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Tag: obituary

Posted inNEWS, Business

Independent watchmaker Armin Strom dies

by Staff WriterDecember 6, 2024December 6, 2024

Armin Strom, founder of his eponymous watchmaking business in 1967, has died aged 86. A skilled finisher with a particular specialization in skeleton movements and dials, Mr Strom initially made watches that he sold through his own store in Burgdorf, Switzerland, but revealed his craftmanship to the world in 1984 with a first showcase at […]

Posted inLEAD STORY, NEWS

Bucherer’s owner and patriarch dies just months after selling business to Rolex

by Rob CorderNovember 8, 2023November 8, 2023
Posted inNEWS

OBITUARY: Jason Newman, export director of Festina Group

by Rob CorderMay 17, 2023
Posted inNEWS, LEAD STORY

Chronoswiss founder Gerd Rüdiger Lang dies

by Rob CorderMarch 6, 2023March 6, 2023
Posted inLEAD STORY, NEWS

Jack Henne, patriarch of Pittsburgh’s Henne Jewelers, dies aged 92

by Rob CorderSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 2022
Posted inLEAD STORY, NEWS

Watch industry veteran Steven Kaiser dies

by Rob CorderMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022
Posted inLEAD STORY, NEWS

Shreve, Crump & Low owner David Walker dies

by Rob CorderOctober 22, 2021October 22, 2021
Posted inLEAD STORY, NEWS

Condolences pour in as Eiseman Jewels announces the death of founding matriarch Louise Eiseman

by Rob CorderAugust 13, 2021August 13, 2021
Posted inLEAD STORY, NEWS

Tributes pour in following the death of J.R. Dunn founder Jim Dunn

by Rob CorderMay 25, 2021May 25, 2021
Posted inEDITOR'S CHOICE, INTERNATIONAL, NEWS

Legendary Swiss watchmaker dies in racing car accident

by Rob CorderMarch 1, 2019
Posted inEDITOR'S CHOICE, INTERNATIONAL, NEWS

Watch industry mourns the death of Roger Dubuis

by Rob CorderOctober 17, 2017
Posted inLEAD STORY, NEWS, UK

Timex sales and marketing director dies in tragic holiday accident

by Rob CorderJune 19, 2017June 19, 2017
Posted inINTERNATIONAL, LEAD STORY, NEWS

OBITUARY: A. Lange & Söhne legend Walter Lange dies aged 92

by Rob CorderJanuary 23, 2017
Posted inNEWS, Others, UK

BilliB clocks founder Bill Dawe dies aged 85

by James ButteryMay 14, 2015

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