Testimonials
This section brings together video testimonials from professionals in the watchmaking industry with diverse backgrounds. Through their stories and experiences, they share their training, the realities of their profession and their personal vision of the craft, highlighting their passion and commitment to the art of watchmaking.
Horopedia gives a voice to those who bring watchmaking to life every day, with the aim of transmitting know-how, promoting professions, inspiring future generations and encouraging vocations.
Discover these authentic testimonials, explore the diversity of profiles that make up the watchmaking ecosystem, and immerse yourself in watchmaking culture, shaped by the women and men who sustain it.
WATCH DESIGNER
The first and most important thing is talent. You either have it or you don’t. That’s my view. I don’t think talent can be learned. […] You have to be visionary, and above all observant, but also have your own ideas and be able to put them on a small wrist. […] It’s like designing a car in miniature that you wear on your wrist. It’s just as complex as a car.
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