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Georges Dubois - The oldest watchmaker in the world

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By Pierre Maillard / Photos: Guillaume Perret, Lundi13

January 2019

Born in 1921, Georges Dubois still lives in the small house bought by his father in 1923. Around the age of 15, not knowing what do in life but needing to “earn a bit of money”, he began working for a leather strap manufacturer and delivered the straps to the watchmaking workshops.

Georges Dubois - The oldest watchmaker in the world

PARAPHERNALIA

Español Français

By Pierre Maillard / Photos: Guillaume Perret, Lundi13

January 2019

Georges Dubois - The oldest watchmaker in the world

Born in 1921, Georges Dubois still lives in the small house bought by his father in 1923. Around the age of 15, not knowing what do in life but needing to “earn a bit of money”, he began working for a leather strap manufacturer and delivered the straps to the watchmaking workshops.

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