Zurab Zazashvili, Author at Swisswatches Magazine https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/author/zurab/ A horological journey Fri, 28 Jul 2023 09:37:17 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/image-48x48.jpg Zurab Zazashvili, Author at Swisswatches Magazine https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/author/zurab/ 32 32 169749213 The Velocity of Time – featuring Ferdi Porsche https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/the-velocity-of-time-featuring-ferdi-porsche/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=41912 What drives Ferdi Porsche? An exclusive portrait from Swisswatches Magazine about the dream of a young architect and entrepreneur. Everyone is searching for a purpose in life. But what drives the grandson of the founder of the world’s most successful…

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]]> 41912 Catching up with Breitling CEO Georges Kern at the Opening of its Boutique in Munich, Germany https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/catching-up-with-breitling-ceo-georges-kern-at-the-opening-of-its-boutique-in-munich-germany/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=41555 Swisswatches recently had the honour of meeting once again with the CEO of Breitling, Georges Kern, following the launch of the brand’s first own boutique located in Munich, Germany. Spanning over 220 square metres and two floors, the boutique in…

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]]> 41555 Lunch With: Norqain CEO Ben Küffer https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/lunch-with-norqain-ceo-ben-kuffer/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:15:20 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=41251 Ben Küffer, CEO and co-founder of the Norqain brand, is the wunderkind of Swiss watch start-ups. No other young watch brand has been able to establish itself so successfully so quickly. Only founded in 2018, Küffer was already able to…

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]]> 41251 Interview With Tim Malachard – CMO Richard Mille https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/interview-with-tim-malachard-cmo-richard-mille/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=40937 At the beginning of April, we made our way to the French luxury ski resort of Courchevel, where Richard Mille gathered brand ambassadors such as professional skier Alexis Pinturault, biathlete Johannes Thingnes Bø and snowboarder Ester Ledecká as part of…

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]]> 40937 Lunch With: Biver CEO Jean-Claude Biver https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/lunch-with-biver-ceo-jean-claude-biver/ Fri, 12 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=39473 A name to pass on through the generations: Jean-Claude Biver Having lunch with the man who bears this name is a sensation in itself. Not because Jean-Claude Biver doesn’t take the time. The grand master of the Swiss watch industry…

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]]> 39473 (Another) Lunch With: Omega CEO and President Raynald Aeschlimann https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/another-lunch-with-omega-ceo-and-president-raynald-aeschlimann/ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=38102 It was exactly five years ago that Zurab Zazashvili, founder of Swisswatches, first met Raynald Aeschlimann, then newly appointed CEO and President of Omega, for an interview. He had been in office for 22 months and the brand was celebrating…

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]]> 38102 Interview with Patek Philippe President Thierry Stern and Wempe CEO Kim-Eva Wempe https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/interview-with-patek-philippe-president-thierry-stern-and-wempe-ceo-kim-eva-wempe/ Sat, 18 Mar 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=37331 Patek Philippe Takes Things to the Next Level A very personal encounter with Patek Philippe owner Thierry Stern and Kim-Eva Wempe, managing partner of Gerhard D. Wempe GmbH & Co. KG, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new…

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]]> 37331 Lunch With: Roger Dubuis CEO Nicola Andreatta https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/lunch-with-roger-dubuis-ceo-nicola-andreatta/ Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=36403 Nicola Andreatta has a calm, collected persona, despite leading the most fast-paced and disruptive horology house in the industry: Roger Dubuis. Following on from our time spent together at Goodwood Festival of Speed last year and our catch-up during the extraordinary year of…

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]]> 36403 From Los Angeles to San Francisco with the Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC and the Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/from-los-angeles-to-san-francisco-with-the-porsche-design-1919-globetimer-utc-and-the-porsche-panamera-4-e-hybrid/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 22:01:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=35323 A travel diary in a watch magazine? I admit, this article deviates somewhat from our norm – but with good reason. In October 2022, Porsche and Porsche Design provided me with two products of their best luxury technology, the Porsche…

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]]> 35323 Lunch with Piaget CEO Benjamin Comar https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/lunch-with-piaget-ceo-benjamin-comar/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=33894 Benjamin Comar has been CEO of Piaget since 2021 and is responsible not only for a whole range of highly complex watches, but also for extravagant jewellery. For although the manufacture originally started out as a supplier of watch movements,…

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]]> 33894 Richard Mille RM 88 Automatic Tourbillon Smiley: The Symbolism of the Smiley https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/richard-mille-rm-88-automatic-tourbillon-smiley-the-symbolism-of-the-smiley/ Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=32809 Everyone carries the desire to create connections with others and spread happiness. With this in mind, what could be more symbolic than the smiley? Little more than 50 years ago, a yellow circle, with two oval eyes and a broad,…

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]]> 32809 Lunch With: Mido CEO Franz Linder https://swisswatches-magazine.com/blog/lunch-with-mido-ceo-franz-linder/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000 https://swisswatches-magazine.com/?p=32143 Franz Linder has been president of the watch brand Mido, which is part of the Swatch Group, ever since 2002. In the watch industry, that’s a hell of a long time to stay at the helm of a single brand.…

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