Horological Meandering

KMII and Magnus recently posted threads highlighting a few watches from the 1990s. Coincidentally enough, I have been thinking frequently about the Go-Go 90s ever since I took possession of my 1995 AP RO QP this summer. I’m guessing that the average age o...  

I want to acknowledge these sources during my amateur research to get my facts straight in random order Professor Pierre-Yves Donze, various works Professor Ryan Raffaelli, various works Carlos Perez, TimeZone Paul Boutros Time and Watches Peter Chong, De... 

Interesting article. Thanks. Don't forget German-Swiss Chopard which established their own Manufacture in the 1990s. Launching the Calibre 96 in 1996. Still competitive today. www.watchprosite.com In the 2017 Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix, Chopard... 

yes the Chopard owners made a very wise decision to invest and become a fully integrated manufacture

In terms of customers service , I think Richemont comes out way on top of all other brand owners Now I need to put a flow chart together to work out who owns who and what brand Julian

It is the sort of a humanizing effect on the very typically private Swiss business decorum. JC Biver has the most colorful story because, well, he has never been shy about recounting his legacy. He was always ambitious early on. He felt stifled at Omega d... 

This is really just an article about the Kardashians j/k. Thanks for the great write-up.

way too long before the payoff. Thanks.

We need these posts from time to time to recall the past. Aris

What is old becomes new again. The Swiss watch industry loves walking on the same well trodden foot paths, intentionally or not.

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brings back so many memories!

yes for you guys who were very smart/prescient to start your watch journeys back in those days, it must be nice to remember. I was not aware of the mechanical watch world but I do have some memories of following the LVMH lawsuits amd how they seem to spen... 

During the 90's, there were still independent brands like Louis Leroy, Hublot, Ikepod, Union Glasshütte, Glasshütte Original Girard Perregaux, Fortis, Dubey & Schaldenbrand, Frédérique Constant, Urban Jürgensen & Sönner, Chronoswiss,Corum, Eterna,... 

thanks! If the Wilsdorf foundation ever needed to raise any money for some funny reason, they could authorize a book of the complete history of Rolex and it would be, I suspect, more eye-opening than anything else because they have kept their secrets very... 

Your article is excellent reading material and a great eye opener for those unaware as to the "business aspect" of the watch world we all love here on PuristsPro. Some will find the business side rather depressing, I'm a prime example having been in it an... 

There are lots of compelling stories in the watch world. Some of the best ones for me are when the forces of commerce & wealth-creation come into contact with the forces of heritage & craftsmanship. -joe

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Décollage , the opposite of collage; instead of an image being built up of all or parts of existing images, it is created by cutting, tearing away or otherwise removing, pieces of an original image. Décolletage , the top of a woman's dress, blouse, etc., ...  

Thanks Cazalea! I used "decollage" in the aviation term - as in a plane's takeoff. 🛫✈️ But the alternative meaning might also work. 😀 I do analytical work professionally but not as a business analyst. It is purely for fun & personal investments that I rea...