Posts by Philippe Perret du Cray

La Fille de Diamant, un Thriller horloger de l'écrivain genevois Olivier Rigot
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La Fille de Diamant: A watchmaking thriller by Geneva-based author Olivier Rigot

A must-read! For a Genevan like me, casually meeting a wealth manager at a dinner is nothing unusual—unless that person has just released their latest novel about watchmaking… By Philippe…
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Autour du Temps, the opening of sacred sites

From Thursday, October 12 to Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Plan-Les-Ouates watchmaking ecosystem will open its doors and its trades: tours of prestigious Manufactures, the Geneva School of Watchmaking, discreet…
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Technical Watchmaker Show, September 12-15, 2023

In the historic surroundings of the watchmaking Metropolis La Chaux-de-Fonds, on the Anciens Abattoirs site, The Technical Watchmaker Show is back, like a huge open door about suppliers know-how… By…
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Badeco: who said size doesn’t matter?

When you move from “Micro” to “Nano”, motor size matters a lot! That’s what Badeco Genève is explaining today which for over 50 years is producing micromotors for the leading…
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Re-Luxury Exhibition: Custom & Colors, the “love effect”

Who has never dreamed of having their own pair of sneakers, a handbag or a wallet featuring their children, a comic strip figure or Bubble, a goldfish in the bowl?…
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Cvstos delights itself with a Swiss-Brazilian football match before time

Before the World Cup and the Switzerland-Brazil match on 28 November 2022, Cvstos is playing both sides of the fence by announcing two partnerships. One with Brazilian legend Cafu, the…
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Tempus Fugit: the horological anti-procrastination booster

“So creepy!” That was my first reaction to this first timepiece capable of indicating a “life expectancy reserve.” But when I realised that Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier are the…

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The dial, by Dr. Helmut CROTT

The work of a lifetime, the book "Le Cadran" by Dr. Helmut Crott (edited by Joël A. Grandjean), the history of the dial in the 20th century, the prestigious history of the Stern dials and of a family that took over the Patek Philippe brand
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The work of a lifetime, the book “Le Cadran” by Dr. Helmut Crott (edited by Joël A. Grandjean), the history of the dial in the 20th century, the prestigious history of the Stern dials and of a family that took over the Patek Philippe brand

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