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Monthly Watchmaking Conferences
RODA is the name of our watchmaking conferences that take place regularly at the Medeiros e Almeida Museum. In 2025, we will invite watchmakers and personalities connected to watchmaking to talk to us about their experiences in an informal and relaxed environment. Stay tuned for new RODA events through the IPR Bulletin.
Whenever possible, we broadcast live online via our Instagram (@institutoportuguesderelojoaria).
The recordings are made available later in video, audio, and PDF formats.
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Thu, Apr 02Medeiros e Almeida MuseumA watchmaking conference on the workings and uses of the tourbillon.
Thu, Oct 23Medeiros e Almeida MuseumA watchmaking conference on the workings and uses of the tourbillon.
Thu, Sep 18Medeiros e Almeida MuseumMiguel Lino Diogo dos Santos, a mechanical engineer currently working at CERN in Geneva, is the guest speaker at the conference “Atomic Clocks and the Measurement of Time,” which will take place on September 18th at the Medeiros e Almeida Museum in Lisbon, with free admission.
Sat, Feb 01Medeiros e Almeida MuseumKari Voutilainen, one of the biggest names in contemporary watchmaking, is CEO of Urban Jürgensen, owner of Comblémine, and winner of 11 GPHG awards. Recognized as one of the greatest masters of guilloché, Voutilainen is an unavoidable reference in haute horlogerie.
Thu, Dec 01Beau-Séjour PalaceIPR celebrates its 2nd anniversary with this Annual Wheel dedicated to artistic clockwork.
Fri, Jul 15Beau-Séjour PalaceSilvio Pereira will talk to us about unusual watches. Watches with uncommon features, with a special focus on mechanics.
Fri, May 27Beau-Séjour PalaceMaster Américo Henriques will talk to us about the Leroy 01, the most complicated of clocks for 90 years, owned by Carvalho Monteiro. The session opens with a musical interlude on the clarinet and concludes with a farewell drink.
Fri, Apr 29Beau-Séjour PalaceThe second Monthly Roundtable will feature Dr. Carla Farto and Dr. Natália Leite from the European Consumer Centre, as well as Dr. Miguel Arromba, a specialist in trademark and patent registration. We will also enjoy a musical performance by clarinetist Fernando Pernas.
Fri, Mar 11Beau-Séjour PalaceThe first Monthly Roundtable will feature Carlos Torres, who will present his latest research: "Gondolo & Labouriau and Patek Philippe - The untold story of a legend". We will also enjoy a musical performance by clarinetist Fernando Pernas, conducted by Maestro Christopher Bochmann.
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