{"id":24991,"date":"2023-10-30T23:24:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T22:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/ballon-dor-les-coulisses-horlogeres\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T18:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T17:34:09","slug":"ballon-dor-the-secret-behind-the-watchmaking-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swiss-watch-passport.ch\/en\/ballon-dor-the-secret-behind-the-watchmaking-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballon d’Or for Messi! Vallorbe is in a frenzy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the eighth time, Lionel Messi<\/a>\u00a0has deservedly been crowned Ballon d\u2019Or<\/a>\u00a0winner! In Vallorbe (Switzerland), there’s exultation: the award-winning timepiece was manufactured by ec Group<\/a> watchmakers, including Ga\u00efa award-winning watchmaker Eric Coudray<\/a>. An outstanding achievement signed by the happy boss Arnaud Faivre<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Jo\u00ebl A. Grandjean \/ JSH\u00ae Magazine<\/a> & Swiss Watch Passport’s Publisher & Editor in Chief<\/em>
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Pre-match replay! Before this watch, designed and produced by Puretec, ended up on the forearms of the Ballon d’Or winners, it gradually became a reality. Over the course of a manufacturing journey within the TEC Group, a galaxy of industrial gems…<\/p>\n

Once upon a time, Vallorbe!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The matches, the crackling of the photographs, the relentlessness of the cameras, the starification, the transfers… On the pitch, the effort, the sweat, the glory. In the stadiums, behind their screens, the galvanized crowds, the fervor.\u00a0It’s a global phenomenon, and brands are aware of it, trying to make the most of this tumult of events. Even the luxury goods sector is getting in on the act, courting lawns that were not so long ago considered populous. The watchmaking industry is not to be outdone: nobody saw Purnell coming! A name synonymous with Tourbillons and Swiss-made watchmaking excellence, the brand has long since slipped in ahead of the major popular events.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Picture Messi.com - Sent from WhatsApp. Ballon d'Or 2023 winner Lionel Messi. For the 8th time!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Right on goal! The decisive passes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Winning is all about passing and teamwork. When it comes to watchmaking excellence, it’s just the same.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Except that the training facilities for these stadiums are located in the Vall\u00e9e de Joux, Vallorbe or Yverdon-les-Bains…<\/p>\n

This micromechanical UFO, a rotating, football-like expression of the tourbillon’s mother complication, the “Purnell” featured on the cover of the winter-spring 2022-2023 issue of JSH Magazine, has come a long way. Like its past and future variations, like many other “talking pieces” or complicated timepieces, it owes its very existence to the subtle interplay of interlocking, complementary skills. A sum of meticulous operations carried out by expert hands, a mix of “big players” and behind-the-scenes meticulous players. A whole range of expertise rarely found within a single group.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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