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Eric Othenin-Girard, RIP!

{2020, May 20} And now you have left to join Nicolas Hayek Senior, to whom you had the attention and the friendship…! May you rest in peace, dear colleague and companion.…
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The iconic Bichrono from LaCour has joined Geneva’s watchmaking heritage

{July 2013} The urban designer Pierre Koukjian, also known as an artist and sculptor, sees everything in double. Because none of his clients would purchase his Bichrono model, he created…
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Günter Blümlein, tribute and memory

Soon in Geneva in January, the SIHH 2013. Which is largely thanks to one man. Flash back. In 1980, two companies had no idea what they would become. IWC and…
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Diane Kruger: “My relationship with Jaeger LeCoultre is organic”

(September 2012) Yes, the most famous stars are also sensitive targets for Swiss watch beauties. So history and products work for brands, much more than their marketing and PR departments.…
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Maurice Ditisheim, the Gaïa Award honours him

{Published on 27 May 2009} A great patron of the arts, Maurice Ditisheim (1901-1992) was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ‘Bureau de Contrôle des Ouvrages en Métaux…
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Hamilton and Hollywood, both H’s linked since 1951

{October 13, 2008} The shared story of these two “H “s starts underwater. The divers in the Oscar-winning film “The Frogmen” are all wearing Hamilton. The message was received loud…
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Pellaton-Favre, Albert – Histoire du tourbillon.

{Publié le 14 mars 2007} Albert Pellaton-Favre, père du célèbre James Pellaton, fut fabricant de tourbillons au Locle. Il construisit 82 chronomètres à tourbillon, tous munis d’un échappement à détente…
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Pilo & Co Geneva: how it started…

{Published on March 11, 2007} Born the 11.11. of 2001, the brand which is distributed in about forty stores in Switzerland, has infiltrated Lebanon and the Middle East in the…
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Thomas Loosli and Auguste Reymond

{First published February 18, 2017} Auguste Reymond: Thomas Loosli has taken over the company from his father, a private label specialist. The company has the internationally known brand ARSA (Auguste…

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Le cadran, par le 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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