A New Space Elevates Scandinavian Watchmakers
Housed in a 17th-century bank building in Stockholm, Watches of Scandinavia features more than a dozen brands from the region.
Housed in a 17th-century bank building in Stockholm, Watches of Scandinavia features more than a dozen brands from the region.
Organizers of the December event in the Czech capital want to attract local visitors as well as some of the city’s many holiday tourists.
“Our goal is to make watches for people that are meaningful to them,” one of Jurmo Watches’ founders said.
Organizers decided that it worked for cars and antiques, so it would work for watches. In February, their third show, 400 people came.
Inspired by her grandmother’s travel timekeeper, Lisen Bage makes pieces that restore no-digital, distraction-free spaces for sleep.
Now Xi Wang has an Instagram feed full of her renderings of high-end timepieces.
A regulation now requires local brands to ensure that at least 50 percent of a timepiece’s ‘added value’ is created in the town.