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Fine watch club – Espace Connaisseur
Yesterday I had my first snowy experience this year in Zurich – some people seemed to be happy about it. My life was saved by Hiltl, the cow-friendly vegetarian restaurant not far from Bahnhofstrasse,...
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Blade Runner
Ever since the birth of mechanical watches a rather significant factor has kept watchmakers occupied: how to apply constant force impulses on the balance wheel that contributes to the regular and...
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Within the eight corners
The cooperation between Les Ambassadeurs and Audemars Piguet dates back to the 1960s, right after the boutique was founded in Geneva. Must have been lovely times – bold haircuts, massive sideburns,...
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Watch wellness
We already discussed that outstanding service, an exclusive setting and highly educated staff is not enough in the luxury sector. The higher the number on the price tag, the more the customer wishes to...
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“First cut is the deepest”
9 out of 10 people have delivered messages of love or other passions by engraving the name of the object of their desire into wood or metal. It probably made the impact but could rarely be called...
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F. A. Lange 200
“The Swiss make the best watches… they say” – Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Söhne started off the evening, at Les Ambassadeurs commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder,...
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Designed to Love
Last Thursday I sat on the sunlit terrace of Baur au Lac in Zurich immersed in an interesting conversation with two great gentlemen, Mr Pascal Raffy, the owner of Bovet 1822 and Mr Paolo Pininfarina,...
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