The two were very close – Gandolfini was in fact the godfather of Kobold’s young daughter. His unexpected death at the age of 51 is a devastating blow in both personal and professional senses.

It is quite possible that Michael Kobold is one of those inexplicably lucky people, one for whom good things just seem to happen, the kind of guy who wins the lottery twice. Let me give you an ...

In 2012, Kobold opened a quaint workshop equipped with solid, custom-made benches crafted from local wood. The now-trained Sherpas used these to assemble and service a watch model called the ...