Meet the guardian of horological history at one of Switzerland's most storied watchmaking houses. As Head of Heritage for Zenith, Laurence Bodenmann oversees a treasure trove that would make any watch enthusiast weak at the knees—more than 1.3 kilometers of archives and a collection exceeding 5,000 timepieces that document the brand's 160-year journey. Drawing from her background in anthropology, Bodenmann approaches watch history not simply as a catalog of beautiful objects, but as a window...
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Meet the guardian of horological history at one of Switzerland's most storied watchmaking houses. As Head of Heritage for Zenith, Laurence Bodenmann oversees a treasure trove that would make any watch enthusiast weak at the knees—more than 1.3 kilometers of archives and a collection exceeding 5,000 timepieces that document the brand's 160-year journey. Drawing from her background in anthropology, Bodenmann approaches watch history not simply as a catalog of beautiful objects, but as a window...
The Art of Reviving Heritage Watch Brands with Tom van Wijlick from CDMLEC
Lonely Wrist: All Things Watches & Horology
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The Art of Reviving Heritage Watch Brands with Tom van Wijlick from CDMLEC
What does it take to resurrect legendary watch brands from the past? Tom van Wijlick, the visionary behind CDMLEC, joins us to share his remarkable journey from IT entrepreneur to guardian of horological heritage through his revival of Lebois & Co and Airain watches. Tom reveals how a side hustle trading timepieces evolved into a passion for preserving watchmaking history. His story begins with a Christie's auction discovery that captured his imagination—a vintage Lebois chronograph he p...
Lonely Wrist: All Things Watches & Horology
Meet the guardian of horological history at one of Switzerland's most storied watchmaking houses. As Head of Heritage for Zenith, Laurence Bodenmann oversees a treasure trove that would make any watch enthusiast weak at the knees—more than 1.3 kilometers of archives and a collection exceeding 5,000 timepieces that document the brand's 160-year journey. Drawing from her background in anthropology, Bodenmann approaches watch history not simply as a catalog of beautiful objects, but as a window...
