WatchAnish x Laurent Picciotto – Part 2: The mind of a collector

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WatchAnish x Laurent Picciotto – Part 1: Growth of a watch brand

    WatchAnish x Laurent Picciotto – Part 1: Growth of a watch brand

Cut and thrust:  lively cross-talk with François-Henry Bennahmias,  CEO of Audemars Piguet.

    Laurent, for the last few months you’ve been very open with me about your desire to see someone new in charge at Audemars Piguet.  Laurent Picciotto: That’s true. They’ve been waiting for a new boss, or even just a … Continue reading

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Cut and thrust: lively cross-talk with Joëlle Esculier, Head of France, Perrelet.

  Laurent, you’re in the habit of saying that only around ten percent of the watches you’re shown are of real interest for Chronopassion. What was the decisive factor for Perrelet?  Laurent Picciotto: The erotic manga (laughter)! Is that all? … Continue reading

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Cut and thrust: lively cross-talk with Max Büsser, CEO of MB&F

  So has this been one of those great love stories? Max Büsser: 23 years and still going strong! I was doing a work placement with Audemars Piguet when we met for the first time… Laurent Picciotto: You’d just spent … Continue reading

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Cut and thrust: lively cross-talk with Guillaume Tetu, CEO of Hautlence.

  These days, one really gets the feeling that trust and harmony has been restored between you. Laurent Picciotto: Yes, that’s true. Hautlence is a very fine brand that had a very fuzzy positioning for a good number of years. … Continue reading

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Cut and thrust: lively cross-talk with Angelo Bonati, CEO of Panerai.

  Panerai is something of a special story for Chronopassion.  Laurent Picciotto: Yes, in more ways than one. For one thing, we go back a very long way. I first met Angelo Bonati fifteen years ago, in 1998. But that … Continue reading

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Cut and thrust: lively cross-talk with Felix Baumgartner, co-founder of Urwerk. (01/2013)

  Felix, you’re no doubt going to tell me that your decision to work with Chronopassion was easy and natural – a case of working only with the best, and so forth?  Felix Baumgartner: Not at all! My father worked … Continue reading

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Cut and thrust: lively cross-talk with Jacky Epitaux, co-founder of Rudis Sylva.

  So, Jacky Epitaux and Laurent Picciotto; what brought you together?  Laurent Picciotto: on the face of it, virtually nothing – which of course turned out to mean that we were made for each other (laughter)! Jacky Epitaux: It’s true … Continue reading

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The International Herald Tribune and the New York Times , celebrated Chronopassion

  The International Herald Tribune (01:2013)

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