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Hysek,_Jörg

Jörg Hysek is an artist, designer and watch manufacturer

Jörg Hysek ranks amongst the best known and most successful watches designers. He was born on May 14, 1953 in Berlin (East) and in 1960 came with his parents, just before the construction of the Wall, to Geneva. After having studied micromechanics at the Biel technical school for two years, he enrolled at the Vocational School for Watchmakers Pforzheim. In 1973 his passion for sculpture lead him to a two-year study at the London Academy of Art.

Back in Switzerland, his activity in the watch industry began. First he collected experience at Rolex during four years; afterwards …

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