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REBELS ON THE RISE

HERVÉ SCHLÜCHTER

With Philippe Dufour, the godfather of modern independent watchmaking, as his mentor, Schlüchter was bound to make the horological community take notice. But before he sought the tutelage of the Swiss master, Schlüchter had already spent a decade at Bovet, where he eventually became the director of its manufacturing facility, Dimier 1738, before departing in 2017 to work on freelance projects for other

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