DRMW
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Switzerland...
Hello! That's great you get to go on vacation with your family!
Which brand interest you the most? FYI, the pics I have been posting are specially arranged by PuristSPro factory tours so there may not be much for you to see. Best is to contact the manufactures that you want to visit and see what they can do. Maybe your local AD can help?
You can take the TGV to Geneva,Switzerland. Le Brassus is about an hour to hour and a half drive from there. Everything closes early in Geneva and it's very quiet on Sunday.
Patek and Breguet have museums there but make sure you call ahead for times that they are open!
Here's a couple pics of Geneva
If you look at past postings in this TimeOut forum, there are pics of the Swatch exhibit (free of charge) and of restaurant Corail Rose that we had dinner, Yummy!
In the AHCI forum, please look at my Svend Andersen workshop post. He's a great guy.
Hope this helps and let us know where you decide to go!
-MW
This message has been edited by DRMW on 2008-12-10 12:08:13
Switzerland....Where to Visit????
I am planning a visit early this summer through Switzerland from Italy with my wife, two daughters, and myself. Is you had two days, where would you go to visit the "watch industry"? Thank you...I appreciate any input each of you may have.
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Geneva is over-rated (I've been there far too many times on business and perhaps I'm jaded, but it's about as much fun as a wet sunday in Merthyr Tydfil, and without even the redeming distraction of sheep wandering from the hills into town). Sure, the wat...
Switzerland...
Hello! That's great you get to go on vacation with your family! Which brand interest you the most? FYI, the pics I have been posting are specially arranged by PuristSPro factory tours so there may not be much for you to see. Best is to contact the manufac...
The watch industry is in Switzerland, but make sure you cross the border into France.
Annecy (quite close to Geneva) is a picturesque and charming French town; for "hanging out" purposes I would rate it far above any place in Switzerland. Besancon is also fairly close, and it has some interesting horological history. If you make a tour alo...