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A Lucerne Luxe magazine issue featuring a blue dial watch on the cover, surrounded by white canvas tote bags printed with Lucerne Watch Week and a pair of white watchmaker handling gloves resting on top

Manila is the place & Time is the story

Luxury watchmaking was never really about telling time. Sixteen watchmakers from Switzerland, Germany and Japan set up inside the Ayala Museum.

Listen Event August 4, 2026 Manila, PH
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