{"id":127232,"date":"2023-12-15T08:45:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T07:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=127232"},"modified":"2023-12-18T07:29:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T06:29:19","slug":"luxus-magazine-jorg-g-bucherer-portrait-of-the-former-head-of-the-watch-retailer-who-passed-away-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-jorg-g-bucherer-portrait-of-the-former-head-of-the-watch-retailer-who-passed-away-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus Magazine] J\u00f6rg G. Bucherer: portrait of the former head of the watch retailer, who passed away this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Representing the third generation of the Bucherer family, J\u00f6rg G. Bucherer passed away on Monday 6 November 2023. The former head of the watch and jewellery retailer sold the company to Rolex a few months ago. After taking the helm in 1977, he played a major role in the company&#8217;s expansion.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Monday 6 November, the world of watchmaking and jewellery learned of the death of J\u00f6rg G.\u00a0Bucherer<\/strong>, one of the world&#8217;s most famous watchmakers. Bucherer, one of the industry&#8217;s leading figures. <strong>Discreet and visionary, he was a third-generation descendant of founder Carl-Friedrich Bucherer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carl-Friedrich Bucherer founded the company in 1888 with his wife Luise, opening its first boutique in Lucerne. In 1919, Carl-Friedrich Bucherer presented his first collection of watches. Five years later, his son Ernst Bucherer signed a highly strategic partnership with Hans Wilsdorf, the founder of Rolex. Bucherer now distributes this young but fast-growing company, now known as the most highly-regarded brand in the watch industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>J\u00f6rg G. Bucherer, the commercial impact of a businessman<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In 1977, J\u00f6rg G. Bucherer took over the management of the firm.<\/strong> From then on, he put in place a plan for expansion around the world. From Austria to Germany, via Paris, where he opened the world&#8217;s largest watch and jewellery shop in 2013, J\u00f6rg G. Bucherer developed the family business that had become a household name. Bucherer is developing the family business, which is making a name for itself with an increasingly diverse clientele. The adventure continues in Great Britain, the United States and Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/jorg-g-bucherer-portrait-of-the-former-head-of-the-watch-retailer-who-passed-away-this-year\/\">Click here to read the full article<\/a> on Luxus Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo : J\u00f6rg G. 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