On Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the Restaurant “Il Salento” in Genève-Acacias, a rare gathering of horological icons was reached. Dr. Helmut Crott, the world-renowned expert and father of watch auctions, was celebrating yet another birthday while celebrating his Jurgensen’s 250th anniversary exhibition at La Réserve in Geneva.
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Surrounded by his Dream Team, the Doctor hosted Philippe & Elisabeth Dufour, the sublime watchmaker Daniela Dufour, the vivacious Maricela Lancoud (Bucherer and Fondation Dufour), the pioneering co-founder of AHCI, the watchmaker-trainer Sven Andersen, the most mythical master of hand-crafted watch cases, Jean-Pierre Hagmann, the famous watchmaker of Patek Philippe Calibre 89 Paul Buclin, the Rolex expert who makes counterfeiters tremble, Carmelo Armeli, The Watches TV, Horopedia. … and so many other stars of Swiss watchmaking excellence, including the curator of the Patek Philippe Museum, Peter Friess.
The Swiss watchmaking journal journal suisse d’horlogerie JSH, founded in 1876, was honored to be part of the party.
