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PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: I work with my hands a lot.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: My hands work automatically, but my eye is always watchful.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: I am the gold founder at Chopard.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: I stumbled into this profession a little by chance.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: Some people see me as an alchemist because I transform gold.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: We produce our own alloys.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: That's really important for Chopard.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: It allows us to ensure our gold is 100% ethical.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: There's no training for gold founders, you learn as you go.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: You have to be interested in the job because some people say it's repetitive.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: But it depends on each person and the emotion a gold bar brings them.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: Even though it's physical, it's something you have to love.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: If you don't love it, you can do it, but the emotion's missing.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: When I look into the furnace, I still feel the same emotion, whether it stems from a previous bar I poured, the first or the latest.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: Every bar has its own story.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: I could almost say that someone out there is wearing a piece of jewellery made from my gold.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: You could see it like that!
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: In some way, I help people to dream.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: In any case, I think, and I'm sure that there's a part of me in every bar.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: We're here, but not forever.
PAULO GOLD FOUNDER: We'll be gone one day but these noble metals, be they gold, palladium or platinum, will be here forever.
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