The Watch Maker

HK Golfer publisher Charles McLaughlin meets Daniel Dreifuss, the man behind Maurice de Mauriac Zurich

Daniel happily says that it has taken him over twenty years to get where he is now, and it will take him at least ten more years to get close to where he wants to be. This is perhaps a subconscious Michel de Montaigne moment, a man who was famous for saying “Que sais-je?” at the height of his powers. The de Montaigne influence is also visible in Daniel’s ability to mix discussions of deeply philosophical topics with casual anecdotes. He draws a parallel between Formula One racing and where he sees himself in business. “My biggest achievement is that my company still exists!” he says. “Like F1, you invest for years, you develop and need to have fantastic knowledge and craftsmanship but make one mistake and you crash and are out of the race.”

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