close

Factory Visit

Reports

Op Bezoek: Breitling Chronométrie achter de schermen

by Lex Stolk on
John Travolta is not the only Breitling pilot – CEO Jean-Paul Girardin also feels very much at home in a cockpit, and preferably the cockpit of his own helicopter, which he uses to commute to work. During an exclusive behind-the-scenes visit to Breitling Chronométrie in La Chaux-de-Fonds we found out that Girardin is also an excellent tour guide.
read more
Reports

Nomos’ split personality 

by Lex Stolk on
Berlin stands for trends, Glashütte stands for technology. The German capital and the village in the Ore Mountains are absolute opposites. Nomos, which is based in both towns, is able to bring together these extremes in watches that fascinate us when it comes to movement technology, design and philosophy.
read more
Reports

Op Bezoek: de Panerai manufactuur in Neuchatel

by Kristian Haagen on
The Panerai production headquarter is no longer located in the former police station near the lake, but has since 2014 been located up a bit further in the hilly Pierre-á-Bout area. The building is not a former this or that but instead a 10.000 square meters state of the art manufacture build specifically to Panerai offering a fantastic workplace for approximately 250 employees. Our reporter Kristian Haagen flew over for a visit and came back with facts and photos.
read more
Reports

Visiting the Rolex headquarters: report from the Oyster

by Lex Stolk on
It's a lot easier to obtain a visa for North Korea than to book a fully organised trip to the head office and production facilities of Rolex. Even more, you can't actually organise this trip yourself; only when it pleases Rolex will the gates be opened and outsiders admitted. Rolex was recently disposed to invite 0024 for a revealing look at the tightly closed world of the Oyster.
read more