====== Philippe Dufour ======

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**Philippe Dufour** is a Swiss watchmaker and watch manufacturer.

Insiders in the industry count Philippe Dufour, who occurs very modest on the outside, to the greatest contemporary watchmakers. He was born in [[1948]] in [[Le Sentier]] in the [[Vallée de Joux]], where he lives again today. After he had gathered experience as a watchmaker in London, Frankfurt and on the Virgin Islands, he made himself independent in [[1978]]. He is one of the most famous members of the renowned watchmaker association [[AHCI]].

Dufour manufactures his extraordinary watches only in very small numbers; yet he produces up to 90% of the parts of his watches by hand. His most famous watch is the [[repetition]] watch "Grande et Petite Sonnerie," which he introduced [[1992]] and for which at the World Salon of Watches in [[Basel]] he was awarded the Gold Medal for technical innovations. It consists of 420 hand-made components and was assembled in 2,000 hours.

Other well-known models are the [[1996]] presented "Duality", the world's first [[wristwatch]] with two [[balance]]s, and the [[2000]] presented "Simplicity", whose beauty lies in its simple, classic clarity. Dufour is an avowed admirer of the works of [[A. Lange & Söhne]].

Philippe Dufour won the Special Jury Prize at the [[Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève]] in November, [[2013]]. In [[1998]], Dufour received the prestigious [[Prix Gaïa]] Artisanat-Creation award.

===== Address =====
Philippe Dufour\\ 

1, ch des Auberts\\ CH-1347 Le Sentier\\ Tel. +41 (0) 21 845 53 70\\ Fax +41 (0) 21 845 41 95\\ E-Mail 	dufour@bluemail.ch

===== Weblinks =====
  * [[http://dufourwatches.free.fr/|Philippe Dufour]] (unofficial Site)


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