Sports watch seeks athlete?
Countless brands propose sports watches in their collections, but do we really need them? Not so sure...
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Musical chairs
All those who have never heard of Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author", raise your hand. That's quite a show of hands! Where is this going? I'll explain...
Swiss watchmaking still riding high
Exports up 15.5% in January. Hundreds of millions invested by the main groups. Recruitments on the rise. Time measurement is dodging the crisis. An interview with Jean-Daniel Pasche, President of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry.
Urwerk packs 15 years of expertise into the UR-1001
Felix Baumgartner, who with Martin Frei co-founded Urwerk fifteen years ago, now belongs to the coterie of watchmakers who have invented a new language of time; a language that hasn't always been understood.
"I had my team produce a book for in-house use on the métiers d’art"
Marketing director at Cartier International, Hélène Poulit-Duquesne describes herself as product-focused. A few years ago, she asked her team to inventory and define each of the métiers d'art. So that they will never fade into oblivion.
Back to business for Vianney Halter
Winner of the Best Watchmaker prize at the recent Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, Vianney Halter is preparing a new model for 2012. Interview.
Understanding the poetic world of Van Cleef & Arpels
After the recent sale, by Christie's, of several Van Cleef & Arpels jewels belonging to Elizabeth Taylor, Stanislas de Quercize, CEO, describes the poetry that surrounds the Parisian firm, established Place Vendôme since 1906.
