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Edouard Koehn: return to North America

During his tenure at Patek Philippe, the master Watchmaker Edouard Koehn (1839-1908) was responsible for the brand’s stellar growth in America as he undertook many trips there. Some 180 years…
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Lady Tortue, so very feminine

Is it still possible to manufacture a pure ladies’ watch? Is this still possible without falling into the eternal so-called female reductions of male models? Women know what they want,…
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Expert Carmelo Armeli: counterfeiters’ terror

Self-employed since 2018, this low-profile expert, one of the best counterfeit detectors in the world, has a long list of prestigious clients. Meet him at one of the watch markets…
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Micromechanics, a bright future for bar turners

Being young and in charge of a machine that’ s worth a million francs? It’s possible after training as a bar turner! Here in Tramelan, everything blends perfectly, just like…
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At Bergeon a lady called Mrs. Presto

Among the 70 employees, this is the nickname given to this woman who, through her skill and know-how, gives a little hand touch to this mythical Bergeon tool. The only…
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The Ouagadougou watchmaker: authentic time

Travel diary. In the heart of the large market of Ouagadougou, I asked “I am looking for the watchmaker of Ouaga?” A man tells me, “ah yes, of course, I’ll…
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“WhoAreU” Interview: Audemars Piguet’s CEO, François-Henry Bennahmias

My name is Amandine, I am 11 years old. I am keen on watchmaking and, since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer…
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“WhoAreU” Interview: Laetitia Hirschy co-founder of Watch Femme

My name is Amandine, I am 11 years old. I am keen on watchmaking and, since the age of 7, when asked what job I want to do, I answer…
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Genevaworld 2023 Watch Passport: Some 180 exhibiting brands!

Suppliers, collectors, distributors and retailers. Here is “GenevaWorld 2023” the independent practical guide to the brands and signatures that will be exhibited in Geneva at the end of March 2023.…
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Stop your watch, listen! Hey Geneva, your Jet d’Eau is Horlogical

Geneva’s internationally renowned symbol, the jet d’eau, celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2021. In the one Swiss city that perhaps owes the most to watchmaking, no-one has thought to recall…

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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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