Dufour’s workshop, where the conversation took place, is full of the work of a lifetime – one gets the impression that every tool he’s ever used in the course of his long and richly varied career is there, and sitting casually on his various workbenches are amazing horological objects, such as the prototype of the very first Duality, and items of personal importance and significance (his pipe collection is well represented). As always, Dufour was both warmly receptive to questions, and characteristically blunt in his replies – we think you’ll find not only some sharp observations about the general course of modern watchmaking, but also thoughts on everything from the evaluation of movement finishing, to the (great) difficulty in finding and keeping apprentices will to tolerate working with an uncompromising perfectionist.
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