He certainly has worked closely with Blancpain over the years and I can see the closer relationship lending a great deal of benefit to both parties. Blancpain will undoubtedly gain even more than they already have from Calabrese's breadth of knowledge and know-how and he in turn will gain from the production/distribution assets that the Swatch Group brings to the table. I only hope his intentions and ideals don't get nipped for the sake of production capacity. As I said though, I trust he knows what he's doing.
Aside: My utmost apologies for going against forum guidelines with that link! I had no idea. I would love it if someone could inform me as to what was taboo so that I don't make the same mistake again (Kong?). Thanks!
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