, 2024, with Raúl Pagès and his RP1 - Régulateur à détente winning the inaugural holding of the competition. Raúl Pagès received a silver spiral trophy inspired by a balance wheel – the essential element for the precision of a…
The first Rolex boutique in Germany opened in 2009 at Number 184 on Kurfürstendamm in Berlin, together with its long-standing partner jeweller Wempe. After several months of renovation, the boutique is making its comeback, shining in new splendour. Wempe was the first jeweller to sell Rolex watches in Germany in the 1950s, after Hellmut Wempe…
Rolex has updated its prices as usual on January 1st, with impressive variations depending on the material. This year, with the 2025 Rolex price list, there is some good news and bad news, and it all depends if you’re looking for a steel watch or a gold watch. Now we have the price list of…
In a few days’ time and under its new motto ‘Bold and Confident’, trade fair Inhorgenta will reopen its doors at Messe München. From the 16 to 19 February, visitors can admire jewellery, precious stones, and timepieces while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the trade fair together with the exhibitors. To mark this special jubilee,…
'Artisan Boitier' (case artisan) is written above their heads, printed on the window with a view inside an ancient-like workshop - but it is the brand new JHP x AkriviA Atelier in Geneva. More than 45 years of age lie between the 32-year-old founder of the Geneva watch brand AkriviA, Rexhep Rexhepi, and one of the most famous case…
As of today, Porsche fans have the opportunity to create a wristwatch that matches their dream car as part of the Porsche Design Custom-Built Timepieces Programme. The base of the designs centre around the Porsche Design Chronotimer Series 1, which uses a new online configurator to allow for the creation of individual designs. There are…
Audemars Piguet is celebrating the opening of its new AP House. Situated in the heart of Munich opposite the Bavarian State Opera, the new space is four times larger than the previous location, spanning over 400 square metres. Having an AP House in Munich is exciting in itself: there are only 13 AP Houses in…
Independent watchmaker Ressence and Sotheby’s Watch Division are joining forces against coronavirus (Covid-19) and launch a competition to design a unique watch. Watch enthusiasts have the chance to create their own interpretation of one of Ressence’s latest models, the Type 1 Slim. A new face for the unique piece of Ressence's Type 1 Slim in…
OMEGA has introduced a Certificate of Authenticity for its watches that are over 30 years old. With the introduction, the Swiss watchmaker hopes to achieve more transparency for customers looking to buy a vintage OMEGA timepiece. The cost of the verification is 880€. In order to gain the certificate, any original OMEGA watch can be…
As the sponsor of this year’s German Polo Tour – held from May to September in different places – Jaeger-LeCoultre will gift a Reverso Classic Large Small Seconds to the winner of the tour. Since 1931 the watch manufacture is closely connected to polo sports. The polo players of the British army in India needed a watch, that…