Hayek Speaks - WSJ Magazine article June2010

[Docrwm]

No, not that Hayek!


Nicolas Hayek: Time Bandit
For 25 years, Nicolas Hayek has controlled the Swiss watch industry via his ownership of two companies making crucial watch parts. Now he’s shifting time again. Plus: a Q & A with Hayek

http://magazine.wsj.com/gatherer/behind ... me-bandit/

[DMB]

Good read.

[hazmatman]

Good picture

[cali kid]

Great look, amazing look!!

[vbuskirk]

Force of nature.

[SCM64]

Awesome link. I knew I should have bought Breguet when I had the chance.

[ezcheese]

Excellent article.

I really like this:

Lots of people in this company told me, “I cannot do this job of creating things.” And I asked them, “When you were 6 years old and you were on vacation with your parents, playing on the beach, you had lots of fantasy. Didn’t you believe in Santa Claus? Didn’t you believe in fairy tales? Well, continue like this.” You lose this capacity to believe in many fantastic, unreal things because of school, society, the army for men. You must motivate the people around you to overcome obstacles, to believe that they can create things.

[Docrwm]

I know that many in the WIS community give him a hard time, me among them, but it does seem to me that there would not have been a thriving Swiss watch industry if it were not for his actions. Glad that Swatch Group exists.

[jimyritz]

Excellent stuff.. Thanks....

Mike...

p.s Selma

[el presidente]

Great read

Look at this,Mr.Hayek had a big part in restoring this beautiful museum.

http://www.uhrenmuseum-glashuette.com/english/museum/