Fawaz Gruosi: jewels to watchmaking excellence: Italian-born Fawaz Gruosi, president of de Grisogono, is one of the most intriguing people in the watch industry, partly because he was an outsider in the world of watches for the first part of his career. Gruosi started his career as a jewellery designer and a large part of his business remains the incredible jewellery he creates.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2010, February 2010

Author: Strandberg, Keith W.

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Fawaz Gruosi: jewels to watchmaking excellence: Italian-born Fawaz Gruosi, president of de Grisogono, is one of the most intriguing people in the watch industry, partly because he was an outsider in the world of watches for the first part of his career. Gruosi started his career as a jewellery designer and a large part of his business remains the incredible jewellery he creates.

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"My passion for jewellery started when I was a teenager," Gruosi says. "My mother cut my pocket money and I was forced to work. I started by cleaning windows in a Florentine jewellery shop. Although it...

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