Independents

Visit to ANDERSEN GENEVE SA shop of SVEND ANDERSEN part1

 

I recently had the pleasure of touring the ANDERSEN GENEVE SA shop of legendary watchmaker Svend Andersen located upstairs at 36 Quai du Sujet, Geneve, Switzerland.

Born in 1942 in Denmark, Mr. Andersen graduated from the Danish Watchmaker School of the Royal Technical Institute of Copenhagen and traveled to Switzerland in 1963.  He worked with Gubelin Lucerne and Gubelin Geneva when his skills were recognized in 1969 by joining the Atelier de Complications of Patek Philippe.  In 1979, he created his own workshop.

Here is his 1989 Guinness Book of Records for the smallest mechanical horological calendar watch.  Amazingly small work of art!

Another marvel are the colored gold dials that he is world famous for.  The color is NOT a coating but a proprietary blend of metals to achieve the unique gold metal.  Others have tired but no one else in the world has something this stable and unique!  HOW COOL ARE THESE PURPLE-GOLD AND BLUE-GOLD DIALS

 

In 1969, Mr. Andersen as a hobby created his first "Bottle Clock" and then earned the moniker  "Watchmaker of the Impossible" by the international press at the Montres et Bijoux show.  Just like the ship in a bottle you have to wonder "how does he do that?".  I can stare at this all day!