René Blum-Picard

1863–1941 (age 78)

Biography

René Blum-Picard practiced the art of watchmaking with tireless precision, fashioning timepieces that carried both craftsmanship and elegance.

He cherished mentoring apprentices who would carry on Paris's horological traditions, and he is remembered with quiet admiration at Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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