Alain Silberstein pleads in favour of a collaborative model - Interview 24 February 2010 - 35th issue Christophe Roulet For the Besançon-based watchmaker, independent creators must make 30% of their sales directly. The remainder must be through a collaborative model in partnership with investors. |
"We must remain humble with respect to our forefathers" - Interview 25 January 2010 - 34th issue Christophe Roulet For Michel Parmigiani, any self-respecting watch firm must be committed to understanding, mastering and promoting the branch’s ancestral savoir-faire. |
“Haute Horlogerie watches is a world of passion” - Interview 22 December 2009 - 33rd issue Meehna Goldsmith Under the tutelage of Philippe Dufour, master horologist and godfather of independent watchmaking, Romain Gauthier undertook the project of making his own watch. The result was the Collection Prestige presented in 2006. |
Greubel Forsey’s new architectural signature - Interview 27 November 2009 - 32nd issue Christophe Roulet Greubel Forsey’s new manufacture, just outside La Chaux-de-Fonds, makes a subtle nod to the brand’s timepieces whose technical complexity has borne a certain influence on how the space is organised. |
A meeting of minds leads to Revelation - Interview 23 October 2009 - 31st issue Christophe Roulet Anouk Danthe and Olivier Leu have been working all out since 2005 to launch their own brand: Revelation. Four years down the line, the first prototype is in the can and scheduled for launch at Baselworld 2010. The road hasn’t always been smooth but worth every step of the way. Part one*. |
“I was the bridge to our history” - Interview 21 September 2009 - 30th issue Christoph Scheuring On his 85th birthday Walter Lange, founder of Lange Uhren GmbH, looks back on his life’s work. |
Interview with Michel Serres for the launching of the book "The Poetry of Time" - Interview 20 September 2009 Dominique Frétard Bringing together the watchmaking tradition and the excellence of the jeweler’s savoir-faire, Van Cleef & Arpels creates exceptional timepieces. The Poetry of Time pays tribute to these creations through photographs signed by Guy Lucas de Pesloüan. |
Interview with Franco Cologni for the launching of the book "The Poetry of Time " - Interview 20 September 2009 Louis de Meckenheim Bringing together the watchmaking tradition and the excellence of the jeweler’s savoir-faire, Van Cleef & Arpels creates exceptional timepieces. The Poetry of Time pays tribute to these creations through photographs signed by Guy Lucas de Pesloüan. |
22, PLACE VENDÔME or permanent creation - Interview 20 September 2009 Dominique Frétard Bringing together the watchmaking tradition and the excellence of the jeweler’s savoir-faire, Van Cleef & Arpels creates exceptional timepieces. The Poetry of Time pays tribute to these creations through photographs signed by Guy Lucas de Pesloüan. |
Are social networking sites the new eldorado? - Interview 19 June 2009 - 28th issue Christophe Roulet In its 2009 World Watch Report, IC-Agency has included its first analysis of social networking sites and their importance for watch brands. |