watchmaking training

Reading Time: 6 minutesJust a few years after the revitalization of A. Lange & Söhne in 1990, the apprenticeship opportunities at the Saxon manufactory also picked up speed again. Since 25 August 1997, the Glashütte-based company has set itself the task of preparing dedicated young people for the watchmaking profession, securing the nextContinue Reading

Chopard artisans

Reading Time: 5 minutesFew Maisons can claim complete control of all watchmaking and jewellery professions. Chopard is one of these select few. Thanks to its skilful Artisans, experts in their respective fields, Chopard workshops are home to a full range of talents giving rise to the most complex watches and the most extraordinaryContinue Reading

Union Glashütte

Reading Time: 4 minutesSince its foundation over 125 years ago, the Union Glashütte brand has dedicated itself to fine watchmaking, and its collections provide an insight into Glashütte watchmaking history. Right from the start, businessman and founder of the company, Johannes Dürrstein, kept to the principle of making his high-quality, precision watches affordableContinue Reading

The Naked Watchmaker Website

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Naked Watchmaker project is one of the coolest websites about watches, watchmaking and the people of the world of horology available. The website transpires, besides extremely valuable information, a lot of passion. I salute Peter Speake-Marin for his project and I will try to present you my favourite parts of it.Continue Reading

Edouard Meylan, CEO H. Moser & Cie

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe presented recently the Pioneer Chronicles Campaign. Original and maybe a bit controversial, the Pioneer Chronicles intend to make us think at the real reasons why we want a watch. Moreover, it intends to create a lust – the lust for an H. Moser & Cie Pioneer watch. We askedContinue Reading