Biel/Bienne Charity Watch Sale for Terre des Hommes

Take Two: Everything You Need to Know About the Bienne Charity Watch Sale for Terre des Hommes, Second Edition

October 2, 2025

When we decided to do this last year, I wondered both if anyone would donate a watch, and if anyone would by one. 54 donated watches donated, as many sold and 20,239 CHF raised later, we knew we’d want to do it again.

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Understanding the Paradigm Shift in International Aid – A Conversation with Stéphanie Simpson of Terre des Hommes

March 28, 2025

As regular readers of this blog know, I try to modestly support an NGO close to my heart, Terre des hommes, the leading Swiss organization for children’s rights. If you remember the charity watch sale a few of us organized at the end

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Charity watch sale in Bienne

About Last Sunday

December 15, 2024

When my alarm rang at 5 am on a Sunday morning, I wasn't sure how to feel. I was excited, but also pretty anxious. What if, 4 hours later, no one showed up? What if the 56 watches on sale - even more

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Charity watch sale in Biel / Bienne for Terre des hommes

The Catalogue and Everything Else You Need to Know for the Charity Sale on Sunday, December 8

December 4, 2024

So, here we are. Just 4 days away from something that randomly popped up a month ago when my close friend – and Time Files contributor – Luigi said he’d happily get rid of a few watches if they went to a good

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