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Thank you, Christian!
Yes, it is a great honor to spend time with him and he is very welcoming and accommodating.... Very nice gentleman..... (at least when he is not working
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Ken
As ever
By: Dje : December 14th, 2013-01:19
Hi Ken, Thank you for sharing. I visited once, in 1997, and it seems that nothing has changed in nearly 17 years. I hope to see Philippe for decades with his same spirit. Best Dje
Thank you!
By: Mostel : December 14th, 2013-16:00
It's always an education learning anything new from/ about Dufour. It is sad that he has no assistants! It reminds me that we all struggle in similar ways on the pedestrian level of just running a business with employees. That sort of pedestrian reality i...
Thank you, Mostel...
By: KIH : December 14th, 2013-19:06
.. he seems to have a clear focus and know what to to now and next. He doesn't think he is missing anything (except for a few watchmakers who work for him), and he is on track of what he think he should go achieve.... Am I too biased? Maybe. But I didn't ...
Fabulous report, Ken!
By: Gary G : December 16th, 2013-10:00
I am very envious that you have had this recent visit and very grateful that you have posted this thorough account of it! No one who has visited Mr. Dufour at his atelier can fail to be impressed and even inspired. Also great to see that Olivier is landin...
Grande Sonnerie mechanism...
By: KIH : December 16th, 2013-17:33
.. needs power for ringing automatically at 00, 15, 30, and 45. So, unlike the minute repeaters which can be "charged" when needed, Grande Sonnerie requires the power stand by for ringing.... Anyhow, his craftsmanship, persistence to the quality is beyond...
No problem !
By: O. Müller : January 3rd, 2014-16:58
Friends of my friends are also my friends ! Olivier & I are used to that, we receive calls and emails for each other. I think there's one difference, in so far as my last name, swiss, is spelled Müller, while Olivier's is Muller, without the "ü", I th...