My First Grail Watch: Manuel Emch
Welcome back to an original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Manuel Emch, who, along with being a watch designer, was at the helm of Jaquet Droz, and?is currently the CEO of Romain Jerome. He also has a relatively rare distinction as having designed what he identifies as being one of his grail watches.watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Manuel Emch (ME): My name is Manuel Emch and I was born and raised surrounded by watches. I come from a family of watchmakers and grew up in Grenchen, home of ETA headquarters. Needless to say, that the watch industry was imprinted in me from a very young age.ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?ME: At the end of the 1970's we went through a big crisis in the watchmaking industry. Most of my friend's parents lost their jobs and it really

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