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28
Mar
From Offshore Racing To Watchmaking - Our Visit At Glashütte
What do the building or refitting of an IMOCA and the making of high-quality watches have in common? Boris Herrmann and his Team Malizia visited their partner Glashütte Original last week and found out how much precise craftsmanship both require.
by Marie Lefloch
![From production planning to traditional hand assembly, artisans create German-made watches of the highest quality.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/6000x4000/249636da3d/190324_malizia_ml-038.jpg)
From production planning to traditional hand assembly, artisans create German-made watches of the highest quality.
© Marie Lefloch I Team Malizia
![Glashütte employees are avid fans of Boris, passionately following his offshore racing adventures despite being miles away from the sea in Glashütte.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/2194x1458/442b1ed399/capture-d-ecran-2024-03-28-a-16-32-58.png)
Glashütte employees are avid fans of Boris, passionately following his offshore racing adventures despite being miles away from the sea in Glashütte.
© Marie Lefloch I Team Malizia
“We also learned that in the watchmaking world, they love "complications" jokes Boris.
![Boris Herrmann](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/256x256/1aac162e96/author-boris-herrmann.png/m/256x0/filters:quality(75))
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![Boris learning some steps of the watchmaking process.](https://a.storyblok.com/f/186952/2194x1458/4fd9572041/capture-d-ecran-2024-03-28-a-16-33-26.png)
Boris learning some steps of the watchmaking process.
© Marie Lefloch I Team Malizia