WatchTime - August 2012

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JOURNE’S JOURNEY
François-Paul Journe made a tourbillon watch at
age 24. Six years later came his Breguet-style Pendule
Sympathique. And he was just warming up.
FIRST BASE MAN
Luc Perramond, CEO of La Montre Hermès,
talks about the firm’s first proprietary caliber, an
automatic base caliber, and his moves to integrate
the company vertically.
CONTROLLED CHAOS
For a couple of seconds every hour, the dial looks
like a mess, but then all is made clear. Meet the
Harry Winston Opus XI.
A DAY AT THE WATCH SPA
WatchTime goes behind the scenes to see what
happens when a watch is serviced.
HEART THROBS
The hairspring and the balance combine to form
the heart of a watch. With the main maker of
hairsprings, Nivarox, reducing deliveries, how will
watch manufacturers cope?
SPEAK EASY
A guide to tongue-twisting watch-brand names
DEPARTMENTS
& COLUMNS
EDITOR’S LETTER
ON WATCHTIME.COM
A glimpse at what’s on our website
WATCHTALK
How a child’s toy solved Montblanc’s milliseconds
challenge; eight journalists play watchmaker for a
day; Richemont has its best year ever; and more
THE TICKER
The global watch exports edition
WATCH QUIZ
Timing the Olympics
FACE TIME
A photo mélange of readers and their watches
LAST MINUTE
Why Richemont’s Johann Rupert feels like he’s
dining on a volcano
ON THE COVER: The Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days 47 mm