Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2017
In Conversation: Christian Lattmann, CEO Jaquet Droz
We sat down and spent a good hour with Christian Lattmann, CEO of Jaquet Droz. A long time Swatch Group employee, Christian have held parallel appointments…
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Basel/Geneva/SIHH 2017
In Conversation: Walter von Kânel: President, Longines
A meeting with the Chef of Longines, as he calls himself, Walter von Kânel is always one which promises to be interesting. A man with an effervescent…
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In Conversation: Karl-Friedrich Scheufele Part 2 of 3: QFF, Fairmined and Berthoud
We continue on our tête-à-tête with Chopard co-President and F. Berthoud President, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele (KFS). In Part 1, we explored the origins of the L.U.C manufacture…
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In Conversation: Karl-Friedrich Scheufele Part 1 of 3: The beginnings of the L.U.C Manufacture
We caught up for tea with the extraordinary Karl-Friedrich Scheufele when he was in town for the official launch of the Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Minute…
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Interview: Thierry Stern on Patek Philippe and its Legacy of Watchmaking
Since 2009, Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern has been the guardian to one of the few remaining family-owned independent watchmaking brands in Switzerland. While his family…
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Rare Watches: Vacheron Constantin Maître Cabinotiers Traditionnelle C.2755 with 15 complications
The Vacheron Constantin Maître Cabinotiers collection is a special service which allow the collector to customize watches which meet their fancy. Here we are not talking of…
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Nomos on Nomos: the brand story
Nomos watches are well known for their understated, clean looking timepieces. Hailing from Glashütte, Germany, but with a history which is different from the other well…
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HYT CEO Gregory Dourde on H1 Colorblock, X Series and Future Projects
When HYT CEO Gregory Dourde joined Cartier 20 years ago, he was a rarity in the luxury industry. The engineering graduate from the Ecole National des Ponts…
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The new Rolex Exhibition centre and an interview with Cortina’s Jeremy Lim
Ushered into Singapore’s largest permanent Rolex Exhibition centre in Southeast Asia, you get the sense that the Cortina operated Rolex boutique/temple is metaphorically running against headwinds.…
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The Collector’s View: WatchTalk with Glenn Chiang
Glenn Chiang is a 31-year-old watch collector based in Melbourne, having moved from Taiwan when he was just 5 years of age. He is currently a…