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The president and CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels chats to Tatler about bringing the world of jewellery to watches and how the maison is levelling up on creativity this year by slowing down

Van Cleef & Arpels has once again used traditional métiers d’art decorative techniques for poetic storytelling this year at Watches and Wonders. How did you manage to bring jewellery crafts as championed by the maison to the world of watches? Métiers d’art [have been] at the heart of Van Cleef & Arpels since the early days; it’s [always been] an area that fascinated me. When I had the opportunity to join [the company] some time ago, I knew about the creations and the historical aspect of jewellery; but it’s [only] when you get to work in a workshop with the craftsmen that you start to understand what it takes, where it comes from, how complex or rich that world of craftsmanship is—and also, quite importantly, how exciting the opportunities are…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2024

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