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
This is Basel!
"You have to realise what the Basel fair looked like in the 1970s and even 1980s. It was crazy. There were people, buyers. And we were selling. We prepared the show religiously, creating new collections and especially presenting one or more exceptional pieces. That's what it took! I remember...