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Kurt Klaus

Inside this issue

• Franco Cologni talks about about creating clarity

• A look at the relationship between horology and motoring

• Our writers advise on shopping for the perfect gift - -

Content

Time for the exchange of your life

To be sold a watch is to enter a drama that is part seduction and part entertainment, writes Nick Foulkes

Franco Cologni: Industry bastion seeks unity and clarity

Nick Foulkes meets a haute horlogerie heavyweight with a mission

Nivarox: Top component maker pulls back the curtain

Haig Simonian gains access to a factory at the heart of the watch world

Jérôme Lambert: Growth ticks over for technical pioneers

Haig Simonian talks to the company’s CEO

Heritage Gallery: Illustrious showcase where time stands still

Simon de Burton takes a tour of the company’s museum

Kurt Klaus: Life service receives highest of accolades

IWC’s long-serving technician reminisces with Nick Foulkes

Octavio Garcia: Designer from the ’hood storms Valée

Nick Foulkes meets a Chicago-born craftsman who is turning heads in Switzerland

Breitling-Bentley: Collaboration that took off

Nick Foulkes on a much-loved fellowship of speed and style

Racetrack to wrist: pieces born to be wild

Simon de Burton reports on a growing affiliation

Collector Q&A: Chairman with a particularly royal taste

David Linley reveals his collection to Nick Foulkes

For him for her: Androgynous designs ride wave of unisex culture

Building a presence: Big names wrestle for hallowed floor space

LVMH: As brands establish, so pressure grows for fanbase

Buying: from Auctions to Zenith

Accessories: Fully-fledged field provides plenty to obsess about

How to find: Quest for the holy grail of Christmas presents

Emerging brands: The new kids on the block

Geneva sales: 800 pieces under the hammer

Top 10 watches: Faces to get the heart racing

Children’s watches: Help with learning to tell the time

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Luxury collections: Past riches inspire bespoke pieces

Blue wax shavings at Stonehenge

Big brands converge on London