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Peau d’Âne
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The world of tales, fantasy, imagined creatures and stories plays an important role in the life of every child (and adult). I admired the figurines of Donkey Skin by Van Cleef & Arpels.
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Deep dive in Petite Genève
Rolex Milgauss and Submariner were product lines laser targeted to certain professionals, but some of the models have become cult pieces over the years.
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Culinary pilot flight with Breitling and Les Ambassadeurs
An interesting culinary pilot flight with Breitling, a TV-Chef, hockey stars, at Les Ambassadeurs in Zurich
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Loupio-cite #6
“The nice part about being a pessimist is that you are constantly being either proven right or pleasantly surprised.” – George F. Will (American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author, born on May 4, 1941)
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Roses and elephants
The “Piaget Rose Day” is a special occasion for homage to the Yves Piaget rose. The 2nd “Piaget Rose Day” was on 5th of June.
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Zürcher watch tastings
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Beautiful weather, nice people and astonishing time tellers – this is how spring bashed in to Zürich.
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Blade Runner
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Girard-Perregaux developed a smart way to increase precision. Constant Escapement was the topic of Espace Connassieur at Les Ambassadeurs.
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718, 5th Avenue, Hall 1.0
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Harry Winston sneaked Fifth Avenue into Basel. At the first Baselworld since the acquisition by Swatch Group, Harry Winston introduced the latest timepieces to the audience.
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Omega at Baselworld
Omega’s predecessor was established in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Louis Brandt in 1848 and he delivered his watches to numerous European countries. After his death his sons had trouble maintaining the standard of production thus the enterprise moved to Biel in 1880 where the conditions were…