Sports watch seeks athlete?
Countless brands propose sports watches in their collections, but do we really need them? Not so sure...
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All those who have never heard of Luigi Pirandello's "Six Characters in Search of an Author", raise your hand. That's quite a show of hands! Where is this going? I'll explain...
The Culture of Watchmaking: Jean-Marc Jacot's Perspective
Born in Le Locle, Switzerland, into a family that has been associated with watchmaking for several generations, Jean-Marc Jacot rejoined the industry after a period studying business in Paris. Benefiting from experience in a number of fields, he joined the Sandoz Family Foundation in 1999. Today, he is the Foundation’s spokesman on all matters associated with watchmaking, the overall director of the watchmaking section (notably Vaucher and Parmigiani) and the CEO of Parmigiani in particular. We report on his personal vision of the culture of watchmaking.
Ten years on, an enormous leap for the mechanical watch
Chopard signifies the production of 75,000 pieces of jewellery and 75,000 watches each year; Chopard also means 700 people in Geneva, 130 at Fleurier's manufacturing plant and 1,750 across the world. The company, which today lays claim to full integration of all the watchmaking trades, has joined the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie (FHH). Here is an interview with Chopard's co-president, Karl-Friedrich Scheufele. Interview by Christophe Roulet
Past, present, Parmigiani…
Born in 1950 in Val-de-Travers, Michel Parmigiani couldn't help but be immersed in the watchmaking culture that runs through this part of the Neuchâtel mountains. What began as curiosity became a life-long passion for his work as a restorer, a profession in which he never stops learning.
