Marco Richon (1945-2017) - RIP

webvan · Jun 20, 2017

Source for picture : Moonwatchonly

I didn't see a thread here and a search did not turn up any results so I thought I'd start a thread for Marco Richon who passed away on June 12th, 2017. Needless to say that his work at Omega and his books are dear to many of us and I'd also found him to be a very kind man during some email exchanges about obscure quartz calibers a few years ago. RIP.

Here is his Omega bio from Linked in :

Conservateur du Musée Omega

Company Name Omega SA
Dates Employed Dec 1983 – Dec 2009
Employment Duration 26 yrs 1 mo
Location Bienne

1990: auteur de la brochure trilingue "Omega, d'hier à aujourd'hui";
1990: auteur de la "Chronologie de l'horlogerie biennoise" (tapuscrit de 55 pages);
1991: auteur du chapitre consacré à l'horlogerie biennoise dans le livre "L'Homme et le Temps en Suisse 1291-1991" (400 pages, bilingue), édité par l'Institut L'Homme et le Temps, MIH, La Chaux-de-Fonds;
1991-1999: auteur du "Catalogue des légendes du Musée Omega" (150 pages, trilingue);
1993: auteur de la brochure "Omega - Histoire d'une grande marque" (50 pages, en cinq langues, 70'000 ex.);
1994: co-auteur du livre d'Ignaz Miller "The Moon Watch" (158 pages, en cinq langues, 50'000 ex.);
1994: cofondateur de la SAMO - Société des amis du Musée Omega;
1998: auteur du livre "Omega Saga" (487 pages, en français, 4'250 ex.);
2007: auteur du livre "Omega, Voyage à travers le Temps", traduit en allemand et en anglais sous les titres "Omega, Reise durch die Zeit" et "Omega, A Journey through Time" (832 pages, 6625 illustrations, 4,3 kg,10'000 ex.).

trackpad · Jun 20, 2017

Well done, @webvan, thank you. "Omega, A Journey through Time" speaks for itself. If you're ever in an AD where they have it at hand, do yourself a favor and take a look at the last, and arguably the best of many great ones. What a career.

M'Bob · Jun 20, 2017

watchyouwant · Jun 20, 2017

Oh, Sh*t !!!! another source of knowledge gone. met him twice at the museum with john diethelm. a very passionate man , who lived for Omega. very sad to hear the news ! I will have a good whisky tonight in his memory. kind regards. achim

mondodec · Jun 21, 2017

Sad news. Marco was a lovely man. Apart from his leviathan efforts in producing Saga and AJTT he was kind, accessible, responsive and more than a measure tolerant of people like myself who many times sought, and on occasion provided, information. The museum has never been the same since he retired and Jean Luc and John left. When he was there the policy was to engage the collecting community , and when he left it transformed into to a brand marketing outpost.

Regards

Desmond

pix98 · Jun 21, 2017

sad news
a life dedicated to omega

Jones in LA · Jun 21, 2017

Very sad news indeed. 'A Journey Through Time' is one of my prized possessions. Qu'il repose en paix.

momosono · Jun 21, 2017

Indeed a great loss.
I'm honored to have known him and I'll cherish my copies of Journey and Saga which he kindly autographed

2ar2c1 · Jun 21, 2017

sad news, he was a real gentleman. He assisted me on the purchase of my Omega Saga, and threw in a complimentary velcro moon strap since I was far away.

Bill Sohne · Jun 21, 2017

Hi Achim

Agreed.... I think I surprised Marco when I was with John at the Museum back in 1997. John and I were looking at the display of movements. Marco was working on another display in the room but over heard our conversation... He quickly came over and was intrigued by the silly American that seem to know alot about Omegas.... Once the three of us started to talk, I totally screwed up John's plans for the day. We blew off the Omega marketing person we were suppose to have lunch with in the executive dining room. I wound up spending the rest of the day talking with John and Marco....

Both great gentleman.....

Good Hunting

BIll
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watchyouwant
Oh, Sh*t !!!! another source of knowledge gone. met him twice at the museum with john diethelm. a very passionate man , who lived for Omega. very sad to hear the news ! I will have a good whisky tonight in his memory. kind regards. achim