Ruediger Bucher has been working for the Ebner Media Group's watch media since 1999, since 2005 as Editor-in-Chief for Chronos, under the joint flag WatchTime Germany as Senior Managing Editor. Apart from watches, Rüdiger Bucher has a penchant for England, soccer and British pop and rock music.
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