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The Saviors of Time

2023-10-27T04:57:45.770Z

Highlights: The Saviors of Time. At the end of the day, almost nothing is more durable than a vintage watch or an antique clock. As long as they are in good hands: those of craftsmen who are able to maintain them on a daily basis as well as restore them, if necessary. The test of time is not an empty word. Our watches and clocks are the true passengers of time. But not immortal. Sometimes you'll either have to save them or just overhaul them. Rescue is what Céline Marboeuf-Rétif does in her workshop in Le Mans.


At the end of the day, almost nothing is more durable than a vintage watch or an antique clock. As long as they are in good hands: those of craftsmen who are able to maintain them on a daily basis as well as restore them, if necessary.


The test of time is not an empty word. Our watches and clocks are the true passengers of time, and by definition they are sustainable. But not immortal. Sometimes you'll either have to save them or just overhaul them. Rescue is what Céline Marboeuf-Rétif does in her workshop in Le Mans. Earthenware, porcelain, ceramics, earthenware, but also clock and watch faces... Under his fingers, the pieces merge to make a whole again, brand new, as if nothing had happened. Proof, if any were needed, that catering is a talent in itself...

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"You've got the watches, we've got the time." In the window of the watchmaking shop of the passage, nestled in a cobbled corner worthy of the poulbots of yesteryear, near the Bastille, in Paris, a trio of watchmakers take the time to take care of your watches. While Millah Gilbert immediately turned to watchmaking, Matthieu Lopez and Clément Bonnal became one after changing careers.

"We made a career change...

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