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Lunch With: Hermès Watchmaking CEO Laurent Dordet

Laurent Dordet has been with Hermès for 29 years, having started in finance before transitioning into silk and textiles, followed by exotic leather, tanneries and leather bags. Describing himself as having had ‘five different lives’ within the company, he has been at the helm of Hermès’ watchmaking department as the CEO of Hermès Horloger since…

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Lunch With: Gerald Charles CEO Federico Ziviani

At 29 years old, Federico Ziviani is one of the youngest to lead a company in the industry – and not just any. As CEO of Gerald Charles, he is a breath of fresh air that strikes the balance between preserving the legacy of watch design legend Gérald Charles Genta and driving innovation. This year…

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Lunch With: Vanguart CEO Axel Leuenberger

Vanguart is a brand founded in 2017 by Axel Leuenberger, Jérémy Freléchox, Thierry Fischer and Mehmet Koruturk, who designed and produced a completely new tourbillon mechanism on their own in just three years. The Blackhole displays the time in an unconventional but utterly ingenious way. This year saw the launch of the young brand’s second…

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Lunch With: Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Catherine Rénier

When you talk to Catherine Rénier about watches, you immediately sense the enthusiasm, deep respect and humility that the CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre feels for watchmaking. We met Catherine Rénier in Munich on the occasion of the new boutique opening on Munich’s prestigious Maximilianstrasse, the world-famous shopping street that counts Chanel, Hermès, Ralph Lauren and many…

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(Another) Lunch With: A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid

A couple of shots as a car backfires abruptly break up our interview. With a smile, Wilhelm Schmid apologises: "James Bond sends his regards." Next door, collector Fritz Burkard is showing off one of the most famous Aston Martin Coupés in the world: an original from the film set, a DB5, which was intended to…

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Lunch With: Norqain CEO Ben Küffer

Ben Küffer, CEO and co-founder of the Norqain brand, is the wunderkind of Swiss watch start-ups. No other young watch brand has been able to establish itself so successfully so quickly. Only founded in 2018, Küffer was already able to secure an exclusive partnership with the renowned movement manufacturer Kenissi in 2020. A short time…

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Lunch With: Biver CEO Jean-Claude Biver

A name to pass on through the generations: Jean-Claude Biver Having lunch with the man who bears this name is a sensation in itself. Not because Jean-Claude Biver doesn't take the time. The grand master of the Swiss watch industry has always made time for the media, and even at the age of 74, and…

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(Another) Lunch With: Omega CEO and President Raynald Aeschlimann

It was exactly five years ago that Zurab Zazashvili, founder of Swisswatches, first met Raynald Aeschlimann, then newly appointed CEO and President of Omega, for an interview. He had been in office for 22 months and the brand was celebrating its 170th birthday. The planned interview became an extended lunch date and was published that…

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Lunch With: Roger Dubuis CEO Nicola Andreatta

Nicola Andreatta has a calm, collected persona, despite leading the most fast-paced and disruptive horology house in the industry: Roger Dubuis. Following on from our time spent together at Goodwood Festival of Speed last year and our catch-up during the extraordinary year of 2020, we sat down once more to chime in 2023 with lunch at Il Mirtillo,…

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Lunch with Piaget CEO Benjamin Comar

Benjamin Comar has been CEO of Piaget since 2021 and is responsible not only for a whole range of highly complex watches, but also for extravagant jewellery. For although the manufacture originally started out as a supplier of watch movements, by the mid-20th century the maison had a desire to extend its expertise to other…

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