Formerly in the telecommunications industry, Matthias Breschan joined the Swatch Group in 1996. He didn’t know much about horology and the training totally changed his perception of the industry.
The mysterious and magnificent keris is the subject of a fascinating new exhibition at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. In a special interview, Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor speaks about the 59 unique keris on loan from his personal collection as well as the inaugural young keris makers’ training programme spearheaded by Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor that makes up part of the exhibition.