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■ First Feature [Detailed Report on New 2022 Models] New and Memorable Watches Seen at a Real Trade Fair

Watches & Wonders Geneva (W&WG) is a large-scale trade fair that brings together renowned watchmakers from around the world, held in Geneva, Switzerland from March 30 to April 5, 2022. While the event was held online in 2020 and 2021, it returned to reality this year. Brands such as Bulgari and FP Journe also unveiled their new products outside the venue.

So what masterpieces did each company bring to Geneva? We, the Kronos Japan editorial team, have personally seen and touched these memorable new works and bring you the results.

■Second Feature: Portraits of 70 Iconic Pieces Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda

Toric and Kalpa were born to become icons of Parmigiani Fleurier. Unlike them, Tonda was a model created as a platform for free imagination, unconstrained by design codes. This work, which means "circle" in Italian, has undergone changes in design and details since 2007, but this has ultimately led to a leap forward for Parmigiani Fleurier, a small manufacturer. Why has Tonda continued to change? Let's look back on its history.

■Third Feature: The Current State of "Non-Watch Manufacturers"

For about 10 years now, this magazine has taken a keen interest in the "non-specialty watch manufacturers" that were making remarkable progress at the time. This was a time when the results of the rapid in-house production process were steadily bearing fruit, and we have been closely monitoring the deepening quality that matured with each new release. However, now, that quality has surpassed that of traditional specialty watch manufacturers. What was the key to their success? We would like to consider the future of the luxury watch industry based on the testimony of key people.

■Watch Paranoia Chronicles No. 48 "The Secret of the Roku Roku Industry, the World's Famous"

High-precision machine tools are now essential for watchmaking. Switzerland, Germany, and Japan are home to world-class manufacturers of these excellent machine tools. Among them, Japan's Roku Roku Sangyo, although a latecomer, has made its presence known with its micromachining machines, which aim for an actual machining accuracy of within 1 micron. This article explores the unique strategy of this company from the perspective of its machine tool manufacturing site.