I can’t really tell this client that sometimes he is exaggerating. I say things nicely, I use humour, I use pirouettes. And we agree. He makes an effort and I make one too.
After all, I wouldn’t want him to go anywhere else. Besides, it’s simply inconceivable, our families have worked together for almost 120 years!
H., diamond trader, more than 25 years in business
Improbable tools
Some improbable tools. Photo: ©Marie Chabrol "As an apprentice, I still remember the day I had my first shopping list to pick up. It was barely 48 hours since I had set foot in a jewellery workshop, and already I felt that I would have to demonstrate very quickly...