A trio of hip hoteliers brings its brand of big-city cool to the Swiss Alps. By Erin Riley Gstaad may be ritzier, St. Moritz more cultured, but ask those who frequent Verbier, the town at the heart of Switzerland’s Quatre Vallées, and they will tell you it has everything its neighbors do, plus a cool cachet […]
FLASH: Asia accounted for over 50% of that turnover According to The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, Swiss watch exports in Y 2018 grew 6.3% Y-Y to CHF 21.2-B. Although the value of exports was up, the total number of watches exported declined by 2.3% to 23.7-M items there were 570,000 fewer timepieces […]
Swiss Bankers Raise $104-M to Establish Crypto Financial Services Company $BTC, $ETH Seba Crypto AG, a Swiss financial services company run by ex-UBS Group AG bankers, said it raised money as it seeks to become 1 of the world’s 1st regulated banks to let consumers trade paper (fiat) money into cryptocurrency. The Zug HQ’d company […]
Ride the Rails for the Best European Experiences Traveling in Europe better by train from capital cities to remote villages, and just about all of Europe is reachable by rail. The EuroRail offers passes and deals on tickets to help you travel around Europe from inexpensive to white tablecloth service. Below are some Key European cities best […]
Rolex, the World’s Largest Swiss Luxury-watch Brand A Brief History of Rolex The precursor to Rolex was founded in London by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in Y 1905, with the Rolex Watch Company established in Y 1919 when operations were moved to Geneva, the company is HQ’s in Geneva today. The Rolex brand limits […]
F1: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Powered Alfa Romeo Returns the Grid $RACE, $FCAU This season, Alfa Romeo returns to F1 after more than 30 years away, as the sponsor of the Swiss Sauber team. The newly unveiled Alfa Romeo Sauber C37 is the car that will bring the legendary Italian automaker back to F1 grids. And like all 2018 […]
President Trump Deserves ‘High Marks’ for Economic Policies $UBS President Donald Trump earned “high marks” from Swiss bank UBS for his economic achievements. “I think prior to his election, the prospects of tax reform, of regulatory relief, or any sort of sensible approach to infrastructure were off the table,” said Mike Ryan, UBS Wealth Management […]
Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Swiss Shut Down ‘Fake’ e-Coin Switzerland’s financial watchdog closed down the provider of a fake cryptocurrency and is investigating around 12 other possible fraud cases, in the latest clamp-down on the risks involving virtual money. The move by the FINMA watchdog comes on the heels of Chinese authorities’ ordering Beijing-based cryptocurrency exchanges to […]
RMB Yuan Weakens, China Purchasing Gold Overseas $GLD, $SLV, $USDCNY As the RMB Yuan retreats, China is buying Gold. The world’s biggest consumer of the precious Yellow metal raised bullion imports from Hong Kong in September for the 1st time in 4 months as investors sought to diversify their assets on prospects for further currency […]
Solar Impulse 2 Completes Historic Round-the-World Flight The Zero-fuel plane landed in Abu Dhabi Tuesday morning, more than a year after setting off from the UAE capital Solar Impulse 2 has completed its round-the-world trip powered only by the Sun after landing at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Airport Tuesday morning. The Zero-fuel aeroplane set off […]
China, International Investors Confident about Economic Transformation The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driven by the increasing use of digital technologies and highly intelligent robots in the leading world economies. International investors are confident about China’s economic transformation, believing it can bring them good opportunities. Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum in […]
Buy a Super Watch Now, or Wait? $LVMUY Perpetual Calendars Some watch lovers really appreciate perpetual calendar watches, which display the day, date, month, year and Phases of the Moon, making adjustments for Leap years. I am one of those watch lovers. This Spring, Geneva-based Frédérique Constant introduced a Manufacture Perpetual Calendar watch with an […]
Italian Woman, 116 anni, The Last Living Person Born In The 1800’s The oldest living person in the World, and the only one left who has touched 3 centuries, is a raw-egg-eating, brandy-drinking Italian woman who credits her long life to her daily eggs, pasta, her early bedtime and being single. Emma Morano received the […]