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May 16, 2012 - Patrik Hoffmann entered the 2012 BaselWorld Fair in March with the buoyant air of a man at the top of his industry. Just a short year earlier he had been named the CEO of Ulysse Nardin, one of a very few remaining independent luxury watch firms. Only a day before BaselWorld, in front of the assemble...
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Features
The Miniature Palette
May 16, 2012 -   Indeed the art of the dial comes in many forms: enamel, cloisonné, gem setting, mosaics, marquetry, sculpture and a host of combinations thereof. What’s more, the artists who conceive and create these dials work tirelessly for hundreds and hundreds of hours, often with microscopes a...
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Family Affair
May 16, 2012 - iW: We know from the histories of other prominent companies in the watch industry that retaining one’s independence is difficult as a family-owned and -operated company. Do you have a strategy? Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele: Even though we are family-owned, the strategy is to have very strong manag...
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More than Time
May 16, 2012 - The basic function of any watch, with very few exceptions, is to tell the time. Whether with two hands, three, or digitally, the end result is the same. But many watches show much more on the dial. Most use a type of calibrated scale that imparts a measurement of some sort beyond the basic hours, mi...
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Updates & Debuts
Altitude Attitude
May 16, 2012 - Founded in 1992 by an elite group of designers and aircraft control specialists, Bell & Ross has earned a distinguished reputation for creating durable watches that fit nicely in any cockpit. Bell & Ross timepieces can be found on the wrists of astronauts, pilots, divers and even bomb-dispos...
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Starting Over
May 16, 2012 - Martin Braun’s history reads like almost any other history of talented watchmakers in the current post-quartz crisis era. This master watchmaker born in Karlsruhe, in the southwestern corner of Germany, completed the requirements to become a master watchmaker in 1991. Focusing at first on restorat...
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Guide
Artistic Dials and Cases Guide
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