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THE COMPANy CEO,
jEAn mARC jACot.
A DETAIL OF THE DIAL
OF THE TABLE CLOCK
WITH ISLAMIC CALENDAR.
THE PANTOGRAPH HANDS
WHICH INSPIRED
THE NEW RANGE
OF OVALE WATCHES.
eter of the dial. We are shown around the workshop
by a very young watchmaker who has just restored
two unique pieces from a Chinese collection, two
priceless perfume containers complete with clock
and automatic micro-scenes. In fact, high quality
training is one of the firm’s creeds. There is a sector
devoted to young watchmakers who start learning
about this mysterious art from a very young age.
‘I’m fifteen years of age and I want to become a
master watchmaker’. This is the decided statement
of one of these young people with his head bent
over a personal project. His teacher explains to me
with pride that the trainees don’t work for the company
but follow their own personal projects and at
the end of the training period they are encouraged
to gain experience elsewhere. Just like in the best
families. Between the work benches my attention is
drawn to a Bugatti prototype, a tribute to a record
breaking car in a record breaking watch. There are
technical details on it which resemble those of a
supercar. For me, this watch has something genial
about it. Its interpretation of its use. It is a watch to
THE UNIQUE PROFILE
OF A BugAtti IN PINK GOLD.
A CERTAIN FIFTEEN yEAR OLD
TRAINEE.
THE DIAL/DASHBOARD
OF A BugAtti DRIVER
PROTOTyPE ON ONE
OF THOSE FASCINATING
TECHNICAL DESIGNS.
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